snaprails

joined 1 year ago
[–] snaprails 12 points 8 months ago

The UK government set a target for numbers of smart meters to be installed. It didn’t say that they needed to be working as smart meters. Nobody should be surprised by this.

[–] snaprails 1 points 8 months ago

Telecoms engineer. The management. Forty-three years, two months and nineteen days. 😀

[–] snaprails 2 points 8 months ago

Did yer granny teach you that?

[–] snaprails 3 points 8 months ago

Settled Travellers, got to be. Or winter quarters.

[–] snaprails 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They come in flocks here too. They’re hiding in that photo ready for the ambush when they’ll suddenly appear on the ridge, thousands of ‘em! Like Zulus! 😀

[–] snaprails 1 points 8 months ago

That thought is the only thing putting me off 🙂

[–] snaprails 3 points 8 months ago

Old enough to have used, installed, and maintained V21. And most of the CCITT/ITU data transmission schemes which followed. Also a well known 50 baud network that went before 🙂 (Telex)

[–] snaprails 1 points 8 months ago

There's the beginnings of a very long series of books, tv series, films, and merch here I'm sure. I wonder if it likes marmalade?

[–] snaprails 1 points 8 months ago

I gave up on Radio 2 some time in the 80s I think. Hardly ever listen to broadcast radio now. I used to have Radio 4 on in the van at work but half an hour listening to sundry lying, evasive politicians and other self-important cunts in the morning tends to put a downer on the rest of your day.

[–] snaprails 10 points 8 months ago

"The messages will be returned to the school four decades after they set sail on their six-mile journey." Along with a £1000 fine for fly-tipping ;-)

[–] snaprails 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Was it “Crikey!” ?

[–] snaprails 4 points 9 months ago

Prelude to declaring a state of emergency and cancelling the general election.

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