@dtl @jamesb I've never had a long wire fail and I've always used equipment wire that I've bought at car boot sales rather than anything designed for aerials.

@u0421793 I've found I take fewer pictures since switching to iPhone only, something that happened as my now very ancient Panasonic LX-3 lost most of its battery life. The reason isn't the camera, though, it's the workflow. I don't use cloud stuff and the computer and phone want me to - making it harder to do it any other way. I'd go direct to flickr but I like to edit, only not on my phone, so I'm sort of stuck. My old simple workflow is gone.

@u0421793 I think cameras will stop being self-contained single purpose objects quite soon. The signs were there when John Lewis stopped selling them (either that or I didn't find the part of the shop where they've moved to because I couldn't see the signs).

@dtl conditions worsened through the morning, but not completely normal yet.

@penguin42 I think there are some good reasons for the transformers, a single one with a higher power rating would likely not fit in the box, also buying more of the same item is often cheaper. I had a few of these but they succubed to my "I didn't know the roof was leaking" storage strategy.

@jamesb My wife said I should grow it. Having done so accidentally many years ago at mum's house (presumably a bird left seeds) I know it's not actually that demanding to grow. Bonus trivia: I first ate asparagus in the revolving restaurant on the Goodies kitten tower.

@penguin42 The US was a very late adopter of ADS-B, as late as 2020 for the basics and some time in the distant future for actual displays in places that could benefit from them. That country is a total joke when it comes to technology.