Comments on: Strange Days in the UK

By: Colin Henderson

Colin Henderson — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:26:46 +0000

Its just nice to read all that – makes a person homesick! Enjoy your trip Dave, and fascinating diagram by the way. Is your presentation public anywhere?

By: Pearl

Pearl — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:03:34 +0000

Shawls huh? And I thought it was Ottawa fashion that was in trouble. Good to hear it’s improving in the UK.What about battery assist bicycles as the future of transit?Lovely that people actually converse in transit in London. That’s a good norm. :)

By: Raging Bee

Raging Bee — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:56:21 +0000

etbnc: By any chance, did your post contain the word “soci@list” or “soci@lism?” I just tried a test post with such a word, minus the disguise-character, and got the same error-message. Apparently the comment software has a spam-filter that sees part of those words and thinks you’re advertizing a certain ED drug.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:09:19 +0000

We lived in Birmingham (England’s second largest city) in the late 90′s. Saw the same fox crossing the same suburban road every morning as I went jogging. Our suburb was a 20 minute walk from the city’s center.

By: etbnc

etbnc — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:03:38 +0000

Dave, your thoughts about the London Underground -- and its web site -- immediately reminded me of Geoff Ryman's wonderful book, _253_. Ryman is a Canadian-turned-Londoner who writes fiction and manages public service web sites. He drafted _253_ online, and there's an intro page at: http://www.ryman-novel.com/info/why.htm . I'd write more, but the comment parser seems balky. Enjoy your journey. Cheers

By: etbnc

etbnc — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:54:56 +0000

Hmmmm….I tried to submit a supplementary comment, but I get a 403 Forbidden error. Bummer.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:24:11 +0000

Thought of you today, Dave, when watching the related video linked at this site. Let us hope this is a sign of better things to come on both sides of the border. Have great time in the UK!

By: Raging Bee

Raging Bee — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:51:35 +0000

Sorry you had such trouble with the Tube. I’ve been to London many times since 1972, and the only real problem I’ve had was once in the late ’90s, when SOME Tube lines were shut down by a strike, and the remaining lines were packed like Tokyo sardines. As for security checks, I never had a problem there, even after the 7/7 bombings.And speaking of wildlife, I’ve heard that hedgehogs are less visible than they used to be. Have you heard anything on this?

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:12:21 +0000

Take the bus! That way you’ll avoid the smelly old Tube, will see more of the sights and people and will be able to get around just as quickly, now that Congestion Charge keeps many motors off the city centre’s steets.