TonyK
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« Reply #105 on: January 31, 2016, 17:04:32 » |
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Were the photos are saved for posteriority?
Where they won't be affected by sunshine... |
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« Reply #106 on: January 31, 2016, 22:37:57 » |
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Were the photos are saved for posteriority?
Where they won't be affected by sunshine... There's probably another pun linking back to the actual subject of the pictures under discussion. Piles. But, despite being somewhat anal, I'm struggling to think of one. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #107 on: January 31, 2016, 23:29:29 » |
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There's probably another pun linking back to the actual subject of the pictures under discussion. Piles. But, despite being somewhat anal I'm struggling to think of one.
I too thought I'd heard a good riposte to this but I'm not that retentive so can't remember it. |
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TonyK
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« Reply #108 on: February 01, 2016, 08:26:14 » |
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The winning pun will be the subject of an exhibition at Bristol's leading Arts centre, the Anal Phoney.
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« Reply #109 on: February 01, 2016, 13:35:45 » |
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The winning pun will be the subject of an exhibition at Bristol's leading Arts centre, the Anal Phoney.
For those who don't know, this is opposite the Waterworks Shed. |
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« Reply #110 on: March 11, 2016, 17:16:17 » |
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« Reply #111 on: April 03, 2016, 09:34:01 » |
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Yesterday was the start of "TPOD-2" (Temporary period of disruption 2) ... here are a few pictures from the passenger's viewpoint  Noting the signage to the trains from the bus station - why isn't this permanently there?   Some VERY nice buses in use ... '16 registration and on hire from First in Sheffield. Perhaps the shape of things to come for buses in Wiltshire?  Sorry no pictures of trains in Bath ... as I was travelling by bus, no travel reason / no way for me to be on the platform there. Operation seemed to be going well - I could criticise the lack of posters about today's trains from Bath (it was a Saturday - and just Monday to Friday stuff up), and it would have been good to place a temporary (transparent?) sticker over the A to Z to say "not valid from 2nd to 11th April". Also only enquiry availability seemed to be at ticket desk and a team checking people at the barriers - Kinda hard to find out how to get to more difficult places - train or bus? Information lacking for Melksham; spoke to someone a bit earlier who was travelling to Hereford, and I'm sure an information person would have helped. Minor comments though ... as I say, trains / buses flowing well. You only have to look at some of the bus information / fares / operation on the "bus side" to realise just how well the train works (or rather to realise just how much more difficult it could be!) |
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« Reply #112 on: April 03, 2016, 19:10:44 » |
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1. Melksham. Oh, sorry: it's not a quiz.   |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #113 on: April 04, 2016, 11:07:02 » |
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I used the replacement buses yesterday and this morning - the buses ARE nice. "Leather" seats which give off that new leathery furniture smell - crikey!
I went from Bradford-on-Avon to Bristol this morning. Train portion of the journey was delayed more than the window given for the connecting bus (9minutes) so it did not look like a good start. However as the buses are sheduled so frequently I arrived in Bristol pretty much when I expected to. Seems that the timetabling for the bus journeys is very generous to allow for whatever as it was last year. Bus was not full to the brim as I had feared.
All in all, a good start for me, will see what the journey home brings!
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« Reply #114 on: April 04, 2016, 11:11:55 » |
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1. Melksham. Oh, sorry: it's not a quiz. Least he didn't say Taunton......  |
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« Reply #115 on: April 04, 2016, 14:54:47 » |
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Or that station Michael Portaloo referred to in his last series, Nailsea and Blackwell...
Needs a certain driver for W******* ( no advertising ) to put him right about that.
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« Reply #116 on: April 04, 2016, 19:50:14 » |
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Least he didn't say Taunton...... That's the problem: I tend not to say Taunton, particularly when the correct answer is Taunton.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #117 on: April 05, 2016, 10:57:08 » |
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Journey home yesterday was okay, embarrassingly I apparently made it on the local ITV news as well. Journey this morning was no trouble too. Seems that the replacement buses have been realistically timed and executed from my point of view - no crowding so far and at the very least I am getting through more of my book while sat down than usual. Will see how tomorrow goes - my season runs out and I am not sure whether to replace it straight away or drive to work for a few days.
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TonyK
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« Reply #118 on: April 06, 2016, 21:06:17 » |
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I used the replacement buses yesterday and this morning - the buses ARE nice. "Leather" seats which give off that new leathery furniture smell - crikey!
The same buses are used on the number 1 and 2 routes in Bristol, where they quickly lost that "showroom" smell. I use them quite a lot - the 1 route gives me a 5-minute ^1 alternative to a 30-minute walk to Temple Meads. They are nice, although I haven't got used to the engine stopping at rest, even though my car does the same. The wifi works, but is a bit wobbly, and the passenger information system is reasonably accurate and helpful. Potentially embarrassingly for MetroBust they exceed the minimum requirement for the proposed new ^265 million white elephant, with the exception of the second door. What was touted as a great step forward will be last year's model by the time it starts running. |
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« Reply #119 on: April 08, 2016, 17:52:12 » |
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You're assuming it will start running.  |
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