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| Oh and... | Dec. 17th, 2005 11:23 am | |
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http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/im/R TFL seem to have *finally* brought the real-time map back, now including engineering work. | ||
| Navigation | Mar. 22nd, 2005 07:30 pm | |
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If the station announcements were to be believed, today I took a northbound Jubilee Line train from Stratford, and returned from London Bridge on a westbound train. It's something of a relief they don't have to steer. | ||
| Quite a lot of new critters... | Jan. 20th, 2005 08:18 pm | |
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http://www.animalsontheunderground.com/ | ||
| Let the train take the piss | Sep. 22nd, 2004 07:34 pm | |
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| This may surprise no-one | Aug. 12th, 2004 08:55 pm | |
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but the idiots who harass station staff and bus attendants when there's tube trouble (and yes, it was well fucked tonight) *really do* expect them to pull busses out of their arses. I know this, because I asked one. She thought she was performing some sort of public service by whining at the attendant, because "people in this country don't complain enough". I replied that if she genuinely expected her complaints to acheive anything, she should direct them to a higher level, ie Ken. Apparently this concept fell outside her mental faculties and she stoppped talking at this point. I, on the other hand, was extremely glad that I keep a bus guide in my rucksack. And it also appears that, while it took me an extra hour to get home, I achieved this feat in about half the time it took the SMS I sent to let Karen know of the delay. (It just got here) | ||
| Tube-by-SMS | Jul. 20th, 2004 03:22 pm | |
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A reminder for anyone (like me) who'd forgotten about these services, or never seen them. http://mobile.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/html/jp/sm Upd Eeep. (will have changed later, but as of 1537 it's nasty) | ||
| Mmmm, crunchy | Jun. 30th, 2004 10:14 am | |
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I've just cycled from Leytonstone to Soho. The traffic is *completely* insane, which is probably the main reason it took 75 minutes. But the air is far, far worse. It tastes like chewing tarmac'd gravel. Wonder if those respro masks actually work? Any London drivers / bus users care to comment on the difference in road traffic levels today? Upd - forgot to note that the fastest-moving commuter was a rollerblader... only one who could get through the traffic. | ||
| Network Rail staff vote to strike (LUL likely to join in) | May. 20th, 2004 12:38 pm | |
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Railway workers have voted to strike in a dispute over pay and pensions. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union backed a campaign of industrial action against Network Rail. About 7,000 signal workers and maintenance staff are set to be involved in the walkout. The union did not name strike dates immediately. There are fears it could coincide with a separate strike on the London Underground. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.9 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.9 mood:
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| And while I'm in the mood for it: | Mar. 25th, 2004 07:36 am | |
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1) There is NOT "always one more space" on a tube train. Fuck off and wait for the next one. 2) Diving through a closing tube door and either a) manfully heaving it open or b) bowling over the pensioner standing inside it is NOT FUCKING CLEVER. Your waiting another 3 minutes does not just compensate for 200 people (what's the capacity of a tube train?) waiting another 30 seconds each. 3) And as for the twats who walk through between carriages (optionally carrying infants) while the train is pelting along underground, GET A FUCKING CLUE. No-one wants to pick your corpse up off half a mile of tunnel, and if I'm standing in my usual position in the end doorway, YOU WILL NOT PASS. 4) Where the hell are all the fire extinguishers on the tube? Are they actually allowed to run them with ALL the extinguishers missing? 5) To those who insist on going round the passanger tunnels the wrong way: What makes *you* so fucking special? Can you not appreciate the simple reasons for directional flow in the footways? 6) If you are standing in the middle of the side door and it opens onto a platform, and people want to get off, STEP OFF THE BLOODY TRAIN. Much as you might have the charm and wit of a metal beam, you are NOT immovable, and I will prove this if need be. etc) insert template rants here about graffiti, litter, alcoholics, touts, etc, etc. This rant brought to you by far too many clueless fuckwits, the time 07:36, and a complete lack of imagination in expletives. Oh and PS; the stairs may well say "emergency use only", but then you haven't been inside my head in a crowded lift. And I'm fit enough to use them. | ||
| Propogating pain | Jan. 30th, 2004 10:04 am | |
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From ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} j4"It's a well known fact that computing devices such as the abacus were invented thousands of years ago. But it's not well known that the first use of a common computer protocol occured in the Old Testament. This, of course, was when Moses aborted the Egyptians' process with a control-sea..." In other news, I'd complain about my journey to work, but I don't know whether it falls under the mandate of TfL or the RSPCA. | ||