Technically yes. But who pops to mind when someone says "The Queen"? I'd be surprised if for anyone on here it is anyone other than QE2. And rightly so. She was arguably the most famou… (View Post)

I'm quite pleased you still describe QE2 as "the queen". That's my view. All other queens are queen something: Queen Camilla, the queen of The Netherlands, etc. But if we are talk… (View Post)

I like autistic pop stars (see also: David Byrne, I think). A friend of mine has an autistic son who is REALLY, REALLY into music, and is a talented musician: the success of such people - because of,… (View Post)

No, I pre-booked - but only the night before. In my limited experience that's enough. In fact, I welcome the certainty of pre-booking - on Northern trains, technically, you can't pre-book b… (View Post)

Hello again pb. Thanks for the comments on my rat photo earlier - very interesting. An update on my adventure: following Greenhead, I cycled the Stanegate in a dense cloud and drizzle - saw the Sycam… (View Post)