On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:19:27 +0000
john amber wrote:
I have travelled on metro systems all over the world and none,
absolutely none, is anywhere near as utterly hopeless as London
Transport.

And as expensive.

London Transport staff are overpaid (£40k to drive a train for 4 and a
half days a week!) and no one has any interest in providing a proper

Ah , but don't forget , it might just be pushing a lever like a trained
chimp 99.99% of the time but that high salary is for that 0.01 % of the time
where they'll have to step up to the breach in an emergency!

We won't mention the fire brigade, ambulance drivers, police, nurses etc
who have to deal with emergencies every ****ing day and get paid half that
amount.

run and a disgrace. It is a safe bet that they are already planning
strikes during the Olympics because they know they can and they know we
will all pay up.

Virtually guaranteed I'd have thought. If the government doesn't pass a law
banning transport strikes during the Olympics then they're asking for trouble.

B2003