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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Stephen, Andrew, St., Phil Cook and anyone else...
Date: 8 Apr 2008 12:29:29
Message: <47fb9d69$1@news.povray.org>
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> And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:06 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> did
> spake, saying:
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>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>
>>> So unless I stay overnight it's basically - Hi everyone, oops gotta
>>> go. Gotta love our public transport system :-)
>>
>> "system"?
>
> Sorry typo meant shambles.
lol! Come to Argentina and you'll see what bad public transport is.
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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: Stephen, Andrew, St., Phil Cook and anyone else...
Date: 8 Apr 2008 14:54:11
Message: <47fbbf53$1@news.povray.org>
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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> lol! Come to Argentina and you'll see what bad public transport is.
Screw that! Visit Switzerland and see a public transport system which is
unspectacular and yet always seems to "just work", quietly in the
background...
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And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:06 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> So unless I stay overnight it's basically - Hi everyone, oops gotta go.
>> Gotta love our public transport system :-)
>
> "system"?
Mentioned this journey to someone last night and they said "Why are you
trying to go through Birmingham when you can use Worcester" and yes I can
go Kiddy to Worcester and then back through Kiddy to get to Birmingham
although this time it's Moor Street not Snow Hill and I can get back at
just past midnight and wait until nine hours for a train back home.
Trouble is I'm still not trusting my car enough to even get me to Brum.
Oo ar oo ar we be in the sticks here and get up with the chickens and go
to sleep with the cows why would we be wanting transport past 22:00?
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:29:28 +0100, Nicolas Alvarez
<nic### [at] gmailisthebestcom> did spake, saying:
>> And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:06 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull>
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> So unless I stay overnight it's basically - Hi everyone, oops gotta
>>>> go. Gotta love our public transport system :-)
>>>
>>> "system"?
>> Sorry typo meant shambles.
>
> lol! Come to Argentina and you'll see what bad public transport is.
Have you had decades of a Conservative government trying to get everyone
to use private cars too?
Seriously though we're supposed to be a major power, built on industry and
helping lead the world in a greener way; and the only feasible method to
travel the country at night is by private transport. I've got it, it's a
conspiracy by the hoteliers to make people stay the night :-)
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Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:08:15 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
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>Oo ar oo ar we be in the sticks here and get up with the chickens and go
>to sleep with the cows why would we be wanting transport past 22:00?
If it makes it more worthwhile, we could meet earlier (at least I
could). I don't think I trust myself to pub food so I will eat before
meeting and will probably be round that area from about 4 pm.
I know what you mean about the travelling on public transport. I've
just been travelling in the Holland/Belgium area on a Sunday service.
It can be done but is it worth it, maybe not :)
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Regards
Stephen
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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: Stephen, Andrew, St., Phil Cook and anyone else...
Date: 9 Apr 2008 06:44:29
Message: <47fc9e0d$1@news.povray.org>
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Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:06 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
> spake, saying:
>
>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>
>>> So unless I stay overnight it's basically - Hi everyone, oops gotta
>>> go. Gotta love our public transport system :-)
>>
>> "system"?
>
> Mentioned this journey to someone last night and they said "Why are you
> trying to go through Birmingham when you can use Worcester" and yes I
> can go Kiddy to Worcester and then back through Kiddy to get to
> Birmingham although this time it's Moor Street not Snow Hill and I can
> get back at just past midnight and wait until nine hours for a train
> back home. Trouble is I'm still not trusting my car enough to even get
> me to Brum.
Are there not buses from Bham to Stourbridge? Or are you too far out in
the cun'ryside? Mind you even if there were buses most of them seem to
stop running just after 11 from the city end of the routes. Madness;
many of them run till 1am inbound - surely it's more useful to have them
run late from the centre?
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And lo on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:41:36 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
did spake, saying:
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:08:15 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Oo ar oo ar we be in the sticks here and get up with the chickens and go
>> to sleep with the cows why would we be wanting transport past 22:00?
>
> If it makes it more worthwhile, we could meet earlier (at least I
> could). I don't think I trust myself to pub food so I will eat before
> meeting and will probably be round that area from about 4 pm.
If it was 100% me being there I'd be tempted, but other stuff is still on
so I'm not going to suggest a big alteration of everyone's time just on
the off-chance I'll make it; next time a different schedule perhaps.
On the good news friends were right there is a train from Worcester to
London it just doesn't reach as far as Kiddy heh. The last train out of
Paddington leaves at ~21:55 (next one at 08:40 so not something I'd want
to miss) driving/taxi in and out of Worcester is sooo much easier then
bloody Brum.
> I know what you mean about the travelling on public transport. I've
> just been travelling in the Holland/Belgium area on a Sunday service.
> It can be done but is it worth it, maybe not :)
The daft thing is that this is a shopping thing I do every so often (much
easier when I had a direct train to New Hill), just it's a
morning/afternoon thing so I've never looked past closing time; nice to
find out about the Worcester trains though, just inertia kept me going
through Brum after I lost the direct route.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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And lo on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:47:04 +0100, Bill Pragnell
<bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:06 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull>
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> So unless I stay overnight it's basically - Hi everyone, oops gotta
>>>> go. Gotta love our public transport system :-)
>>>
>>> "system"?
>> Mentioned this journey to someone last night and they said "Why are
>> you trying to go through Birmingham when you can use Worcester" and yes
>> I can go Kiddy to Worcester and then back through Kiddy to get to
>> Birmingham although this time it's Moor Street not Snow Hill and I can
>> get back at just past midnight and wait until nine hours for a train
>> back home. Trouble is I'm still not trusting my car enough to even get
>> me to Brum.
>
> Are there not buses from Bham to Stourbridge? Or are you too far out in
> the cun'ryside? Mind you even if there were buses most of them seem to
> stop running just after 11 from the city end of the routes. Madness;
> many of them run till 1am inbound - surely it's more useful to have them
> run late from the centre?
Might be possible Brum-Stourbridge-Kidderminster-Stourport, but I've found
a better rail route from Worcester anyway although heh the last bus leaves
at 19:19 with the next at 08:16; oo bloody arr.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:41 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>If it was 100% me being there I'd be tempted, but other stuff is still on
>so I'm not going to suggest a big alteration of everyone's time just on
>the off-chance I'll make it; next time a different schedule perhaps.
You are right, these things are best planned and this is a spur of the
moment thing :)
Well! We will see you when you can make it. At least it gives us
someone to talk about. :)
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Regards
Stephen
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And lo on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:48:54 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
did spake, saying:
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:41 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> If it was 100% me being there I'd be tempted, but other stuff is still
>> on
>> so I'm not going to suggest a big alteration of everyone's time just on
>> the off-chance I'll make it; next time a different schedule perhaps.
>
> You are right, these things are best planned and this is a spur of the
> moment thing :)
> Well! We will see you when you can make it. At least it gives us
> someone to talk about. :)
So I'll be there in mind at least if not in body ;-)
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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