The mayors of Manchester and Sheffield have written to Northern Rail, demanding fares are cut on routes still using Pacers. The old trains, which are the body of a bus on rails, were due to be withdrawn by the end of the year but won't be because of a lack of replacements.
New things I’ve learnt this week:
In Malaysia, at a restaurant, if you want mineral water you ask for ‘water’.
If you want filter - as in free / $1 - you ask for ‘sky juice’
SKY JUICE
Dying. Love it.
This is a new thing, btw.
You know it’s gonna be a big night when you have your first drink in the pub, someone gets a load of bags of crisps, opens them up in the middle of the table. No dinner happening for you my friend. It’s on.