Joff Hopkins

Professional number-cruncher and recovering broadcaster. 90% coffee.

Not here much, I'm over at the other place.

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@greateranglia Journey prices are the same this weekend, different in each direction!

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@greateranglia hello, my wife travelled COL>CHM last week (out Fri PM, rtn Sun PM) with a Ntwk Rcard. 2 observations:

1. she couldn't buy a return from a machine, only singles. Why's that? Too short a journey?

2. The fares each way were different (£13 out, £9.15 rtn). Why?

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@greateranglia Both were Anytime Day Singles - purchased just before travel - are there variants of these?

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@jayforeman What about _mature_ students, eh? And their 15yo son? (Who have clearly stumbled into the wrong class)

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@ColCivicSociety I wanted to say the building down W Stockwell St that currently houses Sparling Solicitors, but I don't think it's that one...

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@Paul_Morris_74 Always did tell you that OO was superior

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@greateranglia I'm on the 0905 from Clacton (boarded 0933 at Colchester). Carriage 452562 has a leaking roof and I've just sat on a sopping wet seat! There's water on the overhead luggage shelf and it's dripped down. It's the first set of 4 (London-bound end) with a window.

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@smartin @Microsoft Yeah, MSE Martin isn't happy either. Think it's to do with this: https://t.co/SKFCbFKh4O

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@SimonFielding84 Congrats, Simon - great news! #choochoo

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@itsGrahamRogers @savechildrenuk @BBCWiltshire @BBCGlos @BBCSounds Ah, say hello to Spanna from me! Hope you're doing alright yourself GR.

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Yes, I'm over there now too, and very much turning this site down a bit.

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@watsoncomedian The only reason I instantly identified your plum-like fruits tonight from Row B was because I too worked at Waitrose while at school (at a similar time to yourself).

I also still have the barcode number for green celery etched into my brain because the packaging never scanned...

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@IamHappyToast Ugh. Again.

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@ChrisBrosnahan I was the voice of a well-known potato crisps brand back in the mid-00s. Got paid £20, from memory.

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Colchester had a visit from the #northernlights tonight. First time I've ever seen it. Took the kids with me out to the park. Just incredible.

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@matt (it really is Guinea Pig Awareness Week)

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@matt It's also Guinea Pig Awareness Week, and happy birthday to Augustus Caesar. Today's phoner: have you got a pet named after a famous Roman?

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"James O'Brien?!?"

"James ULEZ Brien more like! That's how much of an enemy you are to this country😡"

Colin from Portsmouth rings in to @LBC to give @mrjamesob a piece of his mind.

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Not sure why I haven't seen more of Map Men before. It's (a) about maps (which is brilliant) and (ii) very funny.

Link to latest video in thread 👇

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NEW EPISODE OF MAP MEN!!!!! 🗺️ 🇺🇸

Why does the USA have the wiggliest squiggliest voting districts in the world? How do they help politicians cheat? And have we been mispronouncing “Gerrymandering” for 200 years?

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Annie Get Your Gun" @FrintonTheatre

Incredible performances from a cast of seasoned West End veterans and up-and-comers. The staging (down the middle of a big top) was v cleverly executed.

Plays to 1 Sep - it deserves a wider audience! #essex https://t.co/KuGGUOsLVG