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« on: July 06, 2015, 22:42:42 »
Moderator note: This pun fest has been split from the Thames Valley Infrastructure Problems thread.

Quote from: stuving on July 02, 2015, 23:35:46

I don't think you can generalise to the rest of Europe - each country's current state will be dictated by its own  history. The French 'classic' network happens to have ended up in a state rather like ours, but because the priority given to building the LGV▸ (Large Goods Vehicle in the UK▸ (United Kingdom), or Lignes à Grande Vitesse (high speed rail lines) in France, depending on context) network stole all the money.




Or no pun intended?
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 22:47:40 »
If it was a pun I think stuving should get his coat. And go ohm.
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2015, 23:16:53 »
Watt?  Shocked
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2015, 23:23:00 »
Resistance is futile
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2015, 07:39:54 »
Gents, please. We're current(ly) off topic.
As so on to conduction (Wiki) and the state of the signalling & wires..
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2015, 08:58:02 »
Have we got the capacity for any more puns now? Ok not resistance related...
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2015, 21:30:38 »
Quote from: BerkshireBugsy on July 07, 2015, 08:58:02
Have we got the capacity for any more puns now? Ok not resistance related...

I shall keep quiet Faraday, maybe two.
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2015, 00:24:31 »
This is all making my hair stand on end.  Huh
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2015, 00:33:34 »
Have a Grade 3. Solves that problem.  Grin
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2015, 06:23:06 »
does anyone else here remember the van-de-graff (so?) generator thst used to be in the science museum in London ?
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« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2015, 06:39:41 »
It hertz me to say this but I think it's time to get back on topic.
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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2015, 07:56:54 »
Quote from: BerkshireBugsy on July 08, 2015, 06:23:06
does anyone else here remember the van-de-graff (so?) generator thst used to be in the science museum in London ?

I remember the rock band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Graaf_Generator    Grin
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« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2015, 08:42:05 »
Quote from: bobm on July 08, 2015, 07:56:54
Quote from: BerkshireBugsy on July 08, 2015, 06:23:06
does anyone else here remember the van-de-graff (so?) generator thst used to be in the science museum in London ?

I remember the rock band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Graaf_Generator    Grin

I think i remember then but my memory may have blown of route by a strong Hawkwind (or maybe I was just Tangerine Dreaming)...

@BNM good split BTW▸ ('by the way') Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2015, 08:48:49 »
Quote from: BerkshireBugsy on July 08, 2015, 08:42:05
Tangerine Dreaming

Sigh, I miss StreetHawk.
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« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2015, 09:02:41 »
Just made contact with this thread. Some positive and a few negative reactions. Wonder if the bright sparks among the contributors  have reached full capacity yet ?
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