We had a local cop who was out for over a year on disability, during which he was winning state powerlifting competitions. The only surprise is they actually prosecuted for it, possibly because it was so blatant.

The US wasn't involved until the final year so it's a little more difficult to find a WW1 storyline that will engage US audiences — not that this has stopped Hollywood from rewriting history before. Watching British, French and Germans churn the front lines back and forth a few miles at a cost of hundreds of thousands…

Not a problem any more in French train stations, they removed all self-serve lockers as an anti-terrorism security measure. There's a couple of big stations like Lille Europe where you can leave luggage with an attendant after it goes through a scanner, but that's it.