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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by twic on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:37PM (#20668923)
Honest question: why didn't you take the train? This would have been a good time to take another sip of your whisky and soda.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by dnh44 on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:53PM (#20669033)
In the UK taking a train is often (but not always) more expensive than driving and can take longer too. Depending on the route there might not be a viable service. The service in bad weather isn’t very reliable either.

But for some routes it’s really easy and convenient. It just depends on where you are and where you’re going.

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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by mhandley on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:43PM (#20668972)
I didn't take the train because I was transporting my son's sailing boat back from a competition. Also the train line was flooded yesterday, so that wouldn't have been an option. But normally that's not a problem, and I agree, if I'm just transporting myself, I do like the train.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by goatinaboat on Sunday August 11, 2019 @01:09PM (#20669137)
On Friday this happened https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49300025

British trains are very expensive and unreliable at the best of times. Anyone who can drive, does.

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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by coldtea on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:41PM (#20668959)
Because he didn't know the whether would be like that?

And because he already owns a car?

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