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Or something like this. An L shaped 3D print which is right angled in section, all the corners are as near 90 degrees as it is possible to get, and is printed in PETG, so is reasonably immune to the soldering iron, and unlike aluminium, doesn't act as a heat sink. Adrian

It might have been in London, but I think it took the more rural areas several years to catch up. Adrian

If you've got co-operative neighbours, can you all agree to park on the road, meaning that the parents can't park within 100 yards of the school ? After a couple of weeks of that, some of them might take the hint. Adrian

An interesting collection of names. You could argue that some of them are on the GC's patch (Leicester, Nottingham, Lincolnshire as well as London). The one that slightly confuses me is Sir B.G.D. Sheffield, who is listed as Normanby Park, Doncaster. I thought that Normanby Park was on the outskirts of Scunthorpe (definitely GC territory). Adrian

Our hosts cousins close to the Manor House had their short back and sides a couple of months back, and from what I saw this morning, their fleeces are thickening up ready for winter. I can imagine that trying to get bits of fibre pen and debris out of his fleece would be an unwelcome challenge. And whilst on the subject of the heat, I visited darkest deepest Wales earlier this week, and it was hot and dry. All the tourist information suggests that it is always raining. To whom do I complain about this. Adrian

My subscription copy arrived at the Manor House this morning. Adrian

Given the prevailing attitudes at the time, I was interested to note how many women were employed. Adrian

If you are citing Douglas Adams, then you will be aware that time is an illusion. Adrian

A couple of years back, I passed someone with their unfortunate four legged friend out for a walk. The dog was wearing what is best described as a bright purple onesie, and had that "do I look a right wally in this ?" expression on their face. As you might have guessed, my view was "unfortunately, yes" Adrian

Experience suggests that there are two ways to make them more enjoyable to eat. Either eat them raw, or put them on the compost heap, and then use the compost to grow something palatable. Adrian

A couple of years back, the usual access road to the Manor House was closed for resurfacing (0930-1530 only). Signs went up in advance advising of the closure, and the council sent out letters to those properties affected. The only problem was that the letter included a map showing what was closed, but that didn't tally with the signs. Adrian

Ooh, I've used a gollywobbler (a long time ago). We set ours once off the wind instead of the equivalent of the main sail set on the foremast. Ours pretty well filled the gap between the fore and main masts (coming almost down to deck level) and was made from heavy weight spinnaker cloth. Trimming and gybing it was interesting. Adrian

It is Gas Street Basin (most of which is behind and to the right of the camera) but it is in central Birmingham. The tunnel in the background is under Broad Street. Adrian

Either they are putting a read receipt on it (which you are not sending), or they have embedded a unique web link (usually for something like an image of a single dot, which is easily missed) into the email which should be triggered when you read the email. If you are using an email tool that doesn't download such things, then the sender won't see your download request, hence they assume that you haven't read the email. All good reasons for being careful how you read emails. Adrian

That reminds me of a trip to computer museum at Bletchley Park back in the 90s. One of their exhibits was the successor model to the PC I was using at home on a near daily basis. I still put off buying a new one for a couple of years. Adrian

It certainly has a certain "something", but I preferred the Bristol type 188. Adrian

I went around late last year. The last time I visited was in 1979, it had changed a bit. Adrian

For those poor souls who've never had the pleasure : Reminds me of a tale I was told the best part of forty years ago (where did the time go). On the river Thames, it is (or was) a requirement that boats turn off their engines when in the locks, restarting them once they are able to leave. A Bolinder propelled narrow boat followed this requirement, until at the third or fourth lock along, it was told to leave it running. Not being fitted with these new fangled electric starter motors, one of the crew had to go down into the engine room each time and kick the engine over to get it going again, which was causing considerable delays. Summer Sundays produce a lot of traffic on the river, so quick turn arounds at locks are welcome. Adrian

Good to see Ewe in the flesh fleece. Every bit as good as the photos suggested. Interesting to note that it came with a naughty step (oddly enough occupied by our resident pannier fan) hidden around the back. Adrian

Anyone else fancy a pre-eaten mushroom ? Adrian

Reminds me of someone I was at school with who borrowed a car from his dad to take his driving test in. I can't remember what his dad did for a living, but it was enough to run to a range rover and a roller. Adrian

Plan to visit now being hastily revised. Adrian

Many years ago, we had a car park at work resurfaced. Later that day, I stopped off somewhere on my way home to find the guys (who seemed genuine enough) doing a cash job with the left overs. Seemed to be a good job. Adrian

It certainly seems to be around here. Many years ago, someone told me of a stretch of road in Berlin where the traffic lights were on a set sequence, at a road speed ideal for the urban environment. I can't remember if it was as a result of calculation or experimentation, but it seemed that they were also spot on at 120MPH. Adrian

They'll never catch on. Adrian