Time for a major overhaul of English cricket. There's something major wrong with it. Maybe the Aussies are right when they say there's only 3 things wrong - you can't bat, you can't bowl and you can't field.

Time for Hamilton to chuck in the towel and walk away from racing. Like the English cricket team, he's embarrassing to watch

Very interesting! Bloody shame about the rewards scheme, though!

Are you able to put names to Tutu's?

  

Now that IS an impressive use of AI.

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 06, 2025, 03:36:50 PMJeepers!
I'm glad I was taking the photo!

I'm sure AI can rectify that for me. Unfortunately, or fortunately for you, I have used up my free quota for today 

Jeepers!
I'm glad I was taking the photo!

Anyone remember this photo from the gathering of forum members at TINGS in 2016?



Far too much time on my hands. I think I need to get on with my layout.

Quote from: njee20 on December 06, 2025, 12:49:52 PMI accrued enough points for 2 cases of wine and 4 First Class returns from Kings Cross to Edinburgh.

I know that's a long journey but that's a lot of wine for 4 people to get through.

You can buy any tickets through any TOC website. They may favour their own tickets, but everything will be there.
 About 10 years ago whoever the east coast franchise holder was (NXEC?) had a great rewards scheme through their website. I bought all my tickets through them, including commuting to London (on Southern). I accrued enough points for 2 cases of wine and 4 First Class returns from Kings Cross to Edinburgh. They closed the rewards scheme annoyingly!

I refuse to use the Trainline website, I resent their booking fees, and I've heard of too many people having issues (probably of their own making admittedly, but hey ho).  They do provide their back end to other TOCs, it's actually the bulk of their revenue, so you often use them by default!

I had an irritating one recently. I was going from Gatwick to Birmingham. All the booking sites for the specific train I wanted routed me via the west London line, to pick up Avanti WC at Watford. I was comfortable going via London, there was bags of time, and you get a choice of seats rather than whatever is left by Watford. However, the WLL route was cheaper, and there were no corresponding returns, so it was actually impossible to buy that ticket as a return, nor could I book onto the train I wanted simply going via London. Instead I had to book my reservation on a different train and chance my arm I'd get the seats I wanted on the earlier one. Daft.

In other silly oddities. I commute from darkest Sussex to London Bridge. It's £49.80 a day. If I buy a ticket from Billingshurst to Aldershot, and a return from East Croydon to London Bridge it's £42. If I buy a return to either Potters Bar or Hatfield it's £39. Any of these options work fine to the London terminals. Everyone who commutes knows. I'm amazed no one has looked and wondered why so many people travel from Sussex to Hertfordshire every day. It's only day tickets. It's only for a few stations on the Arun Valley line, from Horsham (which is closer to London) it gets more expensive again. You can't buy a weekly that is cost effective. Can't have it as an e-ticket either, old school paper tickets only. Bizarre. I've saved thousands, mind!