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Fair comparison. I always thought he looked like a pound shop James May who just woke up in a hedge after 15 pints the night before.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Fair comparison. I always thought he looked like a pound shop James May who just woke up in a hedge after 15 pints the night before.
I suppose Gall-Peters is probably fairest in terms of setting it's non-distorted lines at 45deg north and south but any attempt to show the surface of a ball on a flat plain involves some adjustments.
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I suppose Gall-Peters is probably fairest in terms of setting it's non-distorted lines at 45deg north and south but any attempt to show the surface of a ball on a flat plain involves some adjustments.
Very good point. A lot of benefits are propping up the exploiter classes.
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Very good point. A lot of benefits are propping up the exploiter classes.
First house we had was like this. New builds ever since, carpet down, paint the walls and you are done.
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
First house we had was like this. New builds ever since, carpet down, paint the walls and you are done.
Probably more useful advice than you get in a lot of house surveys.
December 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Probably more useful advice than you get in a lot of house surveys.
Do it wrong and there is a good chance I will faint (no idea why but has happened several times over the years when having a blood test). Very small and rough nurse found this out when she was nearly squashed by my 18 stone of sudden unconsciousness. I do warn of this in advance.
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Do it wrong and there is a good chance I will faint (no idea why but has happened several times over the years when having a blood test). Very small and rough nurse found this out when she was nearly squashed by my 18 stone of sudden unconsciousness. I do warn of this in advance.
Lovely photo, reckon slightly menacing or strangely illuminated alleys could be a nice subgenre.
December 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Lovely photo, reckon slightly menacing or strangely illuminated alleys could be a nice subgenre.
Lady in house opposite us didn't realise we could see into her room. Seeing her topless became so common that even out 5 year old would shout 'twins are out again' every few days.
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lady in house opposite us didn't realise we could see into her room. Seeing her topless became so common that even out 5 year old would shout 'twins are out again' every few days.
Used to live in a roughish part of Manchester and kids throwing fireworks about started end of September and lasted 6 weeks. Ban on public sale can't come soon enough as for every family garden display there are scores of kids letting them off in the street.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Used to live in a roughish part of Manchester and kids throwing fireworks about started end of September and lasted 6 weeks. Ban on public sale can't come soon enough as for every family garden display there are scores of kids letting them off in the street.
Plenty of building works happening, just that everything has got too expensive to earn a pittance as an apprentice for 3-4 years. Particularly true when you can do 95% of the job after a couple of years but have the boss creaming off you until your time is done.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Plenty of building works happening, just that everything has got too expensive to earn a pittance as an apprentice for 3-4 years. Particularly true when you can do 95% of the job after a couple of years but have the boss creaming off you until your time is done.
Not bad in itself, it's just a story that people who are into it love dearly. As such, everyone has their own version of what it should be. Was brave, and possibly foolish, to film it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Not bad in itself, it's just a story that people who are into it love dearly. As such, everyone has their own version of what it should be. Was brave, and possibly foolish, to film it.
It's the opposite of nostalgia, it's where the future we expected, dreaded or secretly hoped for (and sometimes all three at the same time) when young actually happened.
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's the opposite of nostalgia, it's where the future we expected, dreaded or secretly hoped for (and sometimes all three at the same time) when young actually happened.
O Children, Higgs Boston Blues, People ain't no good, The Mercy Seat, The Weeping Song, Stagger Lee and even the (admittedly overplayed) Red Right Hand are all excellent and Carnage (with Warren Ellis) is worth a listen too.
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
O Children, Higgs Boston Blues, People ain't no good, The Mercy Seat, The Weeping Song, Stagger Lee and even the (admittedly overplayed) Red Right Hand are all excellent and Carnage (with Warren Ellis) is worth a listen too.
Found it tougher than Threads, both in style and as I am from where it is set. Chatham Town Hall features prominently.
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Found it tougher than Threads, both in style and as I am from where it is set. Chatham Town Hall features prominently.
Give Jonathan Meades the money he needs to make whatever programme he fancies. Can't think of anything he has made that isn't fascinating and presented in a way that respects the viewers intelligence.
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Give Jonathan Meades the money he needs to make whatever programme he fancies. Can't think of anything he has made that isn't fascinating and presented in a way that respects the viewers intelligence.
Even 85 years of river erosion couldn't damage this one although it has left it a bit cocked.
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Even 85 years of river erosion couldn't damage this one although it has left it a bit cocked.
But aside from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
But aside from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
If I had a tail...
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If I had a tail...
You paid alright!!!
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You paid alright!!!
🎶Every day is like Cunday... 🎶
October 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🎶Every day is like Cunday... 🎶
This is the best thing about living on the coast, the contrast between the few bright busy days and the desolation and abandonment that makes up the rest of the year.
October 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is the best thing about living on the coast, the contrast between the few bright busy days and the desolation and abandonment that makes up the rest of the year.
I wouldn't want Uranus as a near neighbour either (and before the pendants get involved, I know Neptune is closer by 16 billion km)
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I wouldn't want Uranus as a near neighbour either (and before the pendants get involved, I know Neptune is closer by 16 billion km)
I have 3, getting a bit wobbly with age though so next in is going to be a tricycle in a few years I reckon. Holding off on new ones accordingly.
October 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I have 3, getting a bit wobbly with age though so next in is going to be a tricycle in a few years I reckon. Holding off on new ones accordingly.
Missed the dog. May dig out John Peel
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Missed the dog. May dig out John Peel