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"Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote in message
... http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. It's the silly season when PRs make up stuff like this to interest editors who are struggling to fill papers but are devoid of any real hard content. Don't treat it too seriously. Ian (a PR!) |
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Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. For example, ""What is the entry fee for Brighton?" becomes understandable when one remembers it was asked in an rea where the entry fee is £8. |
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writes "Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote in message ... http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. It's the silly season when PRs make up stuff like this to interest editors who are struggling to fill papers but are devoid of any real hard content. Don't treat it too seriously. As I've written here before, the one about Windsor Castle and Heathrow really does happen (and not infrequently, too). I worked in a Tourist Information Centre for five years and this sort of things is actually quite plentiful! (And by no means confined to US visitors, as is sometimes implied. People from other parts of Britain going to London get some *very* strange ideas about the Capital and its geography!) Oh and donning my broadcasting head in place of my tourism one, the "Silly Season" in journalism has just started. It runs through until late December 2007. -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. -- Nathan |
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JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. Only if you know the answer. |
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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:41:02 -0000, Brimstone put finger to keyboard
and typed: The Jinx wrote: JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. Only if you know the answer. Well, many of the questions are daft, not because they have an obvious answer but because they are based on faulty premises. For example, "Is the British Museum closed during the winter?" would be a valid question even though nearly everyone knows that the answer is "no". But "Is Wales closed during the winter?" can only be asked by someone who doesn't know what Wales is, and that's what makes it daft - it's not daft because they don't know the answer, it's daft because they don't know the meaning of the question. The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. Mark -- Visit: http://www.FridayFun.net - jokes, lyrics and ringtones "And so we're told this is the golden age" |
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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:41:02 -0000, Brimstone put finger to keyboard and typed: The Jinx wrote: JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. Only if you know the answer. The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. The one about the May Day demonstration is permissible. After all, so-called "May Day" isn't usually on the first of the month - and at the Universities May Week is in June. Regards Jonathan |
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house.net... On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:41:02 -0000, Brimstone put finger to keyboard and typed: The Jinx wrote: JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. Only if you know the answer. Well, many of the questions are daft, not because they have an obvious answer but because they are based on faulty premises. For example, "Is the British Museum closed during the winter?" would be a valid question even though nearly everyone knows that the answer is "no". But "Is Wales closed during the winter?" can only be asked by someone who doesn't know what Wales is, and that's what makes it daft - it's not daft because they don't know the answer, it's daft because they don't know the meaning of the question. The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. Unless you'd consider her assets to be national treasures... Mark -- Visit: http://www.FridayFun.net - jokes, lyrics and ringtones "And so we're told this is the golden age" |
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Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Yeah, I lose count of hopeless tourists getting off the London train at International and asking which way to the Marriot Five Ways. Stupid irriots! |
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Jonathan Morton wrote:
The one about the May Day demonstration is permissible. After all, so-called "May Day" isn't usually on the first of the month - and at the Universities May Week is in June. Is it? I've never noticed a "May Week" at any of the universities I've been at. Also most have been rearranging their term structures so there's very little term time in June now. |
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In message , Tim Roll-Pickering
writes Jonathan Morton wrote: The one about the May Day demonstration is permissible. After all, so-called "May Day" isn't usually on the first of the month - and at the Universities May Week is in June. Is it? I've never noticed a "May Week" at any of the universities I've been at. AFAIR, only Cambridge has a "May Week" - originally in May, before the exams, but now in June after exams. Even there, some colleges prefer "June event" to the more traditional "May ball". The Oxford equivalent is the Commem. ball. -- Paul Terry |
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Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." |
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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:26:23 -0000, "Ian F."
wrote: "Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote in message ... http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. It's the silly season when PRs make up stuff like this to interest editors who are struggling to fill papers but are devoid of any real hard content. Don't treat it too seriously. It doesn't even look as if it is "made up" but merely nicked from other sources who did likewise in previous months when the news was a bit quiet; most of the "daft questions" have been reported elsewhere for some years. |
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"solar penguin" wrote in message ups.com... Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." They're north of Watford aren't they? Colin Bignell |
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On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:02:09 +0000, Jonathan Morton
wrote: Mark Goodge wrote: On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:41:02 -0000, Brimstone put finger to keyboard and typed: The Jinx wrote: JNugent wrote: Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. Mike. Some of the "daft" questions are not so daft. No just bloody stupid. Only if you know the answer. The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. The one about the May Day demonstration is permissible. After all, so-called "May Day" isn't usually on the first of the month - and at the Universities May Week is in June. When in many places the May blossom will have just come out. |
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solar penguin wrote:
IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." Quite. After all, the City Of Westminster is in London. |
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nightjar nightjar@ wrote: "solar penguin" wrote in message ups.com... Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." They're north of Watford aren't they? I believe so. They're a bit like Inverness, some way south of Kirkwall. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont (Remove teeth to reply) "You can always tell a Yorkshire man. You just can't tell him much." |
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Bruce wrote: nightjar nightjar@ wrote: "solar penguin" wrote in message ups.com... Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." They're north of Watford aren't they? I believe so. They're a bit like Inverness, some way south of Kirkwall. -- Inverness is in the Tundra isn't it. |
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writes nightjar nightjar@ wrote: "solar penguin" wrote in message roups.com... Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." They're north of Watford aren't they? I believe so. They're a bit like Inverness, some way south of Kirkwall. Lerwick's way up North, though, isn't it? ;-) -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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Ian Jelf wrote:
In message , Bruce writes nightjar nightjar@ wrote: "solar penguin" wrote in message ups.com... Mark Goodge wrote: The only one in that list that isn't really daft, IMO, is "Do you have any information on Samantha Fox?". That's a perfectly valid question, the only thing that's slightly daft is that maybe a tourist information centre probably isn't the best place to ask it. IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." They're north of Watford aren't they? I believe so. They're a bit like Inverness, some way south of Kirkwall. Lerwick's way up North, though, isn't it? ;-) Yes it is, about 100 miles. Flights from Kirkwall to Sumburgh take 35 minutes. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont (Remove teeth to reply) "You can always tell a Yorkshire man. You just can't tell him much." |
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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:08:14 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote: solar penguin wrote: IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." Quite. After all, the City Of Westminster is in London. Or (in another context) isn't, but Edinburgh is not in any way within Glasgow. Bearing in mind that a lot of these questions come from nationals of a country where for much of the population the next state is "here be dragons" territory (see also traditional references concerning "Watford" and "Calais"), it is no surprise that they are asked. |
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On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:11:41 +0000, Charles Ellson
wrote: On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:08:14 -0000, "John Rowland" wrote: solar penguin wrote: IMHO "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?" is a valid question, even though the answer is "No." Quite. After all, the City Of Westminster is in London. Or (in another context) isn't, but Edinburgh is not in any way within Glasgow. Bearing in mind that a lot of these questions come from nationals of a country where for much of the population the next state is "here be dragons" territory (see also traditional references concerning "Watford" and "Calais"), it is no surprise that they are asked. When I first arrived on this side of the pond I got so many "are you English? I went there for my vacation". "Oh, where did you go?" "Edingurgh". Also from a waiter in a cheap restaurant "I can't place the accent but you speak English real good for a foreigner". "Thank you, you speak it really well for an American". |
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writes Or (in another context) isn't, but Edinburgh is not in any way within Glasgow. Bearing in mind that a lot of these questions come from nationals of a country where for much of the population the next state is "here be dragons" territory (see also traditional references concerning "Watford" and "Calais"), it is no surprise that they are asked. And, to be fair, England is about the same size as the median US state, the UK about the same size as a large one. Parochialism works both ways, and laughing at foreigners who misunderstand our geography is in itself indicative of a fairly inward looking attitude. I wonder how many people in the UK are unsure of the difference (or distance) between Washington State and Washington DC? "The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way" The quote from the article was actually "What Tube line runs to Edinburgh?". Less dumb if what the questioner actually meant was "which tube line gets me to Kings Cross to connect with the train to Edinburgh", or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?" -- Steve Walker |
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writes In message , Charles Ellson writes Or (in another context) isn't, but Edinburgh is not in any way within Glasgow. Bearing in mind that a lot of these questions come from nationals of a country where for much of the population the next state is "here be dragons" territory (see also traditional references concerning "Watford" and "Calais"), it is no surprise that they are asked. And, to be fair, England is about the same size as the median US state, the UK about the same size as a large one. Parochialism works both ways, and laughing at foreigners who misunderstand our geography is in itself indicative of a fairly inward looking attitude. I wonder how many people in the UK are unsure of the difference (or distance) between Washington State and Washington DC? "The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way" The quote from the article was actually "What Tube line runs to Edinburgh?". Less dumb if what the questioner actually meant was "which tube line gets me to Kings Cross to connect with the train to Edinburgh", or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?" In England we think 1000 years is a short time, however only native Americans have That much history , for the rest their history is much shorter. -- martyn dawe |
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In message , Steve Walker
writes And, to be fair, England is about the same size as the median US state, the UK about the same size as a large one. Parochialism works both ways, and laughing at foreigners who misunderstand our geography is in itself indicative of a fairly inward looking attitude. I wonder how many people in the UK are unsure of the difference (or distance) between Washington State and Washington DC? Quite a number, I should think. Furthermore, few I suspect would have any idea of distances between - say- New York City and Washington DC. "The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way" I *do* like that! :-)) Is it your quote, Steve?! The quote from the article was actually "What Tube line runs to Edinburgh?". Less dumb if what the questioner actually meant was "which tube line gets me to Kings Cross to connect with the train to Edinburgh", I bet they didn't mean that, though! I once saw a spoof tube Map somewhere entitles "Keep London Tidy: give this map to an American" which had places like Edinburgh and Brighton on the map. My one memory was that Mill Hill east was labelled "Balmoral"! or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?" At the risk of rising to the bait, London is anything but a "********" in my view! ;-) -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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writes In message , Steve Walker writes And, to be fair, England is about the same size as the median US state, the UK about the same size as a large one. Parochialism works both ways, and laughing at foreigners who misunderstand our geography is in itself indicative of a fairly inward looking attitude. I wonder how many people in the UK are unsure of the difference (or distance) between Washington State and Washington DC? Quite a number, I should think. Furthermore, few I suspect would have any idea of distances between - say- New York City and Washington DC. Exactly. "The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way" I *do* like that! :-)) Is it your quote, Steve?! No, it's, Earle Hitchner, whoever he is. or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?" At the risk of rising to the bait, London is anything but a "********" in my view! ;-) I'd say much the same about any large built-up area. The only reason why central Swindon, for example, is better than central London is that there's much further to run to get out of London... -- Steve Walker |
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"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote in message ... Jonathan Morton wrote: The one about the May Day demonstration is permissible. After all, so-called "May Day" isn't usually on the first of the month - and at the Universities May Week is in June. Is it? I've never noticed a "May Week" at any of the universities I've been at. Also most have been rearranging their term structures so there's very little term time in June now. Judging by my cousins timetable they have very little termtime in ANY month! Nick -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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writes In message , Ian Jelf writes "The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long I *do* like that! :-)) Is it your quote, Steve?! No, it's, Earle Hitchner, whoever he is. US/Irish author and columnist, I believe. or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?" At the risk of rising to the bait, London is anything but a "********" in my view! ;-) I'd say much the same about any large built-up area. Ah, then as a lover of towns, that's where we'd disagree. The only reason why central Swindon, for example, is better than central London is that there's much further to run to get out of London... If I were to tell you that I do walking tours of Swindon....... (As well as a lot of other "unlikely" places.) -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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"Ian Jelf" wrote in message ... In message , Ian F. writes "Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote in message ... http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...559786,00.html Some people should have been strangled at birth. It's the silly season when PRs make up stuff like this to interest editors who are struggling to fill papers but are devoid of any real hard content. Don't treat it too seriously. As I've written here before, the one about Windsor Castle and Heathrow really does happen (and not infrequently, too). I worked in a Tourist Information Centre for five years and this sort of things is actually quite plentiful! (And by no means confined to US visitors, as is sometimes implied. People from other parts of Britain going to London get some *very* strange ideas about the Capital and its geography!) As some of you may be aware I work on that big white wheel in central London and part of the job includes answering questions as best as we can. Trouble is that some of them are, well, tricky*..... "What side of the river is Westminster Bridge?" "Why don't you put a clock up on a big tower so people can see the time?" "It's one o'clock. Why did the bell only ring once?" "I never knew Paris was so close to London that we could see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the wheel!" "Do those boatrides take you on the river?" On a railway related note, try directing people to Waterloo or Westminster stations (both about 400m away) when they're too lazy to walk there. "Where's the nearest cab stand?" is a common response from North American accented lard-arses, "I'm not gonna walk all that way, it's too hard on the feet". Nick *Tricky to answer without cracking up! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Nick Pedley wrote:
As some of you may be aware I work on that big white wheel in central London and part of the job includes answering questions as best as we can. Trouble is that some of them are, well, tricky*..... "What side of the river is Westminster Bridge?" "Why don't you put a clock up on a big tower so people can see the time?" "It's one o'clock. Why did the bell only ring once?" "I never knew Paris was so close to London that we could see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the wheel!" "Do those boatrides take you on the river?" I wonder how many times the tourist information centre in Leeds gets asked "how do I get to the castle?" -- Chris Johns |
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:22:16 -0000, Nick Pedley put finger to keyboard
and typed: As some of you may be aware I work on that big white wheel in central London and part of the job includes answering questions as best as we can. Trouble is that some of them are, well, tricky*..... "I never knew Paris was so close to London that we could see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the wheel!" At the risk of asking another tricky question, what is it that they're seeing that prompts this remark? "Do those boatrides take you on the river?" Well, they could be on a lake. On a railway related note, try directing people to Waterloo or Westminster stations (both about 400m away) when they're too lazy to walk there. "Where's the nearest cab stand?" is a common response from North American accented lard-arses, "I'm not gonna walk all that way, it's too hard on the feet". Keeps the cabbies happy, no doubt. Mark -- Visit: http://www.GoogleFun.info - fun and games with Google! "Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same" |
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[about lazy tourists at the Dome] On a railway related note, try directing people to Waterloo or Westminster stations (both about 400m away) when they're too lazy to walk there. "Where's the nearest cab stand?" is a common response from North American accented lard-arses, "I'm not gonna walk all that way, it's too hard on the feet". I was rather amused when getting the Tube from Oxford Circus to Waterloo at about 11AM on New Year's Eve: a large group of weighty North Americans bustled onto the train at Charing Cross, only to unbustle again at Embankment. Sadly, I didn't get to see if they were using paper single tickets... -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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"John B" wrote in message oups.com... Nick Pedley wrote: [about lazy tourists at the Dome] On a railway related note, try directing people to Waterloo or Westminster stations (both about 400m away) when they're too lazy to walk there. "Where's the nearest cab stand?" is a common response from North American accented lard-arses, "I'm not gonna walk all that way, it's too hard on the feet". I was rather amused when getting the Tube from Oxford Circus to Waterloo at about 11AM on New Year's Eve: a large group of weighty North Americans bustled onto the train at Charing Cross, only to unbustle again at Embankment. Sadly, I didn't get to see if they were using paper single tickets... I suppose that they could have been changing to the District/Circle at Embankment. Of course, a Londoner would have gone out of the side door of Charing Cross Main Line, and walked down Villiers Street (or along the walkway and down the steps by Embankment). Peter |
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:22:16 -0000, Nick Pedley put finger to keyboard and typed: "I never knew Paris was so close to London that we could see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the wheel!" At the risk of asking another tricky question, what is it that they're seeing that prompts this remark? The Blackpool Tower, of course! (Actually, Crystal Palace television transmitter.) |
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Mark Goodge wrote: On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:22:16 -0000, Nick Pedley put finger to keyboard and typed: "I never knew Paris was so close to London that we could see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the wheel!" At the risk of asking another tricky question, what is it that they're seeing that prompts this remark? The Blackpool Tower, of course! (Actually, Crystal Palace television transmitter.) It had to be. Did they ask why there were two of them? |
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"John B" wrote in message oups.com... Nick Pedley wrote: [about lazy tourists at the Dome] On a railway related note, try directing people to Waterloo or Westminster stations (both about 400m away) when they're too lazy to walk there. "Where's the nearest cab stand?" is a common response from North American accented lard-arses, "I'm not gonna walk all that way, it's too hard on the feet". I was rather amused when getting the Tube from Oxford Circus to Waterloo at about 11AM on New Year's Eve: a large group of weighty North Americans bustled onto the train at Charing Cross, only to unbustle again at Embankment. Sadly, I didn't get to see if they were using paper single tickets... Ahem, *blush*, ahem, the ticket seller refused to sell me a ticket way back in 1994 when I was young and not sure of the route. They told how to walk there which pleased me as I saved some cash. FWIW I have advised people to join the District Line at Westminster by walking over Westminster bridge but they still insisted on going backwards to Waterloo to ride the train and change platforms 'as it made more sense'. I don't get it as you can see Westminster station from where I work and the way to get there but not Waterloo. Nick P.S. I did work at the Dome but that's not where I'm talking about today! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:13:21 -0000, Peter Masson put finger to keyboard
and typed: "John B" wrote in message roups.com... I was rather amused when getting the Tube from Oxford Circus to Waterloo at about 11AM on New Year's Eve: a large group of weighty North Americans bustled onto the train at Charing Cross, only to unbustle again at Embankment. Sadly, I didn't get to see if they were using paper single tickets... I suppose that they could have been changing to the District/Circle at Embankment. Of course, a Londoner would have gone out of the side door of Charing Cross Main Line, and walked down Villiers Street (or along the walkway and down the steps by Embankment). Well, that is one of the disadvantages of the Beck map; it doesn't give much in the way of clues about the actual geographical proximity of some stations (or, in the suburbs, their lack of proximity). For people who are already familiar with the above-ground geography, a topological transport map is fine, but for those who don't know their way around then it can be somewhat misleading. Mark -- Visit: http://www.FridayFun.net - jokes, lyrics and ringtones "And so we're told this is the golden age" |
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