Rob (the ergonomist) Cotterill

It's been a few years, but there was a nice jazz bar called Bacchus, fairly close to the station.

What a ghoul. How could anyone see this as a good thing?

And

At least it's a half hourly service. That's time for a refreshing cup of tea and a cinnamon bun while you wait for next bus.

Well, Trump contradicts Trump, so what chance do his minions have?

I may have arrived. (Cat not in picture, but is asleep beside me).

Last week, in a group meeting, my company told us all about the great things that AI was going to do for the business and our clients. This was immediately followed by a reminder that we were strictly forbidden from using AI tools in doing our jobs.

So it goes.

USA only. Boo.

It's OK, someone was going to have a word with them.

Astonished that she hasn't been asked that question in other locations.

See also: "the steak tartare, you know it is raw, yes?"

Discuss.

Even now, his accent of Nelson's Column stands out as an act of extreme bravery.

Them too.

Well, there's goes my lazy assumption.

Let me guess which other country with "United" in its name slows the data the other way.

Andor. A Merchant Ivory production.

Section 31 is to Star Trek as Code 9 is to Spooks.

A map showing our walking route and the elevation.

Just a small sample of the frogspawn that we saw in puddles and all around puddles, too.

A lake on top of a hill.

Theee is a standing stone shown on the map, at the junction of two ancient bridleways. This appears to be it.

Today, we had a pleasant 18km hike around the local hills, with red kite overhead and frogspawn under foot. 5.5 hours, and back in time for tea and welshcakes!

Has their reliability improved at all?

Have you seen pictures of the original "beehive" terminal at Gatwick Airport? That is quite lovely, and a clever way to integrate the lookout tower into the design.

Also: Brighton City Airport? Shoreham Airport, surely. Brighton wasn't even a city until 2001, as part of "Brighton and Hove ".

You called?

I'm on the 1525 service from Manchester to Bournemouth, which only has four carriages today. Every seat is taken and almost everyone with a reservation has had to oust someone from their seat, and the vestibules (crumple zones) are packed. There must be enough people to fill another set.

Why is the Republican Party called the GOP, and is there an equivalent for the Democratic Party?

Maybe next time. But thanks for the tip!

Just arrived in Manchester and I went straight to my favourite Barber in the Northern Quarter.
It's been turned into a convenience store. I'm bereft.

That's handy. Let us know how it works out.

Fairly certain that there was a Doctor Who monster called Flora.

There were loads of turbines in Lower Austria/Burgenland when we passed through last year.