Maybe he thinks that more of his constituents are pro breathing decent air than pro driving smoggy private vehicles. I'd like to think he's onto something.

The trees are still plotting my demise.

I've spent many happy hours playing the original... My only gripe is that it always turned into a traffic management sim. Yes there were other challenges, but traffic was always front and centre. (At least for my cities)

You're right of course :) I guess I spend so much time IRL with traffic, seeing the virtual equivalent doesn't spark joy any more. It's a shame, I used to love city builders.

I'd love a car-free option. Mass transit, bicycles and foot travel only would be a great challenge.

That's not quite true... just less than half of voting Conservative party members voted for him, preferring instead the steady hand of Liz Truss. Well done there guys.

*cries

We've named this duck Martin. Poor chap has a bad wing so we give him double feeding of duck kib when we visit.

Much of my work is collaborative document creation. I'd love to use LibreOffice but try as I might, I can't work out how to connect it to corporate SharePoint sites etc.

Working with MS Word on anything but trivial documents is miserable. So many bugs and weirdnesses. How is it even possible for Word to let its documents become sour using its own file format!

I say "sour" because the documents are still accessible, so not fully corrupted... but over time, weirdnesses creep in such as tables losing their positioning data, cross-references breaking for no reason etc.

It brings me a lot of joy to contribute to OSM. I haven't written anything other than the occasional script for years, so it feels good to help the community in ways like this instead.

I've sunk so many hours into it. Either "armchair mapping" with OSM and the imagery overlays, or (more fun) wandering with the android Street Complete app to fill in gaps when I'm out and about.

That sounds more of a !ukpersonalfinance question, but I can see why you posted it here. Best of luck.

Throdafone?

Technically, no, as in the UK, you can't steal electricity... you can only abstract electricity, which is an offence in its own right. (IANAL)

I'll get my coat.

I'm keen to learn what the other 20% are satisfactory about.

As @HumanPenguin@feddit.uk says, know what you're getting yourself into. That said, it can all be learnt, and the IRL community is for the most part very welcoming and kind.

Thank you for setting this up!

Maybe this group can succeed where r/london failed... in explaining why Leicester Square.

Well, as realtimetrains was mentioned (It's brill), we might as well make a list!...

I use https://traintimes.org.uk for speed and ease of use. Pre-pandemic I had a whole list ot traintime.org.uk bookmarks for different commuting routes.

Also, when stuck waiting for trains, https://traksy.uk/live/M+63+RDNGSTN is brilliant for watching your delayed train stuck at a red light.

Have I missed any others?

Don't know why I cancelled my subscription!

I was so annoyed to get that email. Never using them again. Going to install a non-smart wireless thermostat, or maybe a HA install if I'm feeling brave.

No matter who you pick, insist that they explain the rules of the road canal.

We've had to help holiday boaters who were given the keys and sent on their way without even being told what side of the canal to drive on!

Points to ask:

• What side to generally be on
• Where is it ok to moor
• How to use a lock (including priority and also when to wait for other boaters to turn up)
• What state to leave a lock in
• How fast to go
• When to give way
• Etc. Etc.

A decent hire place should be happy to take the time to talk you through it.

BTW, the duck logo is the duck from Sarah & Duck. It's a brilliant show, and I think can be found on iPlayer.

Briefly this morning when I woke up my feet were cool. Oh happy memories.