On the old pulse lines a 1 was just a single pulse so you could get 111 dialed just by wires blowing around and shorting. (View Post)

If I ever escape the Flatlands long enough to finish the Munros I wouldn't expect anyone to be impressed. That's not the point, is it? I'm not doing it for anyone else. (View Post)

Indeed. He was a really nice chap if a little mad, although now sadly no longer with us. He spent a lot of time in Kazakhstan. I suppose you could call it a search for the Garden of Eden... (View Post)

I fear you are right. When the world gets bored of tariff news as just Donald being Donald, what will he do next to raise the excitement levels? (View Post)

A 10% tariff - plus a massive bonfire of good will which will take decades to recover. (View Post)