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  1. DaleCooper

    Mysterious Holes in My Lawn

    Several of these holes appeared in my lawn overnight. Does anyone know the culprit?
  2. DaleCooper

    T Gauge

    This video appeared on my YouTube recommendations, I didn't know such a thing existed. Considering its size it looks quite impressive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_gauge
  3. DaleCooper

    Festive messages on destination screens (2023)

    Stagecoach buses in Peterborough are displaying the scrolling message: Saeson Greetings Is this a national thing or just local?
  4. DaleCooper

    Train Crash in Science Fiction Film

    I've just settled down to watch this film I found on YouTube and right at the beginning there's a quite spectacular train crash which appears to be live action. I thought it might be of interest as people can try to identify the locations and rolling stock. There's also a scene at a station...
  5. DaleCooper

    1955 Peterborough derailment video.

    From BBC News: Archive video shows 1955 Peterborough train derailment aftermath https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67240936
  6. DaleCooper

    Firefox Crashing

    Since the latest update Firefox (on Ubuntu 18.04) keep crashing on certain sites. It seems fairly random, most sites are OK, others crash occasionally (this site for instance), others are unusable e.g. Flightradar24. Is anyone else having the same problem?
  7. DaleCooper

    Nene Valley Railway issues appeal for volunteers to help reconnect Fletton Line to the East Cost Mainline

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  8. DaleCooper

    Strange Headline on BBC News.

    This is just about the strangest headline I've ever seen, it's not even April 1st. Pig vomit toxin key to Martian meteorite mystery
  9. DaleCooper

    Wansford Road station to be moved to NVR

    The long disused Wansford Road station building is to be dismantled and rebuilt at the Nene Valley Railway/Railworld site at Peterborough https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-62634704
  10. DaleCooper

    Funny YouTube Subtitle

    An interesting video about fossils from Aron Ra. Imagine a deaf conspiracy theorist seeing the subtitles at 1:50.
  11. DaleCooper

    It's an ill wind ... (Jet Stream helps set new transatlantic flight record)

    825mph in a 747! Storm Ciara helps plane beat transatlantic flight record https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51433720
  12. DaleCooper

    Trump's Wall Comes Tumbling Down

    A section of Trump's wall on the US/Mexico border has succumbed to high winds. This is what you get when "Mexico pays for the wall". Unconfirmed reports suggest it was repaired by Mexican construction workers.
  13. DaleCooper

    Sonos speakers will work 'as long as possible'

    I confess to indulging in a bit of schadenfreude when I read this. Most of my speakers are 40 to 50 years old and have never needed a software update.
  14. DaleCooper

    Lose vs Loose

    At the risk of being labelled a pedant or worse "a spelling Nazi" I would like to point out the difference between the words "lose" (verb: to be deprived of, unable to find, fail to win etc.) and "loose" (adjective: not tight, slack, careless etc.). I don't know why but the mistake of using...
  15. DaleCooper

    Death of Neil Innes

    Neil Innes of Bonzo Dog, The Rutles, Monty Python films and much more has died aged 75. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50948921 Among other things he wrote better Beatles songs than Lennon and McCartney.
  16. DaleCooper

    Jimi Hendrix cleared of blame for UK parakeet release

    At last, justice for Jimi. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50755015 I think this is appropriate:
  17. DaleCooper

    Houston police chief hits out at politicians and NRA after officer death

    I found this police chief's address very moving and remarkable for someone in his position to speak out so strongly against politicians.
  18. DaleCooper

    Sir Rod Stewart reveals his epic model railway city

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50403561
  19. DaleCooper

    Cheap Airfix Kits

    If anyone's interested I was in Aldi this afternoon and they were selling Airfix starter kits for £4.99. Only a limited range mainly WW2 aircraft (Spitfire, BF109, FW190, Tomahawk) plus Folland Gnat and Cutty Sark, of course I don't know if they have them in all branches.
  20. DaleCooper

    Azumas in Tandem

    Today at Peterborough I saw two short Azuma sets in tandem at about 1205 and another pair at 1225 both southbound. What's that about?

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