Bellend Sebastian

I remember that some of them were really, really good - sort of in the spirit of Viz. I bought a 'comic' from a homeless guy selling them in Manchester not long ago that looked like it might be a similar sort of thing but the 'jokes' were just really racist and barely jokes so that was disappointing

Got my model and numbers wrong: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2zg345drgo

This is nice. The auction was today and the Gibson ES-335 went for £160,000

What it means for me is that it's further evidence that the super rich have gone completely mental, as if there wasn't enough already. Whatever happened to philanthropy? They just seem to be obsessed with making the world worse

At last, the level playing field that everyone has longed for https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye9nldd7do

https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-falling-man/

I'm sort of glad it was only 10%

It wasn't quite as bad as the 5-0 reverse against Bolton on the opening day all those years ago but it really did remind of that in terms of the level of honking ineptitude

The dealership for my current car have been OK for the most part, except from when they needed a week to diagnose that the car needed a replacement 12v battery, and then tried to book me in for this another month later when they already had the car

Well I'd certainly agree that an abundance of caution when buying any car is the way to go, but my experience of main dealers over the years has been patchy to say the least. I don't know how much of a thing independent battery testing is at the moment but I would guess that would be the way forward if folk are to have any confidence in used purchases of EVs. I have to say, I know loads of folk with EVs but I'm struggling to recall a used purchase amongst them. Of course EVs, like any electronic device, are fiendishly complex but I've not a clue what that complication translates into in terms of reliability and maintenance. It's also easy to forget how complicated ICE cars are - my brother-in-law is currently two months into an ongoing battle to find out what is wrong with his 2016 X-Trail diesel (according to the diagnostics: everything) and has already spent a lot of time and cash on work that was confidently predicted to solve the problem and has not. Is it the DPF? The EGR? The air intake sensor? We're about four garages in and nobody really knows

I think he was pretty f**ked anyway but that's next level trolling by Channel 4 News on the eve of the party conference

Helpful news from EV world, and not just because I drive a Hyundai. Particularly useful to those who are likely to be owning a vehicle not covered by a warranty for all or some of the time they own it. https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/hyundai-just-topped-the-worlds-largest-ev-battery-study-analysis-of-500-000-tests-sees-it-beat-tesla-to-the-long-term-battery-health-title

If being Halal makes it extra tasty, I expect all of it! It's the Marriott, they can find a way round it

I've got lucky a few times. But nothing compares to the Marriott I stayed in once for my friend's wedding where there were THREE different sorts of bacon

I think they'll just be looking for a Premier Inn with a decent breakfast buffet