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Correct me if I’m wrong but a legal lockdown requires passing in parliament and that’s not happening until Thursday at the earliest ? Tonight is a last warning ?

I have a motorbike and conditions are perfect, especially with less “cages” on the road. I was thinking of having a ride on my own, I thought I would not be in contact with anyone which is the main concern. But then I considered, what if I have an accident? The ambulance service, police and...

There are some interesting points here but I think as always it requires common sense. Stay at home when you can but if you do go out try to avoid people. I do however think people should go out and get some fresh air and exercise as long as they distance themselves. It’s physically and...

Hows the Salisbury to Exeter section looking these days? Its been a while since I've taken that route to Devon but I always thought a re-double was on the cards one day? I know they have added bits like the loop at Axminster. Pete

Went to Tesco. Plenty of stock except toilet rolls and pasta. They had red wine which was the main thing :D

Would the beer of choice at the party be Corona per chance? :smile:

Someone I know got in on a ski trip in France/Italy. This was however a few weeks ago before this virus was "on trend" he was feeling ill when he got home but by a stroke of luck his wife is a GP and tested him. He self isolated for a few weeks and I think is now in the clear and back at work...

I work in the broadcast business and the big trade show (NAB) at Las Vegas which was happening in April has just been cancelled. This is unprecedented stuff. I was not actually attending myself (they try not to let engineers near customers before they purchase!) but its sent a bit of a...

That's actually what I was saying (not very clearly apparently :D ) The pony trucks are adjusted until the tyres are in contact with the rail, enough for traction.

I have seen various LandRovers/Ford Ranger/Transits/Japanese 4x4s/Iveco’s that have a pony truck with flanged wheel attached front and rear to make them rail mounted. I assume the phumatic tyres are height adjusted to be in contact with the rail for traction. Like this ->...

My mum is 84, has a laptop, tablet and smart phone, she is on Facebook and Whatsapp. I would say she is not that tech savvy so good on her. Most of the time she copes OK, although I have teamviewer on her laptop to remote in if I have to. Thankfully she is not on Tinder :D

So on the Thameslink site it states "on trains travelling away from London that are timed to depart from or pass through any central London station between 16:00 and19:00 Monday to Friday, except on public holidays" But on National Rail if you look any Thameslink train from Horsham to P'bo...

Thanks all! So it seems I either need to arrive earlier, have a beer and wait until 19:00 ;-) Or try a different station further south. I did consider a folding bike but I have a nice touring cycle setup and I do travel some miles around Newbury from work to the hotel and back, this would...

I often visit a work office in Newbury and I travel down by train from Hitchin or Cambridge. I take my push bike with me to get around. Last week I was returning home and got to St Pancras not long after 4pm. I never bother with Kings Cross as the trains out of there don’t except non folding...

You are correct, I have been a broadcast engineer for 20 years, and while I'm technical you do pick up a thing or two about TV production. I have visited a smorgasbord of news stations all over the globe and I can tell you the BBC output is still some of the highest quality and least biased...

Why don they keep it but add the 3rd rail into the tarmac so through trains can work from Waterloo? :D;)

I can only assume you sing happy birthday to someone and time it. Then multiply that time by two. Thats how long you need to wash your hands for. For extra fun you can sing "happy birthday dear Coronavirus" in your head while washing.

Ha yes this has happened many a time. !

We had an email at work this morning stating we should stop all international travel unless its absolutely vital and then it has to be approved at a high level. I have a business trip to Holland in the next few weeks so I have asked HR today if the ban includes travelling around Europe...

I’m curious, when testing for drugs do they look for any trace of say cocaine or is there a maximum limit in the blood like alcohol? I'm pondering this as apparently we can all (innocently) pick up traces of cocaine from bank notes which can often be contaminated.