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How was your weekend?
Recovering from New York, even though we came back weeks ago, I thought :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Good morning to you, too, P.
morning, f.
It was ok until I watched The Arsenal. What another bag of ****e...
Still, I have leftover Chicken Bengal for lunch :eat:
Good thanks, p - very cold here. Got down to about -15 at one point but lots of snow. So an excuse to stay indoors and drink in other words. I've also just noticed my new avatar - someone has been a busy boy over ChristmasQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
It's mild here. Another win for Brexit imo. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Snow forecast for later in the week, wednesday onwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:vsign: How are the Express filling their pages if there is no cataclysmic weather on the wayQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Actually it is 0 at the moment - feels mild
bloody forriners and their snow, etc
Didn't do much. Dragged my boy around on his sledge for an hour or so on Saturday. His lips started to turn blue at one point so it was time to take him home :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
With copious exclamation marks and impending cataclysmic weather, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
That's actually an honest, decent pass-time, if you live somewhere that has proper snowfall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige
He loved it for the most part. Just gutted he's not old enough yet to have an excuse to buy one of these.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
http://www.snowracers.net/images/sno_action1.jpg
Was talking to someone who lives in Belsize Park. He was wondering why the lifts at the station are numbered 2,3 and 4. Where is lift #1? I conjectured that lift #1 might possibly be a staff lift which passengers can't see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
What sayeth thou?
That's a good question. Though London Underground is not a popular topic today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I don't know the answer.
Though there is Belsize park deep level shelter next to it. Not that may have anything to do with it.
Tell you what, Clive. Those RMT lads need to stop fannying about and go in hard - let the bosses know they're there. A two week strke would see whether this city has got any backbone or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Thing is, they know they can't actually push it that hard. If they do, they would give LU nothing to lose and create the public will for the introduction of driverless trains (which should have happened years ago) and that would be the end of their nice, cushy, wildly overpaid little gig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
It really does show how vulnerable this city is. London is very unique. I am sure a similar strike in New York would chaos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
If most stations don't have any staff already how come they are not open today?
Brave picket types at Kings Cross this morning. I am sure they have been called all sorts of things. Squard of cunds probably.
I was reading today they were arguing that 80 positions are unfilled for station staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Where does one apply? they can't.
Is it much different than if there is a little bit of snow, though? Was making my way home in the early hours of Sunday morning after a considerable amount of snow had fallen in a short period of time on top of what was quite a snow covered place. Night bus was still bang on time. Such a luxuryQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Southern jessies don't like it up em. A phrase I heard on multiple occasions on Saturday evening during the game. Needless to say, we had the last laughQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
It's a closed shop, so you can't, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Thing is with unions in this country is that they all eventually get greedy and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. It'll happen with the RMT sooner or later, at which point several million commuters will laugh their heads off.
This dispute isn't about drivers pay, though, it's about numbers of station staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Not sure how Mr Khan thought he was going to get both zero strike days and no fare increases.
My weekly travel is now £1 more expensive a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I am not sure how this is happening.
The premises for their strikes are invariably irrelevant. They'll always find a reason simply in order to flex their muscles and remind everyone who's boss. The point is that the whole thing needs to be broken and started again with workers being paid sensible amounts, with sane levels of holiday and benefits. There is no more disgraceful example of what happens when unions are afforded too much power and control than the London Underground. They single-handedly demonstrate everything bad about the union movement in the modern world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash