things that only i could care about

clueful train staff

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_829850.html?menu=

‘I think it’s the overhead lines’

– as opposed to the 30,000 AA batteries that each train normally runs on ?

out of context quote of the day

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3161354.stm

“General Eberhart said the pilots were being trained to overcome a natural hesitation to kill civilians”

Well, it’s only fair that non-combatants should ‘experience’ the joys of friendly fire too, I suppose. Afterall, taxpayers did buy the bullets…