As a Pembrokeshire native, I approve of this message 😂

That's pretty dreadful (and puts me off giving them my listening time). Podcast Bro territory adjacent.

It's got a *great* ring road - I used to enjoy bypassing Nantwich very much on my Reach travels.

Not a bad thought though! Many small boys could have fulfilled their burning career ambition.

That sounds really interesting/unsettling. I think I’m going to have to check the Cheshire one out.

Ah that’s so cool - was it very techie? Btw Churchill’s war rooms in Liverpool are also worth a visit if you’re ever in the vicinity.

I fear they’ve been influenced by MI6’s secret HQ sign shenanigans.

Thank you, honestly it’s never a surprise with Avanti! And I did indeed end up sprinting for any random train 😂

In related news, we probably need to buy a generator, which we've resisted for years but it's looking unavoidable now 😑

So all in, not insignificant numbers of homes are affected (I'd love to know the total number) but BT's reaction seems to be pretty much "yeah, sorry 'bout that".

It's not just a countryside issue - the analogue switch-off also impacts many elderly and vulnerable people whose assisted living devices rely on the service.

*Ir bears repeating: There is no mobile signal, for miles around. A neighbour broke her leg on the mountain and couldn't phone for help. She had hypothermia by the time she was found.

In severe storms, we can also be entirely cut off by fallen trees and flood water. We're pretty typical of rural mountain areas. (Where lots of tourists also get into scrapes and arrive on the doorstep asking for a landline phone*).