I was living on a farm in claret country, scraping a living picking grapes. Heard the results on long wave, interspersed with martial music from Radio Tirana. The weather was dreadful: nostalgie de l… (View Post)

Yes, I was immediately corrected by NigelB but too late to correct the record. Thanks a lot for reviving my embarrassment yet again! (View Post)

Thanks! (View Post)

And 1 chain x 1 furlong = 1 acre, just as the Almighty intended. (View Post)

An editorial quirk I find particularly irritating is the tendency of the BBC to refer to victims buried under tonnes of rubble (or whatever). I've no objection to metric tons for scientific measureme… (View Post)