Retired #Telecommunications Engineer. #Travels about. Takes #photos. Likes #railways. Likes #history. Likes old #buildings. Likes old #tech. Likes #beer. Doesn’t like Tories.

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Cake day: November 8th, 2023

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  • Yes, I’ve had Aygo courtesy cars, they’re quite good fun and can be chucked about a bit too. I’m 6’5” and found them surprisingly roomy inside and not uncomfortable for doing the nipping about that they’re designed for. Of course the advantage of having a Toyota badge rather than a Peugeot badge is that people won’t automatically assume you’re an old fart 😁 (And this matters because I’m only approaching being an old fart 😳)
















  • A sizeable chunk of the price of a pint in a pub is taxes. Excise Duty + VAT - the VAT being applied after the Excise Duty, effectively taxing the tax. In addition many pubs are owned by “pub cos”, who force the tenants to buy from prescribed suppliers at inflated prices. The pub cos are really property companies, they care not if this means the pub business fails, they’ll just close and redevelop the building/site as something else. Like many other 🇬🇧 problems this has its roots in Thatcherism.