Reminds me of a classic moment on the Today programme many years ago. "In Siberia they've recorded a temperature of minus forty," said the man from the Met Office. "Fahrenheit or … (View Post)

Sorry to hear that. I have twelve very healthy winter lettuces in the greenhouse. Our Christmas guests have no inkling of the festive treat awaiting them. (View Post)

C'mon Peter. Some of us are old enough to remember Clapham Common (1988) or Ladbroke Grove (1999), though it's true there hasn't been a double-digit fatal crash since 2001. All the gor… (View Post)

In 1969 you could take a bus, with comfort stops in Baghdad, Teheran, Kabul and Karachi (among others). (View Post)

Far too many tabloid headers along the lines of "Who do you think you are kidding...?" (View Post)