Back in my hitch-hiking days I had a lift in one of those things from Colchester to Chelmsford. Getting out was even harder than getting in. (View Post)

The could also split the answer between immigrants and Native Americans. (View Post)

When I arrived in Tangier for the first time on a ferry from Gibraltar it felt like 'darkest Africa'. Three weeks later, after a long drive round the Atlas mountains and the Sahara, it felt like 'bac… (View Post)

When I try to shut down my computer a note pops up on the screen asking if I really really want to turn it off. It would be nice if the accidental downing of an air liner could be subject to a simila… (View Post)

In a second-hand bookshop in Tewksbury today I chanced upon a half-completed Ian Allen list of BR electric and diesel multiple units (c. 1968). Unfortunately they were asking £1 for it, which I consi… (View Post)