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08 Nov 09
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can you imagine what the tourists think as they try to make their way to Luton Airport?
Rail line hit by driver shortage
The Sunday service on an entire rail route into London's Kings Cross has been cancelled because there are not enough drivers to operate the trains.
First Capital Connect, which runs the Great Northern service, said not enough staff had volunteered to work overtime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8348929.stm
Rail line hit by driver shortage
The Sunday service on an entire rail route into London's Kings Cross has been cancelled because there are not enough drivers to operate the trains.
First Capital Connect, which runs the Great Northern service, said not enough staff had volunteered to work overtime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8348929.stm
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nearly missed my flight last saturday because of this sh1t, and the staff were ever so helpful. fkers
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i thought they drove themselves now
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was amazed that they rely on overtime to run
what other business does that? |
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ridiculous
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but as a monopoly they can do anything.
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you would also think that they would make a rota one month in advance
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this country is fast running out of money .
we will be having charity events soon to fund postman and bus drivers ...its already started with the schools :0 |
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Coachbuster
these are semi-privatised companies that make huge profits, but don't pump anything back because they are a virtual monpoly. Nothing to do with lack of money, but a lack of legislation |
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canaryboy 08 Nov 11:58
was amazed that they rely on overtime to run what other business does that? Groupage warehousing. |
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when you"ve got t.w.a.t.s like the head of royal mail earning millions and not having a clue about how to run the firm what chance have we got
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This country is fkin brilliant.
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I think this Country is pants and only going to get worse :0
Sorry(I am English) |
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Thinly veiled "I'm a jetsetter" thread.
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nah took a turbo prop
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Thinly veiled "I'm a pill-popping jetsetter" thread.
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The Tories will sort out the ralways when they get back in.
Hang on though, theyre the ones who fouled them up in the first place. |
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jetsetter (n)
Synonyms: socialite, one of the in-crowd, one of the beautiful people, one of the glitterati, trendsetter, person about town, member of café society, social climber |
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My experience of trains in this country, generally:
1. they run on time 2. they are reasonably quick 3. they are expensive if you turn up and buy a ticket 4. they are cheap if you book ahead |
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Trains need to be cheaper and more effiecient if we're going to get people out of their cars to be honest
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5) unless you travel on the weekend
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4 things i've noticed about far too many whinging pommes....
1. they moan about paying too much tax 2. they moan about public services 3. they moan and moan and moan 4. they moan. Anyone under 80 yrs of age in this country has not been conscripted, has seen a rise in standard of living and medicine and working conditions etc etc. more disposable income, foreign holidays cheaper, all sorts of technological advances etc etc still they carry on fkin moaning. moaning whinging moaning poms. England's alright imo. |
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I would like to be able to get to the airport if I pay £12 for a 30 minute journey.
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stop moaning.
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the whole country is fked because magic flea didn't make it to the airport on time.
those old boys taking part in remembrance sunday must wander if it was all worth it. |
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are they going for a wander?
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wonder
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I agree with the Ozzie crim.
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I'm English ffs
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I agree anyway.
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I'll agree if green willow agrees
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Not to mention we hold the ashes and in the last olympics, the only countries to beat us were china, russia and usa. combined population of close to 2 billion people!!!
oh and heavyweight champion of the world. |
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this took an interesting turn
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Last two F1 world champions. ONly country to have won both the rugby and football world cups.
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Why don't they get the bus drivers currently ferrying everyone around to drive the trains.
Train driving=Turn knob on and off. Bus driving.= actually responding to road conditions and driving |
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magic flea...i thought the post office was a goverment run business and had no private interests ?
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the trains are subsidised on the whole too arent they ?
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nearly all the great rock and roll bands are english.
The history of science and literature is littered with great englishmen and women. what a country |
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speedypro 08 Nov 12:56
Train driving=Turn knob on and off. Bus driving.= actually responding to road conditions and driving Ill informed you are speedypro. Train driving is not just about turning a knob on and off. Train drivers have an extensive rule book that they must comply with.I assume you did know that there are rules and regulations concerning signals,points,indicators etc that they need to understand and obey. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg**G63B3Y
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