Ms Abbott is quite correct, if they are using the UK definition of trillion and billion. Trillion = 10 exp 12, in Usonian-speak. BUT it is 10 exp 18 in UK usage. Billion = 10 exp 9 if Usonian. It is,… (View Post)

Point taken! Someone must have been using an old dictionary, though. (View Post)

We had a 60+ kbit one ... https://www.nms.ac.uk/past-exhibitions/lego-concorde-model (View Post)

Had wondered if this was about the shuttle, or the WW2 carrier, or the nuke carrier? So I had to look it up. https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-10356 Really does… (View Post)

TBF it's cheaper to buy and then tart it up the way one wants. When we sold my dad's house, the plumbing was on its last legs - we asked our tame plumber if we should get it redone before sale. He sa… (View Post)