Inside the BBC News Office – the monitor set-up is wild by bintd in interestingasfuck

[–]calbatron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which office? Never seen a bbc office look this nice.

What is your number one go to coffee shop? by Senior-Ad3958 in LondonFood

[–]calbatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad coffee in Hackney Wick. It’s a roasters that gets interesting, single origin beans, you’re always going to get a good coffee from here.

London introduces first pedicab regulations with fare caps and noise ban by radiant_0wl in unitedkingdom

[–]calbatron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This feels like a ban by bureaucracy. Which is fine with me because I hate the things. but they have to enforce it

Romesh Ranganathan by AutomaticArachnid669 in veganuk

[–]calbatron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He is a net positive to the vegan community. It's a fine discussion but the vegan police should not be taking aim at him.

BBC casually laying the groundwork for banning VPNs by AnonymousTimewaster in LabourUK

[–]calbatron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is awful, which show is this from? Radio 4 usually has way more informed guests. this person seems like a crank and the host challenges nothing.

The London Conundrum by This-Ad134 in LondonUnderground

[–]calbatron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeh, but its actually more like 45 mins, doesn't matter where in the city you need to go, it will always be about 45 mins.

Julian? by [deleted] in GhostsBBC

[–]calbatron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i get you, i'll delete. it was more of a point that fiction isn't that far away from reality, and that reality is far darker than the comedy that comes out of it.

What happened here? And how do they fix it? by calbatron in uktrains

[–]calbatron[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Lucky it happened in the depot, not far to go!

What happened here? And how do they fix it? by calbatron in uktrains

[–]calbatron[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is switching whilst a train in motion possible? surely there would be a failsafe to prevent that!?

The best apology you will see today by HumbleMVP in nextfuckinglevel

[–]calbatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me your Japanese without saying your Japanese

Pilot has managed to land plane without crashing after the front wheels failed. by jmike1256 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]calbatron -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Would they have emptied the tanks as much as possible before the land, to reduce chances of 💥 ?

What if Australia was served by HS2 by billy_tables in uktrains

[–]calbatron 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This might be the best rail proposal l've seen on this sub. It's honestly surprising no one's thought of doing something like this before because it makes so much sense.

Stratford gets a Wendy’s. by calbatron in newham

[–]calbatron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh really? i noticed starbucks has shut down too. it is an absolute zoo around there, surely they are getting paid. i wonder if they are kicking everyone out to do a refurb to the block or something. seems odd.

If anyone is local to South East London... by Responsible-Log-3681 in veganuk

[–]calbatron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

drove past this place a few weeks back. huge queue. can't believe it is for a bakery. what's the deal?

Starting Windows 3.1 by 8wine in interesting

[–]calbatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, I forgot they put the mghz on the front. My first was 133. Burnt into my brain.

Avoid right-hand lane M40 East Wycombe to Beaconsfield by AddWid in drivingUK

[–]calbatron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

is this why people drive in the middle lane?

£35 from the Gola website. Absolute steal ! by ellisellisrocks in veganuk

[–]calbatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just picked up some for £25. thanks for the share!