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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Not so, that has already been established by this..... Andy Coulson |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Totally agree, so how about shifting Justine Greening to the Chief Whip? Bet she can scare the bejasus out of them! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Mr A "Pleb" Mitchell should be sacked or this guy reinstated. One can't have their bread buttered on both sides..... Tory Councillor sacked over PC Deaths joke |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
What's Eastenders? I ee Boris got this one right again. Boris Johnson: Nick Clegg's mansion tax plans are crazy There are currently 809,000 Band G homes in England and 132,000 Band H homes, according to the last estimate from the Valuation Office Agency. And I know at least five homes that Clegg might think are in that bracket, but keep getting the band lowered because they are on a private road, which includes a bridge which is a "grade 2 listed building", the only utilities they get are electricity and basic phone line, too far from exchange or cabinet to get broadband. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Good post. But one that cannot be clearly answered. However, I'll give it a try. Modernisation, especially of the transport industry is long overdue. Unfortunately, those with the purse strings have been going about it in the wrong way. Total automation on trains is inadvisable. The Victoria Line is the classic example - when first introduced, it worked seemlessly (after ironing out niggling little bugs). However after a few years of operation, the sensors that made the whole line work kept failing & the motormen had to take control & operate the trains. Why did the sensors fail? Answer - simply time! London Underground tunnels are not clean & healthy enviroments for man or equipment. Also, for those currently living in London...have you ever seen areas around tube stations where renovation is taking place? A good one to take note of is Tottenham Court Road. It all looks grand, fresh clean updated stations, but think of a damp ridden house - rather than attack the problem, one just wipes it clean & apply a coat of paint... That's the London Underground stations! Then there's the safety factor, which frankly, scares the hell out of me. While attending an Instructor class, we had to provide a course of instruction & act as if it was a real course with it being videoed for later assessment. I chose safety(during this time period, the IRA were very active in Britain). Some time later, the class had to sit through all the videos & pass comments on what we each did right & wrong. Throughout my course, I was attacked for un-neccessary scaremongering & this showed on the video. The chief instructor stated that i had done well with the presentation but lingered too long on the matter of bombings - at the time, fair points were raised which I later took on board. I passed the course. My greatest fear even though I throughly loved working on the trains? Bombs. We had several actually go off on several lines, but fortunately, they were on trains that were running on the surface with no casualties. Edit: However, even though there were no casulities on these, on one bombing, the driver broke 2 "Golden Rules" that London Underground drives into all driver's head constantly - You do not leave a running train. You take care of yourself at all times, thereby guaranteeing the safety of your passengers. He left the train to chase the bomber - bomber turned, shot him dead & also shot a police officer. That night (was working nights) my crewmate requested a change & refused to talk to me for days as well as causing other issues - why? He was that driver's brother & I'm Irish. However, at the back of my mind was "Tunnels" Should a bomb go off in a Tube tunnel with a scant 2 inches either side of the train...... For all that castigation I took, one thing I did not do is gloat in July 2005, i just felt hurt with enormous pain for days afterwards. Then there was Moorgate in February 1975...I was entering the station upstairs on a Metrolitan Circle line train. Modernisation, yes I'm all for it - crewless trains ? A definite NO |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Anyone know what the Magna Carta means in English? Fast forward to 16 mins in....... Eton Ignoramus on Letterman |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Well this article say that drivers on the Victoria, Central and Jubilee lines just open the doors. http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featuredriverless-train-technology/ |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Anyone know what the Magna Carta means in English? I agree, that is a bit unfair. He certainly handled it better than i think his predecessor would have managed. Admittedly i did know what Magna Carta means, but then i studied Latin for seven years. But saying Cameron must be an idiot because he didn't know that, or who wrote Rule Britannia (which i didn't know either), is rather making a mountain out of a molehill. As for inconsequential, next to Ed Milliband, really? And the less said about Clegg the better. (He lied to us! *shakes fist*) I wouldn't say i liked any of the current three leaders, but of them, Cameron is the one i dislike least. Boris for PM! Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Anyone know what the Magna Carta means in English? I don't watch the Letterman Show on a regular basis, though to call the presenter smug and a pratt is absurd. If anyone appeared smug on that show it was David "you caught me out" Cameron. I can't think of any other British PM (or, indeed, leader of the opposition) that would have not known the translation of Magna Carta. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Chris, since you assert "If tube trains become completely fully automated then the drivers won't have a job. If the drivers don't have a job then they won't need a trade union. If there is no need for a trade union then Bob Crow won't have a job.", which may be well true, then what do we do with the displaced? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Well this article say that drivers on the Victoria, Central and Jubilee lines just open the doors. That's always been the case since automation was introduced. That doesn't say it works perfectly. @Chris It's not a case of better sensors or improved technology. It's the environment. It's not easy to explain, suffice to say that if you could spend 5 minutes in a tube tunnel, you'll get the picture. As for Cameron, Even I have to admit he handled himself well. My point was that an ignorant fool like myself knew what Magna Carta meant & also happened to know that Elgar certainly didn't compose Rule Brittainia.....Just what are they taught at Eton? How to get rich quick & mess up the country at the same time maybe? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
As for Cameron, Even I have to admit he handled himself well. My point was that an ignorant fool like myself knew what Magna Carta meant & also happened to know that Elgar certainly didn't compose Rule Brittainia.....Just what are they taught at Eton? The country was already pretty stuffed by the time he took over. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
As to un-manned tubes, I think its got to happen one day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_driverless_trains#Completely_driverless_systems_and_lines |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
Chris, since you assert "If tube trains become completely fully automated then the drivers won't have a job. If the drivers don't have a job then they won't need a trade union. If there is no need for a trade union then Bob Crow won't have a job.", which may be well true, then what do we do with the displaced? It should be clear to most of us, that over time, advances in technology will finally make the working man redundant in most if not all manual task operations. Man will therefore progress hence find something else constructive to fill his time. Replacing manual-man via the use of technology has been evolving since the days the first windmills were ever first erected. Clearly, via technology, man's way of life has vastly improved and will improve much further as time goes on. It's for man to embrace these improvements, take advantage of them, hence look to see how he can adapt to a potential new way of life in the coming future. A way of life that may involve much less time spent working hence much more time spent living. Planet Earth is no more than a spring-board out into the universe for man. So man's future may well be in the area of space travel and planetary colonisation....that should keep him and his misses busy for hundreds of years but technology will be doing all the grafting work for him though.... ....."Beam me-up Betreger, oh and ask E2D2 to put the kettle on and make a cup of tea for us" The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Can't see why not. Cameron made me spill my drink though.... "Well we did interfere in your politics 200 years ago, when we sailed up the river & burnt down the White House" He should have said, "Let us do it a 2nd time & it'll save you a lot of money come November" |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
If anyone wants to see an original copy of the Magna Carta, then Lincoln Cathedral is where to go and one of only 4 surviving originals. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
Actually Nick it's R2-D2 but he is no good as a bar tender, best stick to tea. Errr, hit the wrong key... The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
@Bobby - I have looked up Letterman and he is notorious for his irreverent style and courts controversy more often that not. When presenters interview famous people it is usually polite, in the UK at least, to give them or their advisors a brief idea of the areas you'll want to discuss. It doesn't do your show's prospects much good, if you embarrass someone so that others won't want appear in future either. It was obvious to me that Letterman deliberately asked questions that he thought Cameron might have difficulty in answering, which at the very least was discourteous. From what I have seen, my guess would be that when the reports say "zany" or "irreverent", you should be thinking more "Terry Wogan" than "Alan Partridge". I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Finally, confirmation of what many thought..... just how many do we have currently in power? Hubris & a pillock who thinks God is the only one to judge him |
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