Watched the first flight take off from LHR to New York, 1977, from the top of an escarpment at Englefield Green where I was at college. Good view over to Heathrow. All other planes got up and slowly made their way, Concorde got up and then just went zoom.

I think that covers everything. Today a friend was telling us about his Evertonian mate who is on a 24h heart monitor, and who sent a screenshot of the 2h spell when Everton were playing and his heart rate doubled. Football is bad for you. Obvs.

I'm old enough to remember several other technologies which were bolted on to every damn thing to the benefit of the seller not the buyer - also the recessions caused by the lemming like surge to get in on the ground floor :/

This is why so much American food is so terrible. They can do it already (make it all bland and bad) but I guess they can make it blander and badder with AI :/

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I wasn't a cool kid but I would have sneered my top lip off at that sad sack when I was 7.

Many thanks, emailed. DM's not allowed on your account here :/

NO! NEVER! I'LL SUE! 🤣

Unarguable.

Let there be light. Genesis 1: 3.

The photo looks like it might be riven (split) slate, but no. Berwyn slate can be a bit quartzy and this piece has that slightly mottled effect. Disappears when the surface is oiled.

Something nice to drink with it?

That is Dolly. Mrs Raw and Dolly are now married. It's official.