On Oct 3, 12:46 pm, MIG wrote:


In general, buses could be a slower but more pleasant alternative to
the Underground, instead of which the slower alternative now has the
ambience of the Underground (standing in a long thing).


And in particular, the lack of any view. On a double-decker, there
are loads of seats with a decent view; on a bendy, only one (on the
left at the front). IMO the view from the top deck of a bus is one of
the three best things about not just London, but England in general.

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, brixtonite wrote:

On Oct 3, 12:46 pm, MIG wrote:

In general, buses could be a slower but more pleasant alternative to
the Underground, instead of which the slower alternative now has the
ambience of the Underground (standing in a long thing).

And in particular, the lack of any view. On a double-decker, there are
loads of seats with a decent view; on a bendy, only one (on the left at
the front). IMO the view from the top deck of a bus is one of the three
best things about not just London, but England in general.

May i ask what the other two are?

tom

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Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, brixtonite wrote:

On Oct 3, 12:46 pm, MIG wrote:

In general, buses could be a slower but more pleasant alternative to
the Underground, instead of which the slower alternative now has the
ambience of the Underground (standing in a long thing).

And in particular, the lack of any view. On a double-decker, there
are loads of seats with a decent view; on a bendy, only one (on the
left at the front). IMO the view from the top deck of a bus is one
of the three best things about not just London, but England in
general.

May i ask what the other two are?

You and me, Tom, you and me.