I'm a bit of an environmentalist at the best of times, but pretty much anyone can agree that driving into London is not the best way to get there. From the traffic, to the congestion charge, to the expensive parking.

I've always been driving to Thornhill Park and Ride near Oxford, and taking that into London, but at about £35 on the day, I think I could do better. I would take the train, but that's about double the price from where I am!

What do you guys do when you have to go to London? Do you have any secrets for getting there cheaply? This question will probably vary depending on where you guys are in the UK, but I think it'd be interesting to hear a variety of strategies anyway!

Can't they just track everything you buy using your payment card?

I do like to be amused

I watch your news and it is nothing like the USA. Also I am missing something what outlets or channels do you use to keep track of your countries.

I watch your news and it is nothing like the USA. Also I am missing something what outlets or channels do you use to keep track of your countries.

Agree? Disagree? Thoughts?

They're the words of Englishman, H. G. Wells, published in 1901 in The First Men in the Moon. This sentence completely blew my mind, it seems completely alien to me.

Here's the context:

The Grand Lunar was so incredulous that he interrupted the translation of what I had said in order to have my verification of my account. They particularly doubted my description of the men cheering and rejoicing as they went into (? battle).

"'But surely they do not like it!' translated Phi-oo.

"I assured them men of my race considered battle the most glorious experience of life, at which the whole assembly was stricken with amazement.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_First_Men_in_the_Moon_(1901)/Chapter_25

Reckon we'll collect around 60quid for it

We're not setup for hot weather, so we resort to all kinds of things to keep us and our homes cool.

Apart from ordering fans from Amazon, what else have you been doing to keep cool?

Sorry for not posting for a few weeks!

I'm left here waiting for the movie adaptation, that's all I can say.

Does anyone get regular surveys?

I used to get them fairly regularly - 4 a month perhaps.

Then I started writing stuff critical of Isreal in the 'What do you think the UK does best?' question.

Now I don't get any surveys.

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