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  1. Martin

    Football Discussion

    Gaddafi was right about Switzerland
  2. Martin

    UK Politics General Discussion

    Interestingly this suggests Labour would have got even less votes, mostly to Green, Lib Dem (albiet even more so in the reverse) and indies, had people not voted tactically
  3. Martin

    The TS Exit Poll

    I'm surprised how many labour votes are here considering their landslide was guaranteed, expected a few more people would have seen it as a chance to vote for someone else
  4. Martin

    UK Politics General Discussion

    I am in favour of fptp and not pr. Not because of the result, I am, to put it lightly, not a fan of my MP, the party leader, the party's platform or the party's conduct. Your vote is for your local representative, not for the overall government, so I don't think a party should get seats they...
  5. Martin

    Five/Ten/Fifteen year plan if you owned Alton?

    It's here - https://towersstreet.com/history/concepts/long-term-development-plan-2012/ The lodges and CBeebies Hotel, Wickerman and arguably Horizon (eventually) are the main things that actually happened. The cross valley woodie, well...
  6. Martin

    Theme Park Worldwide

    Again I don't watch the channel at all but, maybe with people having an issue with the food thing it's second hand embarrassment that it's a bit of a nerd stereotype that we don't like food that's not basic and plain? I get it's maybe a weakness of the chanel if they show you lots about a park...
  7. Martin

    Alton Towers Ruins - Behind a Paywall

    Honestly I'm surprised some people even manage to get to theme parks with their idea of what the outside world is like
  8. Martin

    Glastonbury

    She'll definitely do it at some point soon I think, there was no way it was getting squeezed in summer, her touring schedule is insane until the end of the year
  9. Martin

    The "Look What I Made!" Topic.

    Thank you! Yeah Euston was the biggest headache. The planned connection of Euston Square into the main Euston seems to have been cancelled in real life but by including it made things a bit easier. At least it shows the two Northern lines are separate, although as I've fully segregated them...
  10. Martin

    Hex [2024 Refurb]: General Discussion

    I remember the generator sparks and the new one does look a bit over the top from that video, but it depends how it all works in the finished product. I hope they don't overdo it trying to make it more 'exciting' although I suppose they may have to to get the numbers to justify the refurb?
  11. Martin

    Glastonbury

    Fantastic set. Here's my tenuous claim to fame - my father-in-law was her college teacher. Enjoyed every set I've tuned into so far. So happy to see how healthy Danny Brown is looking and sounding
  12. Martin

    Hex [2024 Refurb]: General Discussion

    They quite openly say in the video that they're struggling to make it reliable enough to open, there's nothing being covered up
  13. Martin

    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    I'd rather it didn't exist. But if you have to have it, take them for all they've got. Ring every last penny out of anyone who has the money to burn.
  14. Martin

    Five/Ten/Fifteen year plan if you owned Alton?

    Towers is absolutely vulnerable. People tolerate it being in the middle of nowhere and the low standards because there's nothing else in the country like it. Universal will be closer to London, much more accessible, and won't allow itself to get as ran down as parts of Towers are. Towers'...
  15. Martin

    Europa Park for our 10th Wedding Anniversary

    If you'd rather public transport to get to the resort, fly to Basel. You have to get a bus into the city for the train connection but it doesn't take long. Some of the trains from Basel go direct, although some require a change, usually at Freiburg, and there are worse places to spend an hour...
  16. Martin

    The "Look What I Made!" Topic.

    Thank you for the feedback, and that's a good question! And one with a few answers. I'd already extended the canvas multiple times to get more of the suburbs in, and even at this size I've still had to cram a few spots in the south and Stanstead. The amount of 'stuff' that's below Watford...
  17. Martin

    The "Look What I Made!" Topic.

    As anyone who lives, works or visits London knows, the tube map has become an absolute mess. Nothing quite fits together, there's no flow or balance or logic or internal geometries and symmetries to it or anything. It's a shame that arguably the most iconic wayfinding diagram of all time has...
  18. Martin

    What are you listening to?

    Devastated earlier this week to miss out on seeing Chino Moreno out of Deftones' spooky, electronic side project, †††, live. Their latest album didn't really move me but their debut from 2014 remains one of my favourite albums from the decade. From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ptWIZ36F4...
  19. Martin

    Hex [2024 Refurb]: General Discussion

    Maybe I'm too soft but I don't think it's a dig, just more like "we could have accepted it's at the end of its life and moved on, but we think it's too important to let go of"
  20. Martin

    Hex [2024 Refurb]: General Discussion

    At this point it feels like they're building up to an ANNOUNCEMENT rather than just an update. Entirely new vault in 2025? A full Hex 2.0?
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