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We often have this discussion on here for some reason but there lots of other reasons to keep a few coins lying around eg supermarket trolleys* or locker rooms. *I've not figured out an obvious pattern to where you need to make a deposit or not, certainly doesn't seem to be socioeconomic

Barring decriminalised parking/box junction type stuff, motoring offences are criminal and generate a criminal record. That they're not treated as a big deal is essentially because if they were society would collapse because so many people have them. Of course with our current fun trying to...

This reminds me as well, how much cheap fruit juice now isn't juice, but instead a "juice drink". 50% Orange Juice, 49% water, then flavourings and sweetener or sometimes sugar. I don't think this was sugar tax so much as some crop failings and then manufacturers noticing they could get away...

I was always taught that the earth would (along with remaining IETs) become part of the sun in a few billion years when the latter becomes a red giant. It turns out though that the latest science is not quite so clear on this and the IETs may in fact be obliterated by the moon crashing into the...

I have a recollection, as a student, going for the sake of it to a ford that was described as the longest in the UK, this would be about 2005-2006ish. I cannot for the life of me find it now. All I recollect is you went from Cambridge via Watford Gap to the M45 and then... somewhere?! From...

I let you go earlier when you were pretending a Juke was a car, but c'mon that's neither a product nor a service. Just some sort of anontym to legend.

Luxury ones probably, but "cheapest possible" ones that I go for have definitely improved over the years. Unless, I have just had a horrifying thought... Mrs Centric is defying my express instructions at buying me them :lol: :lol: :lol:

It could work exactly the same as R plates (or if you're not familiar with them, L plates) - a simple magnetic thing that takes seconds to apply or disapply. Do L plates cause loads of difficulty? (Rhetorical question)

Vast majority of soft drinks are undrinkable now due to sugar tax and the subsequent reformulation to use sweetners. In cases like Irn Bru (I'm aware 1901 exists) and to a lesser extent Fentimans this was essentially cultural vandalism. It is perfectly possible to make a relatively low calorie...

This thread made me have a happy ephiany: in truth, since the pacers and the 483s were retired (can't remember what order that was in) there is no passenger train on the UK mainline network that isn't at least "fine" - apart from the 139s. Or if there is, I can't think of one. Unreliable - yes...

Dear God, that last couple of shift videos is a painful watch. What on earth is going on at TfL that everyone's that pissed off at everyone else?

I love that one of my local farm shops (best farm shop butcher in the country, officially) https://www.broomhousedurham.co.uk/farm-shop/ does lamb hearts for 50p each. Perfect for curry. Lots of other random offally bits too, the only problem is they're not particularly predictable unless you...

My source is The Sun, so I'm not sure if it's true or not - but apparently Helch is dead. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40218333/mysterious-graffiti-artist-helch-dead-tributes-paid/ While I doubt anyone on this forum was "pro-Helch" I imagine there were plenty with mixed feelings...

It is a general observation of mine that when people talk about "twisted right wing economic philosophy" they often mean "mainstream economics" Now you can decide to take that in two completely different ways depending upon political persuasion :) But while it is true that there is a lot in...

Aye, it's a fair point - I suppose I was thinking of your trips as being in "holiday mode" but instead understanding them as a reasonably nearby recreation I totally get it. I suppose our equivalent would be Blanchland, a default if nowt else to do. Don't live far from Consett at all and while...

If you don't mind me asking, why out of interest? (Same question to @yorksrob who I think also goes there all the time judging by his posts, although in that case always by train even if it bankrupts him - sorry Rob if I've misrepresented you). Whitby is nice enough but there's nothing super...

Plus you get a bit of nostalgic thrash on the 165s; so long as it's not hot out a far more fun travelling experience.

Cause I was interested to hear if anything non obvious about it that would influence decision (didn't go in the end so can't answer the question myself!) - I'd have thought this was fairly obvious? ;)

Enough to say the average driver in the north (proper north not Bradford where obviously the driving is probably the worst in the whole country) is far better than the average one in the south. They've just given up tbh so congested are the roads.

In reality it's going to go to a human for processing and I can't see any TOC doing anything other than essentially daring you to take them to court, at least re the the penalty part.