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And if a small state like Israel can intercept a supply chain like this, why can’t Russia similarly intercept the supply chain of mobile phones (mainly built in China)? Yes that phone, that one in your pocket right now…….

Not a good start to the day: the bus replacement service at 12.30 from Seaford to Lewes didn’t run because of a broken-down bus…….

Apologies if already discussed but I’ve just found out that the Seaford to Lewes trains on Saturday are replaced by buses. I think they’re ripping up the track and replacing our lovely wooden sleepers with concrete ones. I’ve already had a letter from National Rail warning me there will be...

I’m not a native German speaker but I thought it was OK to replace umlauted vowels with the “<vowel>e” construct if life is getting difficult and you can’t find the umlauted version. Admittedly it was at school 55 years ago but we were told that the umlaut was originally an “e” that, for some...

On Splitmyfare with a Senior railcard from Seaford leaving Friday morning and returning Sunday morning I’ve got a return ticket at £83.

What’s a yard sign?

Why’s it called “shithousery”?

See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pansy#:~:text=2-,a,or%20effeminate%20man%20or%20boy

That is so good. Here’s my favourite picture of our “they shall not pass” defence from a few years back.

But there are some lovely long train sets on the line today. Everything to and from Seaford are 7 or 8 carriages.

And if I miscounted the 123 steps, I just knew that the Football Gods would be angered and that we’d lose.

The railways attempt to compete with the car was the introduction of “parkway” station (Bristol Parkway, Didcot Parkway etc) with easy access, massive car parks so you could drive to the station and catch a long distance train. The trouble was that once the people got in their cars in the...

Rail travel in this country is both the most expensive and cheapest in Europe. If you turn up at 8:00am to buy a ticket from London Euston to Birmingham you pay the earth. If you go from Marylebone (prepared to be a bit longer on the train), off-peak, bought in advance of the day, with a...

And the council were fully supported by the local MP (with the magnificent name of Sir Tufton Beamish) who, despite being a one-nation Tory, got this call horribly wrong. Instead of closing the line for the Phoenix Causeway they should have sent the road over (or under) the line. But the costs...

… costing “£11.5” from the “canteen” of your local pub.

Or a nice plate of mac and cheese.

I’m just worried about identifying them on the pitch. Not only do I have to learn new haircuts, gaits, heights, and positioning, but I’ve also to cope with old players with fancy new haircuts (see Salah).

Mind you, on Saturday, in the heart of hipsterish Brighton I went to a Dolly Parton tribute concert.

I know it’s not a bird, but I had a hawk-moth feeding off my petunias yesterday. I just love their size and the way they hover (like a hummingbird) near a flower and unwind their long proboscis into the nectar.

Yes, it was magical being up early and earning some money. I did it during the experiment in the late sixties of not putting the clocks back in the winter. I couldn’t see a thing in the pitch black and every house got a random newspaper.