Nonetheless I'm guessing it's still cheaper than other cities in the UK.
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 31 October 2019 11:09 (four years ago) link
lol, yes. £1.50 to go from one side of London to the other is cheaper than my five minute journey back from the shops.
― Srinivasaraghavan VONCataraghavan (ShariVari), Thursday, 31 October 2019 11:40 (four years ago) link
I'm a scum-sucking parasite who can travel for free on the buses if I'm with my kid on his disabled +c pass and reduced prices on the trains, so when ppl moan about the prices I uncomfortably nod my head in fake solidarity!
― calzino, Thursday, 31 October 2019 11:47 (four years ago) link
comprehensive review of how london’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) has performed. Better than expected is the short answer. And apparently causing a small reverse of the trend of falling passenger numbers (but to put it in context the increase here is estimated at £7 million net and the shortfall projected in 2018 was £240 million. < this article mentions “flexible working practises being part of the problem and maybe that’s true but afaict people don’t really know why numbers are falling - other possible factors are uber, changing demographics and population of london itself)Instead of the originally forecast £77m of revenue from ULEZ, TfL’s budget for the 2019/20 financial year is now expecting to take in only £55m. This is largely the direct result of a third fewer non-compliant vehicles entering London’s ULEZ. By comparison, net income from London’s congestion charge was £147m in the 2018/19 financial – £230m income minus £83m in tolling, enforcement and administrative costs. Passenger income is up, however, particularly on the London Underground and on London’s busses. Transport for London has revised its passenger income budget up £29m for 2019/20. This more than makes up for the £22m of lost revenue on ULEZ. Higher ticket sales alongside ULEZ successfully deterring driving into central London suggests that ULEZ might be encouraging Londoners and visitors to opt for public transport over their car.
― Fizzles, Friday, 1 November 2019 09:02 (four years ago) link
City worker 'flew into rage' at commuter over boiled eggs breakfast https://t.co/ivqZ3UfCaP— Evening Standard (@standardnews) November 12, 2019
Ms Stoter told a jury at Blackfriars crown court that Mead became agitated and put on a “bad face” when she started eating the eggs, which she admitted gave off a strong smell.The victim told the court she felt “intimidated and vulnerable” during the incident, which took place shortly after the train stopped at Stratford on September 6, 2018. She told the jury Mead gave her “bad” looks when she started eating the eggs and moved towards the door, apparently to escape the smell. Ms Stoter said she gestured with a shrug of her shoulders to Mead that she was sorry, but the defendant “quickly and aggressively” moved towards her and leaned into her face.
The victim told the court she felt “intimidated and vulnerable” during the incident, which took place shortly after the train stopped at Stratford on September 6, 2018. She told the jury Mead gave her “bad” looks when she started eating the eggs and moved towards the door, apparently to escape the smell. Ms Stoter said she gestured with a shrug of her shoulders to Mead that she was sorry, but the defendant “quickly and aggressively” moved towards her and leaned into her face.
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
not defending the defendant but i literally can't think of a smell more boaksome to me than boiled eggs
― SHANTY the golden fish portion (stevie), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
that account is extremely Real England
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
Yeah I was torn which thread to put it in but City commuter rage is real
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link
i am always very furtive when eating disgusting foods (usually seafood sticks or a whole salami where i have to peel the casing by hand) on public transport
― imago, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:52 (four years ago) link
Eating anything on public transport is disgusting savagery.
― 'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
I... don't even know how the smell of boiled eggs can be disgusting, let alone be present to someone sitting three feet away?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
Amazing synergy between this thread and the ongoing US police brutality and corruption thread rnThat said I’m with Tom on this one
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
Eating hard boiled eggs in an enclosed area is really inconsiderate of those around you but I wouldn’t let it ruin my week, I prefer to stand in quiet judgement
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
― gyac, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
Amazing synergy between this thread and the ongoing US police brutality and corruption thread rn
Throw the Don Cherry thread (about poppies) into the mix, along with my small recount on the snooker thread, and the whole universe is Real England basically.
I don't really mind people eating stuff on public transport, as long as it's food tbf.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
Disagree wholly with threatening anyone but absolutely hate the smell of eggs in enclosed spaces & would have got up and moved tbh
I've developed a terrific sense of smell if I may say so myself, but never got a bad scents of boiled eggs. And I do eat them frequently! (not on the tube) I realize this must be a flaw on my behalf.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
wasp bodies in a fig good, hard boiled wasp eggs on a caterpillar bad
― mark s, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:10 (four years ago) link
otm
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:14 (four years ago) link
Amazing synergy between this thread and the ongoing US police brutality and corruption thread rnThrow the Don Cherry thread (about poppies) into the mix, along with my small recount on the snooker thread, and the whole universe is Real England basically.
Very much this.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:22 (four years ago) link
I'm assuming the eggs were hard-boiled because of the smell but I strongly feel the Standard should specify that because to me "boiled eggs" means soft-boiled.
― Alba, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
sliced or cut open boiled eggs can smell bad if not eaten straight away or immediately incorporated with another acidic condiment such as mayonnaise.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
don’t eat on public transport.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 14 November 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
sweets is ok tho
― mark s, Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:04 (four years ago) link
yes. i think i sent that while sitting on a train and a person with a macdonalds came and sat next to me. (i don’t mind macdonalds particularly but do on trains)
― Fizzles, Friday, 15 November 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
last time i flew back from london this fella humphed onto the plane last, and dropped like a sweaty shit in on top of me carrying a fuckin burger king meal
one of the rare occasions when my ilx lowercaps mean persona exhibited irl, it got handed over for disposal immediately
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 November 2019 01:07 (four years ago) link
i’m using the new Citymapper Pass and I love it. best thing easily is that i don’t have to use touchID at the barriers. just touch my phone to the reader, beep, through. just as fast as a card.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
that's now the case with just using contactless Apple Pay, too - and I agree, it's great that it's as fast as a card now.
― toby, Monday, 13 January 2020 19:15 (four years ago) link
BAH my great advantage, gazumped!!
Apple Pay is pay-as-you-go only though, right? I can't tell you the number of times I've tried to work out whether paygo or unlimited zones 1-3 works out better for me. With paygo I always have the suspicion I'm somehow being screwed. But I start looking at my the sporadic payments to TFL on my bank statement and just end up dying of ennui.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link
I think it's still slightly cheaper to get a monthly travelcard if you travel every weekdays, but otherwise it's a wash thanks to the capping
― stet, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:48 (four years ago) link
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
could be worse
How big is the 90 minute public transit commuter zone for London vs San Francisco? This is my attempt to answer the question. Arrival point is central London or downtown SF. So, light areas = you ought to be able to reach central London/downtown SF within 90 minutes. pic.twitter.com/ZSftRqN1bL— Alasdair Rae (@undertheraedar) February 6, 2020
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 6 February 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link
Bit quiet out today
― stet, Monday, 16 March 2020 10:23 (four years ago) link
Commuters into London, don't forget that you can cancel your annual season ticket if it doesn't look like you're going to be using it for a while.
I guess the same is true of TFL?
― ShariVari, Monday, 16 March 2020 10:27 (four years ago) link
I'm going to walk to and from work - as long as work stays open, which might not be long - so at least I'll be fit when I get the virus
― God gave toilets rolls to you, gave toilet rolls to you (Tom D.), Monday, 16 March 2020 10:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_4moz_Psso
― koogs, Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:29 (three years ago) link
chris morris has so much to answer for lol
― imago, Thursday, 1 April 2021 11:54 (three years ago) link
i got 90% of the way through it wondering why i hadn't heard of this at the time.
― koogs, Thursday, 1 April 2021 12:24 (three years ago) link
Chuckling at the end of that, well done
― kinder, Thursday, 1 April 2021 13:03 (three years ago) link
Happy to provide this closer shot for a proper analysis of the books on the shelves pic.twitter.com/vbn9NNF9zo— Henry Dyer (@Direthoughts) June 15, 2021
picture of the GBNews studios with what looks like a copy of The Bus We Loved on the shelves.
(i think the set designer must be trolling them with several of those books)
― koogs, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1daNvB4phHM
― koogs, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link
I was hoping for Lazenby.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 14:29 (one year ago) link
One hit wonder
― | (Latham Green), Friday, 21 October 2022 18:28 (one year ago) link
https://metrodle.com/ wordle but for the underground
― koogs, Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:39 (one year ago) link
ha, today's is the station I park at when I occasionally drive to London!
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:44 (one year ago) link
Well today I learned that you still have to ring the bell on a bus even if you’re not coming to a request stop. Was that ever the case or did I just make it up?
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:11 (nine months ago) link
What do you mean
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:15 (nine months ago) link
I think you have always had to ring the bell?
Heavy caveat that I don't actually live in London anymore (though I do work there two or three times a week) - but I was talking to ILX faves the Pinefox and Michael Jones recently, on an anniversary of us first meeting back at the end of the 20th century, and I floated the idea that the only thing that has got better in the UK in the last 25 years is London transport. Elizabeth Line, the overground, better bus info, proper cycling routes etc etc. Is there anything else in the country that has seen material improvement like this?
― Piedie Gimbel, Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:19 (nine months ago) link
As long as London is fine the rest of the country can go to hell is the general philosophy.
― Renaissance of the Celtic Trumpet (Tom D.), Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:21 (nine months ago) link
I did teach a German couple the other day that you have to flag down a bus, they'd assumed as long as they were at the right stop buses would stop automatically.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:34 (nine months ago) link
I thought there were some mandatory stops that the bus would stop at anyway. Big junctions of lines/routes etc and significant destinations. So you didn't NEED to press bell. But keep finding over here that bus request bells have somehow switched off or been switched off so if I or somebody else hits the bell there's no feedback light coming on . Also come across bus drivers who object to you pressing bell for next stop as soon as you've passed the previous one. Had some idiot a couple o f years ago actually open the door to cancel the request. .I think a load of people do try to make sure request is clearly in as soon as it is relevant so having a driver obtusely try to undo request is strange. But that is a side issue. & this is a different town to London. But I do think the idea of mandatory stops is pretty universal isn't it?
― Stevo, Thursday, 29 June 2023 09:48 (nine months ago) link