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[HRG]

I was listening to David Bowie last night and by God I do believe I've sussed it, the reason why life these days just seems so disappointing.

When I was a kid something newer, bigger and faster seemed to happen every few weeks. We had Concord, the 747, man walking on the moon, Skylab, the Intercity 125 and the HST, the list is almost endless. It seemed like every time I saw the news mankind went on to something newer and even greater.

Life was just full of promise and to be honest we were pretty fking great, it really seemed as if there was no stopping us. Tomorrows World was on it's regular spot every Thursday and some of that stuff even came true, something about every home having it's own computer?

But what have modern kids got to look forward to? Every time I turn on the news now it seems as if mankind is apologising for this glorious past and somehow fluffy kittens are more important than the emotional lift given by mankind going on to ever greater achievements...

Someone pass me a Raleigh Chopper, I need to go out and do some wheelies

[off_again]

HRG said:

Someone pass me a Raleigh Chopper, I need to go out and do some wheelies

Don't do it.... dangerous as hell those things...



Now a Grifter and we are talking coool...

[evenflow]

D'ya know what? You may have something there...

[MaxAndRuby]

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

[sleep envy]

HRG said:

the HST

the what?

HRG said:

Someone pass me a Raleigh Chopper, I need to go out and do some wheelies

only if you say 'watch this!'

[HRG]

MaxAndRuby said:

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

Arse, I meant the APT :grummpy:

[sleep envy]

HRG said:

MaxAndRuby said:

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

Arse, I meant the APT :grummpy:

dementia isn't quite what it used to be, eh Rob?

[MaxAndRuby]

HRG said:

MaxAndRuby said:

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

Arse, I meant the APT :grummpy:

Wasn't that the billion pound flop that made everyone throw up?

[HRG]

sleep envy said:

HRG said:

MaxAndRuby said:

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

Arse, I meant the APT :grummpy:

dementia isn't quite what it used to be, eh Rob?

Sorry, what was I saying?

[sleep envy]

MaxAndRuby said:

Wasn't that the billion pound flop that made everyone throw up?

I thought FIAT bought the tech and managed to develop it through to use?

[parakitaMol.]

How long would it take you to re-write your post using a John Bull printing set?

[HRG]

MaxAndRuby said:

HRG said:

MaxAndRuby said:

You're getting old. Kids probably think it's great.

I thought the Intercity 125 WAS the HST?

Arse, I meant the APT :grummpy:

Wasn't that the billion pound flop that made everyone throw up?

But it had huge potential... And you don't hear much about Skylab these days either.

That's not the point though, man's potential was unlimited when I was a kid, if we wanted to do something a few clever blokes were given some money and lo and behold, we had it invented and built.

[sleep envy]

HRG said:

Sorry, what was I saying?

did you ever mention speed mucks about with your memory?

[HRG]

parakitaMol. said:

How long would it take you to re-write your post using a John Bull printing set?

Ah yes, blue fingers.... I remember it well

[HRG]

sleep envy said:

HRG said:

Sorry, what was I saying?

did you ever mention speed mucks about with your memory?

Can't remember.

[sleep envy]

HRG said:

That's not the point though, man's potential was unlimited when I was a kid, if we wanted to do something a few clever blokes were given some money and lo and behold, we had it invented and built.

CERN

stuff still gets done but the political agenda and green issues cover the news more than anything else IMO

[MaxAndRuby]

sleep envy said:

MaxAndRuby said:

Wasn't that the billion pound flop that made everyone throw up?

I thought FIAT bought the tech and managed to develop it through to use?

Impressive knowledge of the train scene mate.

Right at the bottom :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Passenger_Tr...

[jesusbuiltmycar]

HRG said:

Intercity 125 and the HST

I read that train travel in theUK was actually quicker in the last year of World War 2 than it is today...


Ahhhhh What fine progress...

[sleep envy]

MaxAndRuby said:

Impressive knowledge of the train scene mate.

cheers

[Mutley]

[quote=HRG]... And you don't hear much about Skylab these days either.

[quote]
I'm not surprised, it fell to onto Australia/South Pacific in the late 70's