XPost: rec.arts.drwho, alt.usage.english   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10j41bn$2s3oh$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2025-12-31 06:57:44 +0000, Hibou said:   
   >> Le 31/12/2025 à 02:35, Steve Hayes a écrit :   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, my image of Dr Who was shaped by William Hartnell and the Daleks.   
   >>>   
   >>> Are there still "Police Boxes" on London streets?   
   >>   
   >> Not sure about London. There are some here, but they're either empty or   
   >> have been turned into coffee outlets.   
   >   
   >I'm not sure about actual Police Boxes (certainly none functional), but   
   >there are still many phone boxes on streets around England, although   
   >many have been turned into all sorts of things - coffee outlets, tiny   
   >libraries, tiny art galleries, etc.   
   >   
   >In New Zealand there are still a few public phone boxes around. Some   
   >still have a phone in them and they had wi-fi access added to them, but   
   >the NZ telecoms company has been planning to phase them out.   
   >   
   >Since about the 1970s, the problem has been that morons vandalise them,   
   >and now *almost* everyone has a mobile phone (I'm one of the few people   
   >who don't).   
   >   
   >   
      
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