Damn whiny Brits!!! - Page 2

Drogue · August 4, 2003, 15:03

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Originally posted by mrmitchell
1) If Britain's rail network is this bad, Britain has to have the most laughable rail system in the world.

2) If the network is fine but the system admins are just stupid, then they've still got to have the most laughable rail system in the world.

Correct first time

Though the admins suck too, the system is just a joke.

Evil Knevil · August 4, 2003, 16:29

Network Rail Spokesperson on the BBC

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"Of course safety is our number one priority"

Really? Then why did you cut track maintainance by 25% to give 3 large dividends? Why did you falsify repair records and blame the resulting disaster on terrorism? And why are you proposing a cut of 50% in rural maintainance?

You fucking plum.

Ted Striker · August 4, 2003, 23:49

Hey Sava you dumbass, don't bash our friends like that.

UK!

Spiffor · August 4, 2003, 23:54

It is very hot this week in Stuttgart. It's impossible to work...

Ted Striker · August 4, 2003, 23:59

Yeah, yeah, parade your sex life in front of us...but how is the temperature in Deutschland?

Worthingtons · August 5, 2003, 00:01

It's fantastic, I dont usually like heat but for once i'm going to make the best of it.

I work in an air conditioned office thankfully.

I finished work last night at 11pm (!!) , and as i was leaving remembered i was merely wearing a shirt, and had to get home some of the way on foot, thinking i'd freeze. Stepped outside into lovely,perfect,warm but slightly breezy air - perfect.

Reminds me of my times in God own country, America where the heat is lovely in the evening. Cant wait to go back there next year actually.

Spiffor · August 5, 2003, 00:16

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Originally posted by Ted Striker
Yeah, yeah, parade your sex life in front of us...but how is the temperature in Deutschland?

Nah, my gf is away this week, so no soup for you

The weather is quite hot in Deutshcland, but Stuttgart is especially hot : southern city located between hills. Best way to keep all the heath. Where I live (rather, where I browse 'Poly), in the suburbs out of the hills, the weather is much milder

Well, I've just been an the weather site, and they say it'll be 36C tomorrow. It seems it's beginnign to be cooler, so I guess it was 37-38C today.

Sava · August 5, 2003, 00:22

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Originally posted by Ted Striker
Hey Sava you dumbass, don't bash our friends like that.

UK!

Ted, you dumbass

... I make fun of my friends... if they are too thin-skinned, that's their fault. It's not as if I'm proposing we change our language to "freedomish" instead of "English".

Spiffor · August 5, 2003, 00:24

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Originally posted by Sava
we change our language to "freedomish" instead of "English".

That would be interesting

Odin · August 5, 2003, 01:22

I like temperatures between 60F and 75F. I tolerate temperatures between 45F and 80F. I don't like temps below 45F or above 80F. I hate temps below 20F and above 90. I dispise temps below -5F and above 95F. Typical for a NWern Minnesotan.

Oh yeah, you Brits need to overhaul your rail system.

Cort Haus · August 5, 2003, 06:56

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Originally posted by Odin
Oh yeah, you Brits need to overhaul your rail system.

Oh really? Gosh, we never thought of that!

In fact, despite looking up and down the ballot paper last election, there were no 'fix the trains' party. Hopefully next time

CerberusIV · August 5, 2003, 07:44

Actually we need to scrap (literally) our rail system and start again with something new that actually works. Trouble is that would be expensive.

This is turning into a real British summer. First it rains, then it is so hot everything breaks down and people start dropping from heatstroke, then it rains, then it gets so hot...... . All we need is a water shortage and it would be complete.

The Viceroy · August 5, 2003, 07:53

Last Jan when I was in Bombay, the temperature got down to a freezing 14'c ... I was still in my shorts and t-shirt, and everybody else was shivering, wearing jackets etc .. Locals were dying of the cold !!!!!

Its certainly is what your use to.

Last time I was in India, it was the hottest there since the 1940's .. Bombay was 38'c every day (which is pretty much what we're getting in London now), and Delhi was up in the 50'c.

The difference is, in India like many near/tropical area's the humidity makes the heat very very different.

In the UK, its so direct .. very unlike India.

As for the railways here in the UK... India has a better rail system .. its totally useless, and if it was scrapped tomorrow, im not convinced too many people would care much.

MikeH · August 5, 2003, 08:22

I would, and so would the millions of people who use it every day.

The reason the delays are such big news is because so many people rely on it. I mean, you'd have to be nuts to drive.

lightblue · August 5, 2003, 09:33

Basically the transport system in the UK blows

Motorways are completely congested.

Trains... there's just too much wrong with them. I mean if rails that can't stand 30C, or fallen leaves, or a light frost

Not only that, it is so extremely overpriced compared to continental Europe or what i have seen from Amtrak (only done NY - Boston - Philly - NY), the trains are completely full, filthy and have no leg room.

Provost Harrison · August 5, 2003, 16:07

I'll take my chances on the motorways thanks, but heaven forbid we get a couple of centimetres of snow and then we will get 18 hour traffic jams...what is going on in this country?

Japher · August 5, 2003, 16:10

I remember about 3 years ago, during the summer, when I was commuting from Sacramento ro SF I got stuck in a traffic jam in Fairfield because the freeway had melted!!! (113F) Funny, though, it had reached that temp before but the freeway never melted. What they had determined was that traffic had increased over the years in that corridor and the amount of friction caused by the wheels of all the cars had managed to raise the temp even more.

As for the rail system, it may not be just the overhaul that is needed, but a better maintenance system... just a thought.

Provost Harrison · August 5, 2003, 16:24

Our rail system needs a lot of work and investment putting into it. Better maintenance is definitely a must, the current system is just institutionally incompetent and nonfunctional...corners get cut and shoddy jobs get done with very little responsibility attributed to anyone...

Kaak · August 5, 2003, 17:03

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Point 2 - We like to talk about the weather in Britain. It usually changes every few days and we have nothing more interesting to complain about.

that's funny. From my visits to the Britain, it was always the same.

Drab in the morning
Sunshine for about 15 minutes at noon
Drab in the early afternoon
Rain in late afternoon
Drab in the evening
Cold at night

Dis · August 5, 2003, 17:17

not all americans need A/C

I was just in San Diego. Beautiful weather. And the air is so much cleaner than in LA. Now I can see why property values are so high. Everyone wants to live there. But I can't see needing A/C in San Diego.

Also in many part of the U.S. such as the Northeast, the Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii, and the northern plains states they really don't need A/C

but I admit I'm a pansy who needs it. I tried going without it. But you try falling asleep in a pool of your own sweat when your house is over 100 degrees F (37.8 C). And it doesn't cool off at night where I live. The biggest reason is I live in a large city now. The sun bakes down and cooks the concrete and asphalt all day long. And all that heat is radiated back up at night. It can be 100 F (37.8 C) at 1:00 in the morning.