This new rail tunnel apparently encapsulates swiss national identity. Is it

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

[Luis Anaconda]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

Maybe it is like making love to a beautiful woman, h

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[Burney]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

Presumably it reflects Swiss character in that it required an awful lot of boring.

[Sir C]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

Which rail tunnel?

I once had to deliver a new Vauxhall Cavalier to a doctor who lived in a village outside Geneva. It was a ruch job and I drove from Dunstable staright there in one hit, overnight through France, slowed only by some ****ing horrible fog.

When I got there the **** opened his front door, sniffed, took the keys off me and closed the door again, leaving me standing there like a spare part. Never said thank you, would you like a coffee, I'll call you a cab, I'll give you a lift to the station, nothing. Swiss ****.

N.B. an almost identical thing happened to me in Ponteland once, which leads me to surmise that northerners are like Swissers.

[Sir C]

Presumably it reflects Swiss character in that it required an awful lot of boring.

Oh I say! Quite the opener, that.

[Burney]

Which rail tunnel?

I once had to deliver a new Vauxhall Cavalier to a doctor who lived in a village outside Geneva. It was a ruch job and I drove from Dunstable staright there in one hit, overnight through France, slowed only by some ****ing horrible fog.

When I got there the **** opened his front door, sniffed, took the keys off me and closed the door again, leaving me standing there like a spare part. Never said thank you, would you like a coffee, I'll call you a cab, I'll give you a lift to the station, nothing. Swiss ****.

N.B. an almost identical thing happened to me in Ponteland once, which leads me to surmise that northerners are like Swissers.

Did I not also hear you say Anders Limpar once behaved in a similar manner?

[Sir C]

Did I not also hear you say Anders Limpar once behaved in a similar manner?

He wasn't quite as rude, but he wasn't far off. Also, he didn't live in the middle of ****ing no where.

Swedes, Swissers and northerners, then.

Some woman in Germany gave me a breakfast of boiled eggs and good bread. No jiggy-jiggy, mind.

[Burney]

He wasn't quite as rude, but he wasn't far off. Also, he didn't live in the middle of ****ing no where.

Swedes, Swissers and northerners, then.

Some woman in Germany gave me a breakfast of boiled eggs and good bread. No jiggy-jiggy, mind.

Well you can't have everything. And we don't want to turn this into 'Confessions Of A Car Courier', do we?

[7sisters]

Which rail tunnel?

I once had to deliver a new Vauxhall Cavalier to a doctor who lived in a village outside Geneva. It was a ruch job and I drove from Dunstable staright there in one hit, overnight through France, slowed only by some ****ing horrible fog.

When I got there the **** opened his front door, sniffed, took the keys off me and closed the door again, leaving me standing there like a spare part. Never said thank you, would you like a coffee, I'll call you a cab, I'll give you a lift to the station, nothing. Swiss ****.

N.B. an almost identical thing happened to me in Ponteland once, which leads me to surmise that northerners are like Swissers.

I'm having issues with ..
a.. A Doctor
b.. A Vauxhall Cavalier with presumably a right hand drive. ( I thought they were all Opels over there ? ).

[Sir C]

I'm having issues with ..
a.. A Doctor
b.. A Vauxhall Cavalier with presumably a right hand drive. ( I thought they were all Opels over there ? ).

a. You don't believe in Swiss doctors? They're not like unicorns, they really do exist.
b. You've heard of people moving across borders? It happens all the time.

[7sisters]

a. You don't believe in Swiss doctors? They're not like unicorns, they really do exist.
b. You've heard of people moving across borders? It happens all the time.

Why of course. I'm just surprised that a Cavalier would be the car of choice for a Swiss Doctor.
Most of the buggers are in 4x4's or something German engineered.

[Sir C]

Why of course. I'm just surprised that a Cavalier would be the car of choice for a Swiss Doctor.
Most of the buggers are in 4x4's or something German engineered.

This was probably 1982, 1983? He was most likely a tight ****.

[PSRB]

Oh I say! Quite the opener, that.

I've just been rather amazed with the new Swiss Air advertising strapline "Seeing one of the richest countries has never been so affordable", very odd

[redgunamo]

I've just been rather amazed with the new Swiss Air advertising strapline "Seeing one of the richest countries has never been so affordable", very odd

Switzerland *is* quite well off, I suppose, in its weight division.

[redgunamo]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

You really shouldn't say such things, H, espescially now, as we're on the verge of signing our third Swiss international in six months
:-\

[PSRB]

Switzerland *is* quite well off, I suppose, in its weight division.

Hardly a reason to travel somewhere though. It's not high on my list of priorities when deciding where to visit

[redgunamo]

Hardly a reason to travel somewhere though. It's not high on my list of priorities when deciding where to visit

You're not a poverty tourist, are you, like Sir C and Jorge? :-\

[The Jorge]

possible for a tunnel to be a miserable, humourless anti-social **** then?

I cant believe nobody's mentioned Nazi gold or secretive banking laws here. Surely those, and less so cuckoo clocks and multi-tool knives, are key to Switzerland's character.

[The Jorge]

You're not a poverty tourist, are you, like Sir C and Jorge? :-\

Me, a poverty tourist? Living in Bradford I you'd think I'd gone a bit far with that.

[Burney]

I've just been rather amazed with the new Swiss Air advertising strapline "Seeing one of the richest countries has never been so affordable", very odd

Yes. Well 'smug', 'vulgar' and 'crass' are strong suits for our Helvetian chums, of course.

[Sir C]

You're not a poverty tourist, are you, like Sir C and Jorge? :-\

Well I suppose I am going to Coventry on Friday, so it's a fair cop.

[Burney]

I cant believe nobody's mentioned Nazi gold or secretive banking laws here. Surely those, and less so cuckoo clocks and multi-tool knives, are key to Switzerland's character.

Yes. Literally the only good things I have to say about the Swiss are in the area of melted cheese.

[The Jorge]

Yes. Well 'smug', 'vulgar' and 'crass' are strong suits for our Helvetian chums, of course.

Nice landscape, or so I'm led to believe, and seeing as you mention it the Helvetians do have a lovely line in design and typography.

eg.

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[Burney]

Well I suppose I am going to Coventry on Friday, so it's a fair cop.

Ah, yes. Bruce at the Ricoh. Where did you decide to stay in the end?

[Burney]

Nice landscape, or so I'm led to believe, and seeing as you mention it the Helvetians do have a lovely line in design and typography.

eg.

http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/b2cf08255ae93048ba25dfd5f91109c5b76236cf_m.jpg

Pffft. It's no Gill Sans. Mind you, he did used to **** everyone in his family - including his dog - and then write about it in excruciating detail.

Still, better than being Swiss, though.

[Sir C]

Ah, yes. Bruce at the Ricoh. Where did you decide to stay in the end?

I booked the place you recommended. Going to go up in the afternoon, check in, change, get a cab to the Ricoh and enjoy a good meal in the brasserie.

One assumes there is a good quality brasserie at the Ricoh?

[Luis Anaconda]

Pffft. It's no Gill Sans. Mind you, he did used to **** everyone in his family - including his dog - and then write about it in excruciating detail.

Still, better than being Swiss, though.
**** Gill Sans - they were really annoying in Got last night

[The Jorge]

Pffft. It's no Gill Sans. Mind you, he did used to **** everyone in his family - including his dog - and then write about it in excruciating detail.

Still, better than being Swiss, though.

Lovely 'g' on the Gill Sans, the rest of it I'm not to sure about.

I guess you could say it's nothing but a G thang

[Burney]

I booked the place you recommended. Going to go up in the afternoon, check in, change, get a cab to the Ricoh and enjoy a good meal in the brasserie.

One assumes there is a good quality brasserie at the Ricoh?

Ummmmmmm, there's the hotel bar which definitely serves food of some sort. I think there's a restaurant upstairs - or failing that there's one in the casino. They're all basically awful, though.
On the plus side, there's a statue of Jimmy Hill outside.

Give my regards to the Nailcote. They were always rather nice there - for Midland types. And I've got very, very drunk in that little bar many times.

[The Jorge]

Ah, yes. Bruce at the Ricoh. Where did you decide to stay in the end?

I cant be the only one who keeps reading this and thinking of Bruce Rioch

[Sir C]

Ummmmmmm, there's the hotel bar which definitely serves food of some sort. I think there's a restaurant upstairs - or failing that there's one in the casino. They're all basically awful, though.
On the plus side, there's a statue of Jimmy Hill outside.

Give my regards to the Nailcote. They were always rather nice there - for Midland types. And I've got very, very drunk in that little bar many times.

I shall raise a glass to you in said bar.

[Sir C]

I cant be the only one who keeps reading this and thinking of Bruce Rioch

I wonder if peter will be in attendance. I will drop him a message.

[redgunamo]

Me, a poverty tourist? Living in Bradford I you'd think I'd gone a bit far with that.

I just think your sort rather avoids places like , say, Houston or Tokyo or Paris because you prefer spots where your money and your passport makes you a big shot, the top man, rather than visiting there for any reasons concerning rich cultural heritage, architecture, art or local traditions and customs and all that guff.

Even though we don't actually say it, of course.

[PSRB]

I cant be the only one who keeps reading this and thinking of Bruce Rioch

I assumed it was intentional

[The Jorge]

I just think your sort rather avoids places like , say, Houston or Tokyo or Paris because you prefer spots where your money and your passport makes you a big shot, the top man, rather than visiting there for any reasons concerning rich cultural heritage, architecture, art or local traditions and customs and all that guff.

Even though we don't actually say it, of course.

:hehe: You, sir, are absolutely bonkers.

[redgunamo]

:hehe: You, sir, are absolutely bonkers.

Have you ever been on holiday to Houston, Tokyo or Paris? I put it to you.

[The Jorge]

Have you ever been on holiday to Houston, Tokyo or Paris? I put it to you.

I'd love to go to Tokyo. I've never holidayed in Paris but I have worked there and would never voluntarily go back.

Houston, given it's Texas turned up to 11, I would avoid like it was on fire

[Burney]

Have you ever been on holiday to Houston, Tokyo or Paris? I put it to you.

Seriously, red, who the ****ing hell goes on holiday to Houston? The place has all the charm of an armpit. :hehe:

[redgunamo]

Seriously, red, who the ****ing hell goes on holiday to Houston? The place has all the charm of an armpit. :hehe:

Yet people cheerfully holiday in Chingola :shrug:

Houston's tony, fly. I like it. Austin's better though.

[redgunamo]

I'd love to go to Tokyo. I've never holidayed in Paris but I have worked there and would never voluntarily go back.

Houston, given it's Texas turned up to 11, I would avoid like it was on fire

No further questions, m'lud :judge:

[Burney]

Yet people cheerfully holiday in Chingola :shrug:

Houston's tony, fly. I like it. Austin's better though.

Houston has the worst immigration queues and surliest immigration ****ers in any US airport I've flown into - and I've flown into Newark and JFK! This didn't help with my view of the place. Austin is nice, but I was there in August, when it was as hot as Satan's arse-crack.

[Luis Anaconda]

Seriously, red, who the ****ing hell goes on holiday to Houston? The place has all the charm of an armpit. :hehe:

The teachers seem very friendly

http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/01/teacher-got-herself-pregnant-by-13-year-old-student-and-says-family-support-the-relationship-5916825/

[redgunamo]

Houston has the worst immigration queues and surliest immigration ****ers in any US airport I've flown into - and I've flown into Newark and JFK! This didn't help with my view of the place. Austin is nice, but I was there in August, when it was as hot as Satan's arse-crack.

There you are then, the wife and I only ever fly with NATO or Friends of NATO or NATO's "commercial partners".

[The Jorge]

...NATO's "commercial partners".

:hehe: that narrows it down a bit

[redgunamo]

The teachers seem very friendly

http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/01/teacher-got-herself-pregnant-by-13-year-old-student-and-says-family-support-the-relationship-5916825/

Would.

Or, I should say, would *have* many many.. MANY MANY years ago.

[redgunamo]

:hehe: that narrows it down a bit

:hehe: Not really. Thank God.

[Burney]

Would.

Or, I should say, would *have* many many.. MANY MANY years ago.

Yes, she could continuously sexually abuse me until the cows came home.

[Ash]

NATO's "commercial partners".

:hehe:

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[The Jorge]

:hehe:

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[redgunamo]

:hehe:

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Customs and immigration, indeed.

"Yes, I am armed. No, you may not wand me." :shrug: