Not allowed them. We wear the provided ear defenders and ear plugs as well. The vibration is a bigger issue but once you get used to it it is not so bad. A few yeasr ago I worked out I had done somew… (View Post)

My go to book for travelling in France is "The Wines and Winelands of France - Geological Journeys". Wine and rocks. What more can you ask for :) (View Post)

After 36 years of shift working and 24/7 on call I can sleep anywhere, anytime. Helicopters are great - an hour or two's enforced napping in a rubber suit. Trains, although the fear of missing m… (View Post)

But that doesn't affect the basis of TSE's thesis as none of his opponents were lawyers either. (View Post)

Spoiled ballots are counted. That matters. And it is not primarily meant a way of sending a message. I believe it is my public duty to get off my backside and vote. But if no one deserves my vote - a… (View Post)