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Post by Patrick on Oct 10, 2009 11:46:10 GMT
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Post by riotgrrl on Oct 10, 2009 13:44:06 GMT
Is it wrong that I find Boris . . .sorta . . . sexy?
I don't usually go for posh boys, but that natural superiority they project, that sunny-side-up approach, that lack of dark self-analysis that plagues middle-class boys . . .
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Post by Patrick on Oct 10, 2009 14:07:44 GMT
I was like Boris once. All wild hair and unpredictability! <sigh> Fond memories.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Oct 10, 2009 15:34:54 GMT
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Post by Patrick on Oct 10, 2009 16:47:02 GMT
I imagine most of Paxo's details are probably "out there" somewhere anyway.
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Post by trubble on Oct 11, 2009 11:31:19 GMT
Is it wrong that I find Boris . . .sorta . . . sexy? Yes. Didn't you watch ''When Boris met Dave''? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2009 8:54:36 GMT
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Post by aubrey on Oct 17, 2009 10:06:28 GMT
Boris is a twat. Bus fares in London up 20% next year.
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Post by Patrick on Oct 17, 2009 10:42:21 GMT
Boris is a twat. Bus fares in London up 20% next year. Mind you, most bus fares across the country have risen disproportionately, Stagecoach for instance have long been cited as having some of the most expensive. Of course it may not have happened under old Ken - he was always one to support the bus. "Fare's Fair" etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2009 10:44:49 GMT
Boris is a twat. Bus fares in London up 20% next year. As are fuel costs . A good proportion of which is the increase in fuel tax - go figure . |
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Post by aubrey on Oct 17, 2009 18:16:53 GMT
Bus fares across the country went up because they were deregulated by M Thatcher.
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Post by alanseago on Oct 18, 2009 5:32:45 GMT
Boris by the Bard:
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2009 9:23:06 GMT
Bus fares across the country went up because they were deregulated by M Thatcher. Ah ! Mrs T is responsible for bus fare increases next year ..........when you put it like that ...... |
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Post by aubrey on Oct 18, 2009 9:39:30 GMT
And the crap bus service in country areas.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2009 10:06:26 GMT
The bus services in country areas ( here ) were crap before Mrs T , but now quite good . There are now buses after 6 at night !
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Post by aubrey on Oct 18, 2009 12:54:05 GMT
They're crap in Lincs.
In Lincoln - quite a big city - you can't get into the town centre after 7 on week days, or at all on Sundays.
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Post by Patrick on Oct 18, 2009 12:57:16 GMT
The bus services in country areas ( here ) were crap before Mrs T , but now quite good . There are now buses after 6 at night ! Council subsidy - If the cuts come thick and fast - it may not last! A good example is when the last round of cuts came in the mid 90's and (for instance - indicating that all parties are the same) whilst the Lib Dems Nationally were preaching about the importance of public transport - the Lib Dem County controlled councils were cutting back on rural bus services! I think if you want anything decent locally - try and get a University in town! - All the buses here start and finish at the university - the relationship with the council seems to be that if the Principal wanted one to drive up his backside he'll get it! Put it this way - a large majority of people live in the North of the town - and crossing the river to the South and the station via one road bridge is what causes most congestion - but when it comes to putting on a direct bus to the local train station who gets it? The Uni-bloody-versity of course! Bugger the rest of us. Most bus services are heavily subsidised by the council - except the main routes that are creamed off by the big boys - it's how Stagecoach et al have made their profits. That, of course and buying up the council bus companies at rock bottom prices. Integration of companies have also helped kill off services - when Two companies in a town merge one of the depots will go - The old Nationalised services would have depots at regular distances between towns (possibly because buses weren't as reliable/needed more maintenance) With rising property prices in the eighties, and merged services - these additional maintenance depots were the first to go - accordingly some services that were based on those depots disappeared too. (at a guess). I would hazard a guess also that in areas where traditionally people relied more on public transport, occasionally those old routes still exist. People complain about services round here - but we have been out to visit more places by bus than ever we could have dreamt of seeing when we were down South. Sheer luxury! In the middle of our old town on a Sunday there was one bus an hour going East-West and one bus an hour going North- South (and the South point was us). Where I am today, on a Sunday there is one bus an hour on the road above me - two buses and hour on the road at the end of mine and one bus an hour on the road a short walk "below" where I am! I have never felt so free in my life! This, in a town with a similar population to that one down South. |
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