Room 101

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That they refer to them as 'typing instruments' says it all - like posh pen hawkers calling their wares 'writing instruments'. Makes you want to flip them your middle nose-picking instrument...

Even flash gaming keyboards, with all the bells, whistles and other things, usually top-out at around £250, then some customisable ones go a little higher. Beyond that we are into grossly overpriced (by normal standards!) ergonomic keyboards which go a little higher too.

I bought a Filco Majestouch 2 TKL, a good solid, high quality keyboard from a company with a very good reputation. After 7 years it is still as good as new with many years left in it. That one cost me £125, which still seemed a lot...

 

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Oh yeah we often whine about that at home "quick to take your money but reluctant to actually give it back"

It finally arrived today - wonders will never cease!

 

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The parochialism of Wikipedia, or at least parts of it. American Football players feature so disproportionately in the 'recent deaths' section - of the six on their today, there are three. Obviously their lives matter every bit as much as anyone else's, but their international significance is, well, 'limited'.

 

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The Range Rover and its variants. When I was young it would always have been part of most people's 'dream five car garage', but now they are blingy and driven by the wrong sort - people who have number plates beginning BO55 and who drive like everyone else is inferior. Having seen the one today undertaking and barging from lane to lane, reminded me that I genuinely couldn't drive one.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

The Range Rover and its variants. When I was young it would always have been part of most people's 'dream five car garage', but now they are blingy and driven by the wrong sort - people who have number plates beginning BO55 and who drive like everyone else is inferior. Having seen the one today undertaking and barging from lane to lane, reminded me that I genuinely couldn't drive one.

It's the same with drivers of all the big and high-end SUVs. There's a lot of them in this part of the world. they need the extra ground clearance because, they might to drive through a big puddle...

 

[Dave_]

The parochialism of Wikipedia, or at least parts of it. American Football players feature so disproportionately in the 'recent deaths' section - of the six on their today, there are three. Obviously their lives matter every bit as much as anyone else's, but their international significance is, well, 'limited'.

Not really a surprise given it was founded and is based in America and something like 20% of it's editors* are American.

*I refuse to use their official term as it makes them sound like perpetrators of some kind of depraved act....

 

[jjbomber]

Having seen the one today undertaking

So somebody was breaking the law by being in the overtaking lane while not overtaking and blocking the Range Rover. Those drivers need to be in Room 101.

 

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So somebody was breaking the law by being in the overtaking lane while not overtaking and blocking the Range Rover. Those drivers need to be in Room 101.

In with both feet again I see. The road in question splits into two and tells you to get in lane, so people did. Apart from this guy who was far too important to be held up.

I do agree with you about people who don't keep left*, but you are making a habit of passing strongly-worded comments without knowing what actually happened.

*Reminds me of an unusually frank reply to a letter in Autocar years and years ago. The writer was suggesting that if he was doing 70 he shouldn't have to get out of the middle or right hand lane as no-one should be going faster than he was anyway. The terse reply was 'People like you shouldn't be allowed in any lane.'