We were a larger family, so my parent's tandem sported a child seat and a tiny sidecar attached near the rear wheel. Just enough, fully loaded, for a week camping.

That ship has sailed. The usage has changed so take it on the chins 😆

Get well soon Thony - your posts on Renaissance Mathematics are the highlight of my online week. Wishing you all the best.

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Have you ever seen American's eat a burger or pizza? They eat with their fingers all the time.

I was a 26 year old man 50 odd years ago and yes you are spot on.

Fantastic show in Manchester last night. The lady is something very special

The poorest and weakest always bear the burden of solving our economic problems, never the rich and strong.
I wonder why that is.

One big positive for the NY subway stems from wider tunnels and three sets of rails. This allows overtaking and fast trains from the outer reaches. Sadly not replicated even on the newest London lines

Otherwise, yes, the moaning from car drivers about a congestion charge is predictable and pathetic

That looks very interesting. Maybe a shared decorative work with contributions from five or six individuals?

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A great piece from Thony Christie

I lived there for 10 years - miss it every day. Bonne soirée

id you remember to put the clocks back in late October? 'cos its not that late yet in the UK

Beautiful done, a star journalist yourself.

Looks churchy as you say. The seating looks painful - is that some sort of Christian penance thing - like self scourging ?

Should be an interesting gig - watch out for people shouting "hallelujahs!".

You shouldn't have left that half lying around - recycling railway sandwiches is a bad thing.