Dunno, Ringway was my suspicion. I spotted there in the 60’s and the picture just looked familiar to me. Not my picture, I posted it for somebody else.

I agree with all that you writ,
But i don’t know what you actually want in response?

Whilst I belly-laughed at Tommy Cooper etc. in the 60’s, I also find some of todays comics funny too. Yes, some are are making an easy life of it, some are talented. Gervais is actually quite a talent, although I don’t like most of his stuff.
But, comedy must change along with society. Apparently, society is more edumicated now, so the comedy has changed.
IMO it hasn’t, a man slipping on a Banana skin will always be funny.

According to a programme broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 this evening Clarkson’s ‘jokes’ were scripted.

Moggy

hmm, this is a whole new dimension to the discussion!

The thick plottens!

The pillock bit of my OP was that he said what he did on the wrong show. We expect it from him on TG, but the 7pm show (Isn’t it live minus 5 seconds?….so the producer may not of sanctioned it?) is watched by a different crowd and children. And, it was on the same day as the action, if done in a few weeks it would be seen for the joke it was.
My Mrs was on strike as part of local Guvmint. The Pension (Which is no more guilt edged than any other Company contribution scheme) was actually not that great before, now it’s worse…or threatened to be worse.
And to the rant above about overpaid workers etc. then I can assure you that your opinion is not sound. The vast majority of these workers are underpaid and I suspect mainly female (Which has the added history of being underpaid and still not caught up despite all the equal pay stuff). My role, transferred to Central Government would pay 50% less, for example. Yes, some senior managers may be on a good ticket, but no more so than in industry.

The flipside of the above is the basic question about what the camera is actually used for?
If your hobby is Photography, and spend hours taking pictures and even more hours editing / messing about with them in Photoshop or similar….then go for the entry level DSLR.

If however (And I think this is you) you want to take quality pictures of everyday things and would just like a walk-about camera, then consider a Bridge type like you have already done. But don’t stick to the Canon, look at Panasonic (My preference) too. And Sony.
There are a lot of advantages to having one lens. I had a Bridge for 4 years and won several photo competitions (In a Camera Club) with the results from it.
Further flipside…..once you see the quality that is capable of these cameras, you may want to go for a DSLR!