TFL Tube Strikes
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einsign said:
Podie said:
einsign said:
Podie said:
Really? Does it? 
Somewhat predictable, glib response.
Whats not to agree with, cycling is not dangerous if you are switched on enough.Somewhat predictable, glib response.
I'm quite happy walking, thanks.
Being switched on ~ but switched off from work and life hassles that would be festering if I was sitting in a car, I have a very stressful job and when I am on my cycle or motorbike I think its like being in a computer game, and everyones out to kill you. Doesn't really sound that relaxing does it but it is for me!
I don't have to pay to walk, and it's a far more pleasant experience.
drivetrain said:
In other news, Lahndanahs are late to arrive at their designated cubicle, having to walk and go to work on buses, just like the bearskin wearing cave dwellers outside the M25.
Whingeing and whining, the mating call of the lesser southern softie.
Podie said:
I started walking after a tube strike years ago (the office is just over a mile from the station). It's then you realise it takes as long to walk as it does to use the tube.
I don't have to pay to walk, and it's a far more pleasant experience.
Exactly, great point.I don't have to pay to walk, and it's a far more pleasant experience.
And for people who have to go a bit further once you have cycled you will never go back, plus its free and you get fit. Its like a magic wand and people are ignoring it daily to get fat.
einsign said:
Exactly, great point.
And for people who have to go a bit further once you have cycled you will never go back, plus its free and you get fit. Its like a magic wand and people are ignoring it daily to get fat.
I used to use the Boris bikes a lot but almost got killed a few months ago and friend of a friend is in a coma after being hit by a lorry. Haven't cycled much since...And for people who have to go a bit further once you have cycled you will never go back, plus its free and you get fit. Its like a magic wand and people are ignoring it daily to get fat.
That's the main problem really, the risk of injuries and death. Well, that and lycra.
drivetrain said:
Wasn't Norman Tebbit a tory? 
More than that, he was our MP, and a friend of my late Mum in Law.We like 'em like that in Chingford. Mind you, quite a few people moving here from places like Hackernee and I suspect some of them might be bleeding heart Guardian readers. 'tis a slippery slope!
silverthorn2151 said:
drivetrain said:
Wasn't Norman Tebbit a tory?
More than that, he was our MP, and a friend of my late Mum in Law.We like 'em like that in Chingford. Mind you, quite a few people moving here from places like Hackernee and I suspect some of them might be bleeding heart Guardian readers. 'tis a slippery slope!
drivetrain said:
Then move away and find a more amenable place to live.
Wasn't Norman Tebbit a tory?
Yes, that's right. Irritated with a 48 hour strike once in four years, in a city you turned your life upside down to move to? Move away!Wasn't Norman Tebbit a tory?
How do you put your shoes on the right feet? A responsible adult to help you?
onyx39 said:
Bit cheeky not crediting the source til the very end, that! Very funny though 
Shaoxter said:
I used to use the Boris bikes a lot but almost got killed a few months ago and friend of a friend is in a coma after being hit by a lorry. Haven't cycled much since...
That's the main problem really, the risk of injuries and death. Well, that and lycra.
Excuses excuses. You vote in the people that control the road network, that means you have a say over what it's like, including how dangerous the drivers on it are. Roads aren't just 'dangerous' unless you're happy to let them be - and that includes being happy to be just as responsible for your decision not to cycle as someone who does so out of laziness is.That's the main problem really, the risk of injuries and death. Well, that and lycra.
rambo19 said:
Say what you like about bob crow, but his members get decent wages and conditions.
Agreed. He does a fine job for his members at the expense of the general public. He would actually like that statement. He achieves this by straightforward blackmail.THat said, the more he achieves for his members, the more overbloated TFL wage bill becomes and *hopefully* the more attractive automatic trains become
blindswelledrat said:
Out of interest, does anyone actually know why they are striking?
I realise that the premise is the closing of ticket offices but it has next to no effect on the union members hence I don't understand what their beef is? I assume I am missing something?
Crow justifying his job I presume.I realise that the premise is the closing of ticket offices but it has next to no effect on the union members hence I don't understand what their beef is? I assume I am missing something?
All he is doing is putting his union members out of jobs quicker when they ramp up the production unmanned trains.
silverthorn2151 said:
drivetrain said:
In other news, Lahndanahs are late to arrive at their designated cubicle, having to walk and go to work on buses, just like the bearskin wearing cave dwellers outside the M25.
Whingeing and whining, the mating call of the lesser southern softie.
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