The original series, with all its cliches, ham acting and cheap sets was quite funny. It was when they went all solemn and po-faced in the subsequent incarnations that the laughs disappeared.
Out of idle curiosity, does the Piha Tramway article use the standard AP Godber photos from the NZ National Library/Alexander Turnbull Library, or has someone found some new ones? I remember seeing a model of it back in the last millennium.
Also if you use a Kindle, Nintendo console, Playstation, or Xbox. And some Dell computers. Plus plenty of others. They've also moved into electric cars. They're the largest electronic manufacturer on the planet and it's quite hard to be certain you're avoiding them.
FWIW the same scan has been hitting the DPreview (photography) forums over the last few days. Someone commented there that the supposed McAfee pop-up actually directed to an operation called securitypatch.life.
Once upon a time, when I was young and (more) foolish, I looked out the British Standard for red oxide paint – not 381C colour 446, but yer actual red oxide spec (272 or 305: 1952?). It was notable for saying absolutely nothing about the colour – it was primarily a performance and manufacturing spec. AFAIK it was withdrawn several decades ago.
I've got a plain G5X (presumably Mk1), which is nice when I can't be bothered carting a DSLR around, but want more flexibility than the phone. Problem is, I find it rather prone to flare. Don't know if thats a general problem or I just got a poor sample.
Much of her attitude probably came from being a woman. An interest in railways and suchlike tends to be primarily a male thing that is looked down on by many/most women.
At one railway company where a younger version of me once worked, the nice young women in the marketing department delighted in referring to enthusiasts as "trainsexuals".