Archive for the ‘Transport’ Category
A Brush With Fame
It was the coat that gave it away. It wasn’t even that nice a coat, a grey, rumpled overcoat that wouldn’t look good on anybody. On Monday, sat opposite me on the 18:17 from London St Pancras to Peterborough via Hitchin, was the multi-award-winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and author, Alan Bennett. At first I wasn’t […]
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Tags: Alan Bennett, Apple, Beyond The Fringe, Blog, Books, Celebrity, feedback, Google, Hitchin, Inspiration, journalism, life, Music, Overcoat, Radio, St Pancras, Train, Travel, work
Going Off The Rails
What will happen on the day I get caught for fare dodging?
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, corruption, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Internet, Media, podcast, Radio, Railways, Tavel, Trains, Transport, Travel, Uncategorized, Youtube | Leave a Comment
Tags: Fare Dodging, Hitchin, London Blackfriars, Macbook, Thameslink
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately, including: Advice for Theresa May on how to deal with the Russian situation; Tributes to Ken Dodd; Housemates From Hell; Nightmare neighbours; What happens if England boycott the World Cup; Unusual things you’ve eaten; Is Vladimir Putin going to be the “Lord Of The World”?; The […]
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Tags: Ant & Dec, BOBfm, England., Graham Mack, Kim Wilde, Russia, Theresa May, Trees, Vladimir Putin, World Cup
T’d Off
Politicians LOVE pollution and they’ve got really good at turning it into revenue. They’re called “green” taxes even though the money they raise isn’t spent on making the environment any cleaner. If you drive into the centre of London you have to pay a “congestion charge” of £11.50 a day. All vehicles that put out […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Enviroment, Google, Graham Mack, green party, Inside look, Inspiration, Internet, Media, podcast, Politics, polution, Radio, Traffic, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Black Cab, Blog, Bus, C02, Congestion Charge, Diesel, emmissions, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Greater London Council, green taxes, health, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, London, Mayor Of London, Media, medical, News, Politics, Radio, Sadiq Khan, T-Charge, Taxi, Travel, Unplugged
Train In Vain
“In business, if you realize you’ve made a bad decision, you change it”. That’s a quote from Richard Branson. This week he announced that his Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One. They’re a company that wants to bring Elon Musk’s magnetically-propelled high-speed transport system to life. A hyperloop is a pod that travels through […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, Radio, Trains, Transport, Travel, true story, Trump, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Britain, Elon Musk, Henry Ford, HS2, Hyperloop, Hyperloop One, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Virgin
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm Lately, including; Houseguests from Hell. How do you pay tribute to Hef? Stuff you’ve done at work to make things more interesting. Unusual places to be chatted up. Nigel is an endangered species. Public transport nightmares. A special birthday song. Lisa gets her finger stuck in someone’s […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Atheist, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, DJ, Drunk, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Live, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Birthday, Blog, BOBfm, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Music, News, Nigel Farage, Politics, public transport, Radio, wasps, work
Convoys of driverless trucks will be on British roads soon. The Government is going to pay for trials of semi-autonomous goods vehicles. A human will drive the lead truck which will be followed by drone trucks piloted by computers. Now they could just have one truck pulling a couple of trailers like they do in Australia, […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Australia, blog, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, Politics, Radio, Self-service, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Australia, driverless trucks, Platooning, Politics, Road Train, UK
Rail Against The System
I’ve had an experience that directly relates to one of the stories in the news this week. The list of Britain’s most overcrowded trains is out. Number two on the list is the 7.55am Cambridge to London King’s Cross. Capacity 202 passengers, actual number of passengers 426. I’ve been on that train. The normal rules […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Compliants, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Public Speaking, public transport, Radio, Tavel, Trains, Transport, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Google, Great Northern Trains, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Kings Cross, Radio, Sky News, Travel, Twitter
Carmageddon
The anti-car people are going to have to find a new reason to hate cars. For years they’ve been banging on about how bad cars are for the environment. They’ve been blaming the cars and their drivers but the truth is it’s not the cars that are dirty, it’s the fuel. I’ve been saying this […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Business, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Enviroment, Excercise, Food, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Politics, polution, Radio, Trains, Transport, Travel, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, BOBfm, Electric Vehicle, Enviroment.cars, EVs, Google, Graham Mack, health, Internet, journalism, pollution, Radio, roads
Pollution Solution
I’ve worked out how to save the planet. We keep hearing about how fossil fuels are bad for the environment and how they’re eventually going to run out anyway. As long as we generate electricity from renewable sources the answer has to be electric cars. I’ve been thinking about this lately because the new Mackmobile […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Atheist, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, motoring, podcast, Radio, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Electric Cars, Google, Graham Mack, Hybrid, Inspiration, Internet, News, planet, Politics, Radio
London Calling
In Episode 29 of my show for the USA, I talk about how the Soccer World Cup is coming to America, Canada and Mexico but should not be there at all; The Queen meeting her namesake in a zoo; How the National Trust upset Christians; The British tradition of doing a runner and the delights […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Aircraft, Airlines, Athiest, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Christian, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Media, podcast, Politcs, Politics, Radio, Transport, Truth, Uncategorized, World, Youtube | Closed
Tags: America, Apple, Blog, FIFA, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, journalism, Media, National Trust, Politics, Radio, The Queen, Transatlantic, Travel, World Cup
Battle Dress
How would you feel if, just for fun, a battle of Hastings reenactment society recreated the events of 1066 on a main road you were trying to drive along? People dressing up in costumes and pretending to be someone they’re not is happening every day on Britain’s roads. Grown men (and it’s usually men) […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, motoring, People, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Road Toll, Roads, Transport, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Battle of Hastings, Bikes, Blog, bycicles, Dressing up, Media, Police, Radio, roads, traffic
One Track Mind
Britain’s new railway should be re-named. The transport minister, Andrew Jones agrees with me but he wants to use the wrong name. The new line will connect London with the North of England. A lot of people are against it, especially in the communities that will be affected along the route where homes will be […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, Construction, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Transport, Travel, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Andrew Jones, Birmingham, Blog, Grand Union Railway, H2S, HS2, Hydrogen sulfide, Inspiration, London, Manchester, Media, News, North of England, Politics, Radio, Train, Travel
Cracked it!
When I discovered a three inch long crack in my car’s windscreen, I was angry at first, then I realised that crack contained the secret to eternal life. The crack can’t be repaired, I need a new windscreen. It’s the latest part that needs replacing. I’ve had the car for about a year and a […]
Filed under: AFTRS, America, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, Memory, podcast, polution, Radio, science, Space, Tavel, Time Travel, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cars, Computers, Eternal Life, Graham Mack, Mars, moon, NASA, News, Proxima b, Radio, Space, Spare parts, television, Travel, Universe, USB, winscreen
I’ve been unlucky with speeding tickets. One morning, exactly three years ago, I came within three points of losing my licence. I used to present a Sunday morning show on Jack FM in Southampton. I lived in Swindon at the time, which was a 130 mile round trip. On the May Day bank holiday weekend […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Britain, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, podcast, Radio, Roads, speed camera, Television, Traffic, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Drining Licence, Graham Mack, Hampshire Constabulay, Jack FM, Radio, Southampton, speed camera, Speeding Ticket
I don’t like scientists who think they’re better than us. The official name of a new British multi-million pound polar research vessel is unlikely to be “Boaty McBoatface”, despite winning a public poll. The public overwhelmingly voted for it to be the name in a poll that closed at the weekend. It got more than […]
Filed under: AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Liverpool, Politics, Transport, Uncategorized, Weird News, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Birkenhead, Blog, Boaty McBoatface, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cammell Laird, Graham Mack, Liverpool, NARC, Narural Enviroment Research Council, Polar, Radio, Travel
Smart Arse
Motorways used to be Britain’s fastest roads but not any more. These days you’re lucky if you can go faster than 50mph. I’ve been spending my weekends on the M1 and M6 lately because I’ve been driving between Hertfordshire and the North West. It feels as if most of that time I’m driving in roadworks. […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, History, Media, motoring, Radio, Roads, roadworks, Transport, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Britain, Graham Mack, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, M1, M6, Motorways, Radio, Smart Motorways, Speed Cameras
