Alan Bellingham

It just needs to be the tallest thing around, which is a low bar in some places

Ah feck. I hope it all gets better soon

Terry was really quite rich, but most of the time he didn't spend that money on anything much (for example, I remember him turning up driving a Ford Mondeo one time). So when it came to stuff he liked, and *could* easily afford, why not?

What amuses me here is that the current Red party in the US is the GOP

So 2006 was your first Octocon? Bloody hell, we've known you a long time now

Anyways, welcome to this side of the pond again

In this case, the item first went to Birmingham. They noted there was no such address there, but saw that there was one just by Buckingham, and they then corrected the address before forwarding it

So here it's the big city postal carrier!

(Birmingham Metropolitan Area is about 4.3 million people)

Since this thread has picked up again, I thought I'd mention that we received at least one package addressed to our house name and the wrong town, with no post code. The wrong town being Birmingham rather than Buckingham

But <village name> Mill really ought to be unique if <village name> is

Back in 2009, we were flying from Vancouver back to Montreal and were slightly unhappy that the route clipped the US. These days we'd be much more unhappy

Ah, loud?

(We were involved in running an event in Cambridge a few weeks back, people in from around the world, and the Chicagoans were particularly obvious)

Ah, I remember when it was easy to get into the Gloucester Green carpark. OTOH that was before you were born

These days, it's usually Thornhill P&R, but occasionally Peartree. Of course, neither existed back when my family came in from Aynho or Tingewick

Could well be, but given the context of airport and health, could have been either

Are magpies made from springs? The ones coming in and out of our garden at the moment flare their landings about 15 cm up, and come down with a triple bounce onto the grass

Our local bunch appreciate having monkey nuts put out for them, and usually turn up within 2 or 3 minutes. Today a crow too

There's an RFK Jr airport now? 😅

Rifling, Sir, rifling

Has anyone called it the Trump Slump yet?

I'm glad to hear that (both parts). I won't ask about other museums

I'll usually use the kettle because it will turn off when it hits the temperature I want, whereas my induction hob doesn't, and I can do other prep in the meantime. But a big pan for pasta? Some in the kettle, some on the hob, all together once the kettle boils

But did you know the (since changed, I'd hope) password at the time?

Oh dear, I hope it gets back to you

I lost a hat there - we were getting off the Cambridge to Brighton train to switch to the Eurostar, and my hat was on the overhead rack. I ended up having to replace it - let that not be the case for your picture

Maybe just a bit ...

*hugs*

Oh my, I've not had to cope with one of that style of gate for so long, I'd forgotten that that was a thing. It's also a long time since I've flown to the States - we're usually doing short haul except for the fight to Tokyo this year

My sympathies, and I hope you're not too long in there

So is it that you're trying to take on too many things and getting your effort diluted among them? Or a few massive jobs, any of which may feel too much?

We saw the first Xmas ads on Saturday, oddly enough, the day after Halloween

And presumably semi-colons are even less accepted

Perhaps, but it's not a bad thing to aim for the moon.

Ooh, I hope they do get her flying again

You can get to Tony Blair in 3 via me 😁

(My ex-BiL was political editor for Newsnight for some years)

I reckon I can get to Trump in 3, if we allow said ex-BiL's writing a biography of Farage to be a link

from people magazine Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results The president predicted that Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could not perform as well as he did in a cognitive exam By Greta Bjornson | Updated on October 28, 2025 10:24AM EDT

from people magazine Donald Trump Hosts Great Gatsby-Themed Halloween Party as 42 Million Americans Brace for SNAP Benefits to Expire The president hosted the Roaring '20s bash at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31 amid the ongoing government shutdown By Bailey Richards Published on November 1, 2025 06:19PM EDT

someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives

Challenge #1: knit a Fair Isle tanktop