On 11 Jul 2003 03:26:53 -0700 umpston wrote:
} This morning I had some rubbish to throw away and was delighted to
} find litter bins on South Woodford station platform. I don't know how
} long they've been there. They appear to be a new design with a
} transparent plastic bin-bag suspended from a hoop attached to the
} wall. This design presumably reduces the 'bombs in bins' risk, which
} caused the removal of all the old litter bins some years ago.

PAris changed all it's street bins to this design wholesale about 3
years ago. Often wondered why London didn't do the same.

Mind until that time Paris still had solid street bins and retains solid
bins on the Metro. I suppose they're risk assesment comes in lower than
London.

Matthew
--
Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous
quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara

http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/

Matthew Malthouse writes
Mind until that time Paris still had solid street bins and retains
solid bins on the Metro. I suppose they're risk assesment comes in
lower than London.

I don't know. Compare the number of terrorist bombs that have exploded
on the Tube, to those on the Paris Metro.

--
Dave

Matthew Malthouse wrote:

On 11 Jul 2003 03:26:53 -0700 umpston wrote:
} This morning I had some rubbish to throw away and was delighted to
} find litter bins on South Woodford station platform. I don't know how
} long they've been there. They appear to be a new design with a
} transparent plastic bin-bag suspended from a hoop attached to the
} wall. This design presumably reduces the 'bombs in bins' risk, which
} caused the removal of all the old litter bins some years ago.

PAris changed all it's street bins to this design wholesale about 3
years ago. Often wondered why London didn't do the same.

Mind until that time Paris still had solid street bins and retains solid
bins on the Metro. I suppose they're risk assesment comes in lower than
London.

Maybe some of them are back now, but certainly in Paris both the SNCF
(train) and RATP (Métro) used shallow cardboard box-trays on the floor
(so you could see every item) and made sure they were emptied regularly.

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:16:15 +0100 Dave Newt wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote:
}
} On 11 Jul 2003 03:26:53 -0700 umpston wrote:
} } This morning I had some rubbish to throw away and was delighted to
} } find litter bins on South Woodford station platform. I don't know how
} } long they've been there. They appear to be a new design with a
} } transparent plastic bin-bag suspended from a hoop attached to the
} } wall. This design presumably reduces the 'bombs in bins' risk, which
} } caused the removal of all the old litter bins some years ago.
}
} PAris changed all it's street bins to this design wholesale about 3
} years ago. Often wondered why London didn't do the same.
}
} Mind until that time Paris still had solid street bins and retains solid
} bins on the Metro. I suppose they're risk assesment comes in lower than
} London.
}
} Maybe some of them are back now, but certainly in Paris both the SNCF
} (train) and RATP (Métro) used shallow cardboard box-trays on the floor
} (so you could see every item) and made sure they were emptied regularly.

Nver noticed those. Usuall silver-grey (aluminium?) wall mounted bins
on the stations I used (Republique, Pte d'Italie, Chatelet-les-Halles,
Luxembourg) last trip in June. Mind you I don't use the Metro very
often, for anything less than a trip clear across town I usually walk -
all the jouneys I took last time was because I was with lazy people.
;-)

Matthew
--
Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous
quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara

http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/

Matthew Malthouse wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:16:15 +0100 Dave Newt wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote:
}
} On 11 Jul 2003 03:26:53 -0700 umpston wrote:
} } This morning I had some rubbish to throw away and
was delighted to } } find litter bins on South Woodford
station platform. I don't know how } } long they've
been there. They appear to be a new design with a } }
transparent plastic bin-bag suspended from a hoop attached
to the } } wall. This design presumably reduces the
'bombs in bins' risk, which } } caused the removal of
all the old litter bins some years ago. } } PAris
changed all it's street bins to this design wholesale about
3 } years ago. Often wondered why London didn't do the
same. } } Mind until that time Paris still had solid
street bins and retains solid } bins on the Metro. I
suppose they're risk assesment comes in lower than }
London. }
} Maybe some of them are back now, but certainly in Paris
both the SNCF } (train) and RATP (Métro) used shallow
cardboard box-trays on the floor } (so you could see every
item) and made sure they were emptied regularly.

Nver noticed those. Usuall silver-grey (aluminium?) wall
mounted bins
on the stations I used (Republique, Pte d'Italie,
Chatelet-les-Halles, Luxembourg) last trip in June. Mind
you I don't use the Metro very
often, for anything less than a trip clear across town I
usually walk -
all the jouneys I took last time was because I was with
lazy people. ;-)

None of them were disabled I take it?

In article , Dave
writes
I don't know. Compare the number of terrorist bombs that have exploded
on the Tube, to those on the Paris Metro.

Well, for comparison, how many have there been?

--
Martin @ Strawberry Hill

Martin writes
In article , Dave
writes
I don't know. Compare the number of terrorist bombs that have
exploded on the Tube, to those on the Paris Metro.

Well, for comparison, how many have there been?

Pardon?

--
Dave

Cast_Iron wrote:

No. Just exhibited an unwillingness to walk from Republique to Porte
d'Italiea. Or from Luxembourg to Chatelet.

Which is how far in kilometers/miles?

The former is far enough to not want to walk, the latter isn't too bad
if you feel like it.

Cast_Iron wrote:

Dave Newt wrote:
Cast_Iron wrote:

No. Just exhibited an unwillingness to walk from
Republique to Porte d'Italiea. Or from Luxembourg to
Chatelet.

Which is how far in kilometers/miles?

The former is far enough to not want to walk, the latter
isn't too bad if you feel like it.

Well that's so wonderfully helpful that my original question stands.

If you're trying to make some kind of point, just make it.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:35:39 +0100 Dave Newt wrote:
} Cast_Iron wrote:
}
} No. Just exhibited an unwillingness to walk from Republique to Porte
} d'Italiea. Or from Luxembourg to Chatelet.
}
} Which is how far in kilometers/miles?
}
} The former is far enough to not want to walk,

About 4 km, 2.4 miles.

} the latter isn't too bad
} if you feel like it.

1.5 km, just under a mile.

Matthew
--
Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous
quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara

http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/