@george_ogier I strongly disliked hus grump at people wanting to pay by card. This is the 21st century (even in Charlbury. Mostly)

@george_ogier also sadly very true, and I had the same feeling. Tiny shop doesn’t help. He seems a lot more cheerful now he’s retiring!

Local bookshop closing down sale starts tomorrow. Was invited to it today & left with armful of books. Should have supported it more before.

@griffinkate 🙂

@jpstacey indeed, and many countries’ shops shut afternoons but open evenings – more convenient and sociable

Pre-industrial leisure time better than today? groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauc…

@mrianleslie they certainly shovelled a lot more shit in those days

@stephennewton @oliverburkeman I’m guessing our Tudor chums were more pragmatic than programmatic

@marylojkine We met at Future a couple of times during my ‘reign’ (mid 90s). Ancient history now, anyway!

Interesting that the Tudor view is not so much ‘getting things done’ as ‘avoiding the worst loss’. There’s one for the Big Society.