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BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
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Bruce wrote:

BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".



Now (13:20) reported as:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems
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In message , at 13:21:29 on
Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Bruce remarked:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems


One hopes that the suspension of the cars is permanent, unless people
want to swim the rest of the way across.
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Bruce wrote:

Bruce wrote:

BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".



Now (13:20) reported as:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems



Story he
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/passengers-stranded-90-metres-in-the-air-as-londons-new-cable-car-breaks-down-7976314.html
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On Jul 25, 1:21*pm, Bruce wrote:
Bruce wrote:
BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".


Now (13:20) reported as:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems


I hope the suspension is better than temporary! Was it left dangling
by a thread?

Neill


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neill wrote:

On Jul 25, 1:21*pm, Bruce wrote:
Bruce wrote:
BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".


Now (13:20) reported as:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems


I hope the suspension is better than temporary! Was it left dangling
by a thread?



Perhaps the 'temporary suspension' involved hanging someone by the
neck until dead ... anyone seen Boris?


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Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 13:21:29 on
Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Bruce remarked:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems


One hopes that the suspension of the cars is permanent, unless people
want to swim the rest of the way across.



One wonders why the copywriters did not see the opportunity they
presented people for some bad puns.

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On 25/07/2012 13:21, Bruce wrote:
Bruce wrote:

BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".



Now (13:20) reported as:

LATEST:London cable car service in Docklands working again after a
temporary suspension due to technical problems


It was only a matter of time before something like this happened,
indeed. I'm surprised that it did not happen sooner, rather than later,
however.
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On Jul 25, 12:50*pm, Bruce wrote:
BBC News is reporting (in Breaking News at 12:50) that the Dangleway
is closed due to a "technical problem".


They did not report that two men were fighting on the roof of the
cable car and one of them fell to his death but had a parachute.


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