@TherealNihal SUV owners don’t pay Road Tax to a Road Fund. Road Tax and the Road Fund were abolished in 1937. VED doesn’t go to roads. It just goes into the government’s general coffers.
@sweeneysalford Early 90s, I bought a Vauxhall Cavalier off a bloke at work for £50. It came with a full tank of petrol worth £20. At that price point, that's quite significant. :)
@bbctms Re man-marking, in the 1966 World Cup Final, Bobby Charlton and Franz Beckenbauer were ordered to man-mark each other by their respective managers (Alf Ramsey and Helmut Schoen). Must have been a bit weird.
If anyone *who currently follows me* wants to try out Bluesky, I have some invite codes available. Let me know if you want one and I'll DM you the code.
ANNOUNCEMENT! I'll be performing my show 'The Magic of Terry Pratchett' at London's BLOOMSBURY THEATRE this October (@bloomstheatre). This is going to be a really special night, celebrating 40 years of Discworld with special guests and wossnames.
I'm 53. Wrote my first full-length novel 29 years ago. Started Critical Miss (RPG webzine) 25 years ago. Self-published Game Night 15 years ago. First submitted to agents 12 years ago. Can't tell you what this means. Good things come...
I'm 53. Wrote my first full-length novel 29 years ago. Started Critical Miss (RPG webzine) 25 years ago. Self-published Game Night 15 years ago. First submitted to agents 12 years ago. Can't tell you what this means. Good things come...
Right. In an effort to bring some order to my somewhat sprawling social media presence, I've created a Linktree which gathers it all in one place. https://t.co/1C2JxiKnm2