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    Electric bikes - such a missed opportunity

    It appears West Midlands Police have accepted they were wrong: https://road.cc/ebiketips/news/police-to-stop-using-bogus-e-bike-speed-test-as-charges-against-delivery-cyclist-who-had-6000-cargo-bike-seized-and-destroyed-are-dropped
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    Electric bikes - such a missed opportunity

    I had assumed the police 'spin the rear wheel' test used the motor. Looks like a classic 'hold the thin blue line' reaction.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Classic rectangular bales still on view round here. The size a fit farmer could move by hand.
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    Trident: Should a PM scrap it (and some other defence issues)?

    OK, I agree about two people needing to agree. It is the US ICBM silo type of system where two keys need to be turned at the same time I had in mind as not being used. Two different types of 'dual-key'.
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    Trident: Should a PM scrap it (and some other defence issues)?

    From what I have seen, UK nuclear weapons have never had US-style complicated technological launch procedures. UK SSBNs use a hand-held pistol grip on a curly cord. The crew is treated as trustworthy.
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    I note the camera angle is such that it does not show why the police can't pass in a different lane.
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    A scam phone calls and emails discussion.

    The real McAfee are also pests. In January, I bought an HP laptop with a McAfee trial, which I promptly de-installed. Still getting 'Warning, expired' emails from McAfee.
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    Airport expansions

    Concorde was indeed very noisy, but it was not allowed to go supersonic over Slough.
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    RIP: Nala the cat of Stevenage

    Looking at the mock-up photo in the article, the planned location is on the far side of the Arts and Leisure Centre, about 100m from the station. That may be the closest spot that will not cause an obstruction to foot traffic.
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Trump sought to re-interpret the wording, not to override it.
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    2026 Local Elections Thread

    Another wrinkle. Stevenage had a large Labour majority. 14/39 seats were up for grabs. Reform won 9 and iost 1 (from a previous defector). Even winning all 14 would not have dislodged Labour, so voting for Reform as a protest this time would not have any major consequenes. Also, local...
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    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Radio and TV presenters referring to a film such as Michael as a bi-opic. It is a biographical picture, so a bio-pic. Bi-opic sounds like something to do with two eyes.
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Odd things happen. During the 1970s power cuts we lived in a semi-detached house where the two halves were on different distribution circuits for power cuts.
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    Can TFL demand your scam payment card or that you turn out your pockets under law?

    I took that to be a typo for scan card. Hoprfully the OP can clarify.
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    Clickbait advertising on the forum

    Currently seeing an ad for "Altnabreac travel guide".
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    Annoying television adverts...

    Yesterday's lengthy BBC News coverage of the release of the latest football sticker album might as well have been. The One Show is the place for commercial plugging.
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    Reform UK discussion

    The only 'policy' in their election broadcast was 'get rid of Starmer'. Nothing said about local government.
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    Bad traffic enforcement

    I believe the plan which never happened was for four running lanes from Welwyn J6 up to J8.
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    The fact stands that the attacker is alive, with no gunshot injuries. Maybe there are two agencies involved. Ineffective DC police and effective Secret Service.
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    I know somebody who has two 32A chargers on a standard 100A supply. They have a device which monitors the total load and reduces the car charging rate if the domestic demand is high.

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