OT: the cause of the MD-11 crash yesterday may be looking a bit clearer as more images and video become available. My initial thought of an unusually violent uncontained engine failure has been quash… (View Post)

Scooters, too. Easy to ride (no foot controls), practical, cheap to run, and capable of much longer journeys than an e-bike. Decent petrol and electric ones can be had for £2500-3500 brand new. (View Post)

My understanding is that a Motability lease lasts three years, so changing cars then is actually forced on people. (View Post)

Ditto. Some of his policies are crazy, but he clearly cares about NY and seems likely to do his best for the city. Which makes him a significant upgrade over Cuomo. (View Post)

This. People who cite Ireland forget just how bad it got for them after independence. Their biggest problem for many decades was the tide of young people fleeing to Britain or US because there were n… (View Post)