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The driveway for my house is round-the-back and oddly positioned so the only safe way for me to park (and get out again) is to reverse in and drive forwards out. So that's what I do pretty much everywhere. My only disappointment is I haven't got round to installing a gate that automatically...

All looks great to me, but... too soon? Are people going to start thinking New Nemesis will be ready this year?

This week's The Footage Detectives on Talking Pictures TV ended with some clips of Alton Towers in (I think) the 60s, 70s and very early 80s. No coasters, but there is the train and carousel. Plus the sea lions! (I'd forgotten about them)...

It depends what the rehearsals are for. If the aim is to see what works and what doesn't so they can fix/change things then not everything is going to be working every time.

I expect the new "scaled back" plans will be a retail park, housing and conservation area.

I honestly didn't think anything could take longer than that new junction on the M55 so well done BPB.

Shouldn't be any problem with Alton renaming their area as Carr's Land...

I assume you'll get a fairly definitive answer to that while you're in the queue.

It's only in keeping with Towers history, as Roald Dahl was a bit of a dick as well.

When I read of Emily, this is who I thought of:

God forbid someone should go on a roller coaster and, y'know, enjoy it for what it is. No, she has to do a "challenge" at the same time. TV people are the worst people.

Southport Pleasureland has closed with immediate effect until after the Queen's Funeral. I'm sure it's what she would have wanted.

Does Madame Tussauds' Spirit of London count? It's bonkers and I love it. Apparently it's only 5 minutes, but it feels much longer.

Fabulous! I remember at the time thinking the carriage didn't look very practical and that people would drown (if the sharks didn't get them first)

I haven't see any, but it would be fun to dig out. Might be worth e-mailing Radio 4's Rewinder to dig into the archive. Looking at broadcast dates, it would either be Going Live in 1989, or Live And Kicking in 1995. I'm thinking the latter, with the guys from Alton Towers boasting about taking...

Yeah, it was on the BBC1 show (Going Live, I think) but it was an April Fools Joke.

At least they've done the name and branding before building the attraction this time.

If Amanda's having problems thanks to Brexit, maybe she should think twice about welcoming the Tories to her hotel.

Everyone forgets the River Caves :(

I've never even heard of Heron Foods!