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  1. J

    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    We converted our garage into a spare room/home office, with a smaller section kept as-is for storage and a second freezer. Since moving in to the new-build house in the early 2000s, I probably parked a car in the garage about 20-30 times max. The car did fit, albeit with rubber mats on the...
  2. J

    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Rear wipers are important to me, but given how many Teslas I see driving around and in my local supermarket car parks, I'd say they're fine for British streets in towns and cities! Just look how many Range Rovers and other large SUVs there are, as well as more and more commercial vans that seem...
  3. J

    Holborn & St Pancras By-Election

    He should run for Reform if he has no intention of going anywhere near his constituency. He's even outdoing Farage!
  4. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    My Asda has become even worse than when I already thought it was on its final legs. The staff seem totally demoralised. There are lots of rumours about what might happen to the store going forward, including the sell off of the car park for flats (which either means they'll close the store...
  5. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    Supermarkets can employ security that can protect stock by pushing people out and taking back items, and we've seen videos of where it has happened - not all resulting in that staff member being sacked. Likewise Travel Safe Officers on the railway can grab someone and physically eject them to...
  6. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    What will happen at the stores that Tesco is continually destaffing, so that the poor person in the kiosk has to go out to fulfill a Whoosh picking, and now nobody is around to manage the self checkouts (or the 'staffed' checkout)? I can very much see that the next step would be for Tesco to...
  7. J

    Audio/visual "next stop" announcements on buses

    No, the other display is just at the front of the bus facing towards the back. It was previously scrolling through the same info shown on the screen but is now blank.
  8. J

    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    The way Trump talks of destroying the Iranian military makes me wonder if he realises the size of the country. Then you think 'well of course he does, he can use a map', but then you have to correct yourself and question whether that's actually true.
  9. J

    Audio/visual "next stop" announcements on buses

    Following some social media advertised testing sessions a few weeks ago, Uno (Herts) has at last got the next stop info working on its new BYD EV buses - although there was no sound on mine. For months it has just shown a PC BIOS like display showing key info from the bus itself (from battery...
  10. J

    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    I think the whole TG Jones 'thing' was a clever way to get rid of the high street stores without it impacting on WH Smith. If some stores can be maintained, happy days, but I think we'll eventually see most or all of them go. WH Smith high street must be one of the most discussed 'company...
  11. J

    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Bailed terrorists? Was there evidence found to suggest they were/are terrorists? Was there sufficient evidence to detain them and charge them? What would you charge them with, and if they are later found not guilty because of insufficient evidence, would they then be free to go after the court...
  12. J

    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Myself and a load of Tesla owners went to the Elveden Tesla charger and although the power was on, none of the chargers were working. The app didn't say they were offline for whatever reason and we all had to drive, convoy-like, to the next nearest Tesla location. So Tesla superchargers do fail...
  13. J

    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    There are loads near me, and sadly many are 24-26 plates which means most owners are fully aware of Elon at his worst.
  14. J

    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    I think the fuss over Elon has mostly died down. While he's still causing issues on social media, he has stepped back a bit from politics of late. With cracking finance deals, it doesn't surprise me that Tesla is still able to sell cars. It seems Elon might even announce the new Roadster soon...
  15. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    I guess they don't need to sell any, but I bet they're banking loads of money weekly with claims of selling millions of bottles!
  16. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    Rail staff do qualify.
  17. J

    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    Certainly hope so. I expect ticketing will change massively if they introduce designated intercity, regional, metro and other such services. For now, a couple of late night trains nobody will be checking isn't going to make much difference.
  18. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    I didn't realise the UK didn't have gift cards. It's quite probable that I read this on a forum referring to the US stores.
  19. J

    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    I saw the Stevenage MP announce this and wonder how LNER will share any revenue from those using contactless. Of course at that time of night, many people won't bother to buy a ticket anyway!
  20. J

    Supermarkets discussion

    I believe that if you can get a second card in your name with someone else who qualifies, you can become a separate member the following year? Also, if you buy a gift card you can enter a store to buy things even without membership. You used to be able to shop online also as a non member but I...

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