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My word, those are amazing! The middle two in particular look like models and they're just superb. I've not been this impressed about TSW for a long while. Jolly good work! -Peter :)

You sure you've not just bought a real 37 there @Cowley...? ;) -Peter

Ah thank you! That makes sense. Though I'd rather have my phone with Spotify than all those tapes! :lol: To extrapolate from my own experiences, I wonder if it's just because the people going round with headphones are used to having music on all/almost all the time at home so it seems logical...

This makes me wonder - and it's a genuine question as I wasn't around at the time - but did people think the same/similar things about people wandering around with cassette Walkman devices with headphones? (Though maybe this is something for a new thread.) A lot of the people I know who wear...

Thankfully my local Sainsbury's was open this morning - they had staff at the entrance letting people know about the paying-by-card problems, apparently customers could pay at the regular checkouts but needed to do chip-and-PIN. The self-checkouts which accepted cash were open but the ones which...

I think there's a small dedicated 'fanbase' for these Live Steam models - I saw a layout at the Great British Model Railway Show back in October 2022 which featured solely these locos: (Unfortunately these are the only photos I have!) -Peter :)

Ah thank you! I'll have to give that a look. I'm not usually too fussed about what Windows looks like, but when they change the functions I use regularly I get irritated! -Peter :)

That's the shortcut I've been using - but thanks. :) It's just irritating having to remember to use it rather than the button! Aha! Thanks so much Richard - that's worked a treat. Now I'll be seeing my desktop at the push of a button once more... :lol: -Peter

I'd ban Windows removing the "show desktop" button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen (on the right side of the taskbar). It's gone in the past few weeks I think and it's really annoying given how often I use it! I wonder if there's a way of getting it back...? -Peter

It's probably already been mentioned, but I'd ban this trend in television programmes where people are interviewed of showing them coming in, sitting down, getting ready, etc., instead of just having a proper introduction. I know it's often done to make it seem more personal or whatever, but it...

Exactly. I can totally see maybe a local rail user group/'Friends of xyz station' putting something similar to this up in a station building just as a bit of fun. Might not make too much sense though if they put a faux-Tube map up in Scottish Highlands... ;) -Peter

'Great minds think alike' @duncombec - I was just about to post something exactly like what you've written! As a fun little exercise which replaces Underground stations with the names of places around Britain, I think this is great. Yes it's not 100% perfect but then again does it need to be...

I'd ban retail parks being unnecessarily difficult for pedestrians to enter and exit. I've just had to go to a local one and even just a little sign saying 'pedestrian exit this way' would've been nice... or maybe a path around the edge of the car park, instead of making pedestrians walk through...

I've just seen this too. The link for their FAQ page is here: https://hattons.co.uk/closure I've been out of the hobby really for the past couple of years, but this came as a big shock. It does make me wonder if there'll be some changes in the hobby going forward. -Peter

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins are always on at Christmas. The former felt like I was watching some bizarre fever dream when I saw it yesterday! :lol: -Peter

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of the lovely RailUK members. I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing end to the year. :) -Peter

I'd ban Instagram sending me pointless notifications telling me to "check out today's most-watched reels [short-form videos]". I barely watch reels as it is, and it amuses me that it's just sent me a notification about the most popular ones for today and it's just gone 9am! :lol: -Peter

Oh I completely agree with you. My original post was sparked by a grumpy owner of a local independent bookshop (I went so far as to check online reviews of his place after my visit, just to make sure I wasn't being unreasonable in my dislike, and turns out most reviewers felt the same, but I...

Something else I'd ban - rude shopkeepers/staff in independent/small shops (essentially any shops where it's pretty much just one room and you're almost obliged to talk to the owner as there's no-one else in). I know you can get some really miserable people in large chain places as well, but at...

I'd like to ban Royal Mail's redirection service phoneline reminding me every couple of minutes that they're thankful for me 'showing my kindness and consideration for our team' because I've not hung up the phone after being on hold for half an hour... and the bloody awful music being played...