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NeoThermic72 karma

Does moving to the master socket make a difference or is it a placebo that mostly works because it forces you to reconnect? If it does work, why?

Usually speed issues are between the cabinet and the premises. What can I do to determine which side of the line the issue is before I get an engineer down?

NeoThermic6 karma

What magnitude is the Big One reported to be?

The San Andreas Fault isn't very deep, which puts a rough upper limit around 8.3. What'd be scary about the SAF going would be a long-lasting quake (as noted by /u/queen_content, 60-90s of shaking at at least a 7 or higher could cause major issues).

I'm sure /u/theearthquakeguy could elaborate a bit more, but I think I've got my facts... shaken out... ;)

NeoThermic5 karma

I can't find a source right now, bit I believe the road (or track) was there first - Stonehenge was built next to an important route at the time, rather than the other way round.

It does follow Harrow Way for a huge part of its length, but rough dating of it suggests that it has a rough age of 600-450 BC based on findings near parts of it, with parts possibly dating back to the end of stone age. However, Stonehenge's early construction most possibly started in the Mesolithic age, which does put it a few thousand years before the tail end of the stone age. It's a bit difficult to call in either direction, but I do ponder if this might be a chicken/egg scenario. My money is on the path, mind.

NeoThermic4 karma

The profit from our retail sales helps us to care for England's unique heritage for future generations to enjoy.

Pimping this a bit for everyone to enjoy, you can get your English Heritage gift shop items via their website too, very handy for that emergency mead bottle during the lockdown!

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It keeps the rest of the business going, the National Trust does the same, relies on the few big earners to keep the rest of the small sites going.

NT and EH both also rely on membership to help as well!

EH membership starts from £63/person, but you can also get discounts for a joint (£109/year for both) or family membership (£109/year for 2 adults and up to 12 children, or half that for half the counts). If you have a bit more disposable income you can also get a lifetime membership for £1,460 single, £2,090 joint. All those numbers go down if you're senior too..

NT membership starts from £72/year for single, £120/year for joint, and £126/year for family (2 adults and any children/grandchildren living at the same address). Their lifetime memberships are £1,730/£2,160/£2,265 for single/joint/family respectively.

A lot of people scoff at the lifetime costs, but consider that it's roughly about 20 years of membership cost, but is literally lifetime usage. There's so many awesome places to go with either membership, and don't forget membership gives you free parking (where the carpark is owned by your membership provider) at the places too!

Bonus: having either NT or EH membership gets you free access to Stonehenge. Lots of people don't realise that it's dual ownership, basically.

If you live near any EH/NT properties, or you have the means to travel to a few, a membership does save you a lot, and it ensures good income for the properties and places that each looks after.