Hope the ride goes well! I've seen the rats thing before, and have photos of similar. AIUI it is so gamekeepers can show landowners they've been busy (and justify their pay...), and also to… (View Post)

I know. it's quite incredibly failing on almost every section. Kudos on openness, though: I can imagine they;'d want to keep the report secret instead of putting it on their website... (View Post)

For anyone interested in local politics, the audit of our town council is quite eye-opening. See page 7 onwards: https://www.cambournetowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/115/2025/06/Agenda-Pa… (View Post)

I don't have figures to hand, but anecdotally it seems that the number of engineering courses being offered by unis has decreased markedly over the years. Perhaps because they need more equipmen… (View Post)

Company X's vending machines were fun. For tea you pressed 10, for tea with sugar, 11; for tea with milk 12, for tea with milk and sugar, 13. Each option for an addition to the base drink had an… (View Post)