Recent content by Potatopotato

Forget all the ideas about silica or rice. Its not water that's the problem. An electronic device will work perfectly in pure water. The problem is the contaminants in water, which get left behind when it dries...these create shorts across the pins on components.

You are missing the interpretation of "isn't worth" as meaning "worth less then" For example, "First class isn't worth paying the extra for", suggesting you think that first class is worth less than charged, not more.

Also, the number 32 bus passes through Middletown....about 10mins walk from the Nethertown

I would continue walking to St Bees if i were you

nunthorpe

"the railway" might invite you consider whether leaving keys on a train really is sheer incompetence on the part of the railway? :)

Picture of the vehicle that was hit, showing damage to the front left wing.

Reports of a collision at Braystones Crossing https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/25464785.cumbria-network-rail-confirm-train-van-collision-cause-delays/

The passing of a steam train today has caused some problems, the linked article contains pictures of a series of fires along the cumbrian coast line https://cumbriacrack.com/2025/04/05/wildfires-break-out-along-west-cumbrian-coastline/

Update: Northern have provided a deadlock letter stating that (i) there was a "do not travel" notice (ii) I did not complete my journey by rail both are spurious The NRCoT do not include any reference to "Do not travel", the conditions link delay repay to the published timetable on the day...

Thanks for the advice, your comments have all been very useful I had not realised that the Ombudsman decision was not binding on me, and that I would still have potential to pursue through the small claims court. Northern's logic that, by leaving me stranded at Workington a delay repay claim...

Hello I am having trouble getting a delay repay claim from Northern for a journey to Braystones on 23 November 2024, the correspondence is copied below (slightly abridged) and I would appreciate comments on next steps - I just seem to be going back and forth (i) My initial claim to Northern...

Not good

Currently on an Avanti service approaching Carlisle from the south...on board announcement suggests an unadvertised service will run up into Scotland

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/account-billing/find-and-lock-a-lost-windows-device-890bf25e-b8ba-d3fe-8253-e98a12f26316