The other week I was talking with someone about train travel and whether or not guards were necessary.

"If you want extra staff on trains, don't go whingeing about ticket prices," they said dismissively.  This was the day of the new (higher) rail prices.

"I don't whinge about ticket prices."  I replied firmly.  "Besides which, I generally ( Read more... )

Good (*insert greeting appropriate to time of day when you're reading*) Dear Reader.  Did you have a good weekend?  We did ( Read more... )