To be fair, in some parts of the country, a lifeboat might be a good way of getting around currently. (View Post)

Morning all :) Belated New Year greetings to all (Hawaii reached 2024 about 40 minutes ago so that just leaves places like Baker Island still in 2023). As those who've got the scars from followi… (View Post)

You may well be right and in the 18th and 19th centuries, "the State" was much less than it is now and philanthrophy was a double edge sword. Providing factory workers with decent accommoda… (View Post)

Eugene Debs famously fought a Presidential campaign while in prison so even if Trump were incarcerated that wouldn't stop him. I tend to agree with those who think Trump, rather like Dracula, ne… (View Post)

The main pier at St Ives is known as Smeaton's Pier and while it was extended in the mid 19th century to its current length, the original was built between 1767 and 1770. It fascinates me how mu… (View Post)