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    Offal - why are less-desirable cuts of meat more expensive?

    One of the best school dinners we had was liver, bacon and onions. Having noted that, school cooks did vary in their abilities.
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    Severe Alert from the UK Government

    I have not been by my phone for any alerts. Does the sound start immediately at full volume, or ramp up over a few seconds ?
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    How should Network Rail go about returning personal items after the Lewes incident?

    These keys are not lost. Their location is known. The owner is being prevented from accessing them.
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    Getting passengers to spread out along the platform

    In my experience, passenger information boards tend only to be near the entrance.
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    Off the road at Paddington

    Not always, fingers were lost.
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    Changes to Hertfordshire SaverCard and Intalink (lost discounts, price increases)

    Big changes to Hertfordshire SaverCard discounts and Intalink fares. All price increases. https://www.intalink.org.uk/savercard-and-intalink-connect-faq#What changes are happening to the Hertfordshire SaverCard and Intalink Connect tickets? Links on that page don't work for me, scroll down...
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    A New Series of "Fare Dodgers At War With the Law..."

    Nottingham tram revenue protection are shown claiming they are entitled to demand ID (not clear what sort). Furthermore, they are shown claiming not doing so will change the situation from civil to criminal. The bye laws only appear to require a person to give name and address, same as...
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    Ticketer and Google Wallet Express Pay

    I have recently upgraded to a phone with NFC. I see that TfL support Google Wallet 'Express Pay', whereby the phone only needs to be awake (screen on) rather than needing to be unlocked. Does Ticketer support this feature ? If the answer varies by operator, I would be using Arriva in...
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    USB tethering question

    A dedicated router should have significantly greater range than a phone acting as a hotspot.
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    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Company canteen served grilled trout, with heads on, complaints about eyes. Next time, no heads, complaints it made the fish tricky to eat. Next time, heads on, under a layer of watercress, everybody happy.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Did the place smell of hot valve equipment ?
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    Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026)

    How likely is it that detail of why the UPS/generator didn't perform well will be made public ? There may be lessons there far wider than the rail industry.
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    Arriva (Beds, Bucks, Herts)

    I have just received, with the post, a printed flyer for the SB1, advertising an improved 15 minute peak service. It includes a route map and 'main stops' timetable. I can't recall the last flyer from Arriva. The oddity is that my area is on the SB2/SB3/SB7 routes, not SB1.
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    Witness Statement Receipt - Advice

    I have used the lifts a few times, with a cycle. They are slow, unlikely to be quicker than the gate line and stairs (where there is the option).
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    The 'Rip Off Britain' thread

    I recall that one. I was working near one of the original contractor's depots. HGV traffic visiting that depot stopped. The new contractor had ignored warnings from their own staff that they were not fully ready for the new work.
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