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Proposed trams under Cambridge
In message , at 03:54:34 on Tue, 14 Nov 2017,
Recliner remarked: That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. I telecommute around the world (of which uk.r is only a small outpost), chewing up the environment by flying only when strictly necessary. These days I rarely leave the UK. Haven't worked in a full-time job for 15yrs now, but have been active online for 30yrs, much of that time in environments where online participation was part of the brief. But I readily agree that usenet is more of a displacement activity than anything else these days. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. I'm not sure how much care is required to spot the sarcasm in: "there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London." -- Roland Perry |
Proposed trams under Cambridge
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:47:14 +0000
Mark Goodge wrote: On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:13:27 +0000, "Richard J." wrote: In what sense is the CamTram a proper railway whereas the Elizabeth Line isn't? The Elizabeth Line is a new part of an existing railway, not a new railway. That depends how you look at it. It could be viewed as a new railway joining up 2 previously (operationally) seperate railways, or you could view it as simply an underground section of the national rail network. I believe TfL has overall control of the underground section even though a conscession will run it, so to me it seems more like an entirely new line. |
Proposed trams under Cambridge
On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...66c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. |
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On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...66c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. There are a few of the old French colonial buildings left in Vientiane, but they're not particularly valued or protected against replacement by a more practical and profitable modern building. You'd be hard-pressed to spot that it was once a French colony, apart from a few French street names. Bilingual signs mostly feature English or Chinese, and you see very few European cars, none of which are French (but there some shiny Range Rovers and even an old London taci). Their new boss, the world's most powerful man, followed me to the city, whse roads were accordingly lined with Chinese flags and flag-waving, uniformed kids. The old colonial buildings in Phnom Penh are also disappearing fast, under a wave of Chinese investment in new skyscrapers. The traffic jams are terrible, as the new Chinese flyover is still under construction. |
Proposed trams under Cambridge
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Proposed trams under Cambridge
On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:44:35 +0000
" wrote: On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...run-under-camb idge-centre-s29mmk858?shareToken=0fdf69714488066c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. Last month central america, this month is east asia. You ever get the feeling he's on the run? |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:16:05 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: wrote: On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...run-under-camb idge-centre-s29mmk858?shareToken=0fdf69714488066c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. There are a few of the old French colonial buildings left in Vientiane, but they're not particularly valued or protected against replacement by a more practical and profitable modern building. You'd be hard-pressed to spot The place looks a bit of a dump on streetview. Which I suppose is why you've visited - anywhere thats a bit rough and seedy eh? |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:44:35 +0000 " wrote: On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...run-under-camb idge-centre-s29mmk858?shareToken=0fdf69714488066c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. Last month central america, this month is east asia. You need to learn some geography, even if your fear of flying and xenophobia stop you actually seeing the world. I've not been to Central America for several years, and have yet to visit most of the Central American countries. |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:16:05 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...run-under-camb idge-centre-s29mmk858?shareToken=0fdf69714488066c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. There are a few of the old French colonial buildings left in Vientiane, but they're not particularly valued or protected against replacement by a more practical and profitable modern building. You'd be hard-pressed to spot The place looks a bit of a dump on streetview. Which I suppose is why you've visited - anywhere thats a bit rough and seedy eh? I could visit your part of north London if that's all I wanted. |
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On 2017\11\14 23:21, Recliner wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:44:35 +0000 " wrote: On 14.11.17 3:54, Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message -septe mber.org, at 15:28:49 on Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...run-under-camb idge-centre-s29mmk858?shareToken=0fdf69714488066c31bc93f5152 e2fd0 That's going to make Edinburgh Council look like a paragon of financial prudence. Especially as it'll be "Britain’s first new underground railway in decades", so there are no workers available with recent experience of tunnelling in, say, London. Huh? Crossrail, HS2 and the Northern line extension all have significant London tunnels. Is this national "fail to spot sarcasm day", or what? For you, vigorously participating in usenet threads is a full-time occupation, as a substitute for the paid work which you'd much rather be doing. For most of the rest of us, uk.r is something we dip into in idle moments, and we don't carefully analyse every post for sarcasm. For example, I'm currently sitting in the lounge in Vientiane airport, sipping an early beer, and will soon be taking off. I won't be checking uk.r until at least tonight. I hear that Vientiane has some impressive French colonial architecture, though narcotics abuse there is more obvious. Last month central america, this month is east asia. You need to learn some geography, even if your fear of flying and xenophobia stop you actually seeing the world. I've not been to Central America for several years, and have yet to visit most of the Central American countries. So you're on the run from the Central Americans as well... ;-) |
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