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Listening to Greatest Hits Radio. There is a standby presenter as Ken Bruce is apparently stuck on a stationary train somewhere.

Has anyone here recently renewed their driving license on reaching 70 years old? My wife is 70 next month. She applied online to renew her licence. They said it was quicker and simpler. She filled the form with all asked for details. On completing the form she received and email saying: Dear...

From the BBC: ‘Cyclists who kill pedestrians by acting dangerously on the road could face life imprisonment under a proposed change to the law.’ I believe anyone who acts dangerously on the road should face the wrath of the law. However as this is aimed at cyclists, I’d also extend it to...

Apologies if this has been asked before, or the answer is obvious, I’m not too clued up on these things. ’Who drives the HST Measurement Train?’ Considering it covers all or most of the UK network, how many drivers are required to drive it, considering the route knowledge required?

My television has four HDMI rear sockets. All are in use. I wish to connect an additional HDMI device. I could swop over cables each time I want to use different devices but apart from the inconvenience I don’t think it would do the television much good. I’ve seen HDMI Splitter’s advertised...

Has anyone had a pair of glasses reglazed? That is when you fit new lenses into existing frames. I’ve just had my eyes tested and my prescription has changed. Rather than buy new frames I’d like to have the lenses fitted into my current frames. They are plastic frames not metal. My optician...

Work is due to begin this month on Stafford Station refurbishment. This will include road access, parking & concourse improvements. Does anyone know if this will result in access to the platforms being controlled through barriers, as Stafford is thankfully barrier free.

Today is the Winter Solstice. As from tomorrow the hours of daylight are getting longer, or they would if it wasn’t so bl**dy dull. Today where I live sunset is at 1554, tomorrow it’s 1555. Every little helps :)

My interest in railways began back in the 1950’s when as a young child my dad used to take me to nearby Norton Bridge on the WCML to see the then steam locomotives. This was followed by early diesels including the blue prototype Deltic. My railway interest has carried on into my 70”s. This...

Apologies if the title is a bit confusing. This morning I was at Stafford station. The 1050am (10 mins late) northbound London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly pulled into Platform 1 which is normally used for southbound trains. This may happen regularly, but I’ve never seen a northbound train...

For the Chess players on here which I’m sure there are a few. My 8 year old grandson is learning to play chess. Already he’s quite good, he’s beating me. However that’s not difficult as I haven’t played since I was a teenager and even then I was useless. I basically know where the pieces move...

I know little about cars, so here is my question. Car Ford Kuga - Bought my me from new - 5 years old - 13,400 miles Just put it in for its MOT. Failed on corroded brake discs. Garage says it needs new brake discs & pads. I was surprised as it’s only done 13,400 miles. Could the corrosion be...

Many apologies if this has been asked or given before. In the last two days I’ve travelled return from Rugeley Trent Valley to Lichfield Trent Valley and from Rugeley Trent Valley to Stafford. Each journey is just one stop on the line. Both were on London North Western. RTV - LTV - 7.32 miles -...

From the BBC: About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic. There’s probably good reasons for this, ones I haven’t considered, but at the moment I don’t really know what...

A hypothetical question concerning one/way street with cycle lane. I hope this makes sense. A street near to me is a one-way street. It has a cycle lane at the side. Cyclists going in the same direction as traffic use the main carriageway. Cyclists may ride the opposite direction by using the...

Just bought a new Philip rechargeable shaver. It came with a standard UK 3 pin plug charger cable. My old shaver had a 2 pin plug charger cable which I plugged into the shaver socket in my bathroom, which is what I would like to continue doing. My question is, can I use my old shaver cable on...

Eight of us are going out on a round the town stag night. The groom plus one other are in their early 40’s. The rest of us are in their late 60’s early 70’s. I have a feeling that most of us oldies may after a few sherbets will revert back to our younger days. What could possibly go wrong…..??

My electric shower, a Mira Sprint 9.5kw is approximately 10 years old. It’s worked perfectly, until now. Today it tripped out the RCD. On resetting and retrying it tripped again. Note: It tripped as soon as the pull-cord switch to the shower was pulled. The shower was not flowing. I’m assuming...

Could someone please try and put this into something I can understand. I know you need to have at least 3/6 months remaining on your passport on your due return date, but this ‘10 year rule‘ is confusing me. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68658209

Considering printer manufacturers ink is more expensive than Chanel No.5 perfume, where do forum members buy their ink? That is of course you buy compatible inks and not original manufacturers ink. I have a Canon IP7200 series printer. I don’t use it often but when I do it’s mainly for text and...