Jeremy

Sean - it seems strange to cite the US, where private delivery firms are more commonplace, and more accessible to the general public than they are here. Hopefully the competition in the UK will become more established, and the public can vote with their feet.

peckhamboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The irony is that even if the strikes are > successful in forcing RM to back down and "saving" > jobs, the loss of confidence in RM means that this > time next year they will probably have to make > more workers redundant than would have lost their > jobs if they'd gone along with the current plans. I was thinking along the same lines!

The word, taken in isolation is fine. But surely everyone knows the malicious connotations the word took on in the 70s/80s - as a result, it has become an extremely offensive word. This "Du Beck" character is surely well aware of this... there's no excuse.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Better to fix the Royal Mail I would say - the > workers attitudes might be out of date but the > service itself has been deliberately run down Why? Letters and post-boxes will be a thing of the past eventually, anyway. As for parcel delivery... how will a huge, broken ex government department serve us better than smaller, competing companies? I don't want to sound to much like Marmora Man, but... there are times when competition is a good thing.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not everyone can afford to do that tho can they? Better spending an extra couple of quid than not getting anything at all.

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Pandora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One way I'm looking at it is that based on what my > company charge for my day rate, you'd get a bit > more than half a day of my time.. which including > viewings is probably what the admin will take > them. I wouldn't look at it that way... they already take a healthy commission from the rent, they don't "deserve" this admin fee. It's basically a rip-off, but they all do it, so you don't really have much choice!

Agree with the last two posts. I don't think Royal Mail has a future - both because of the changing nature of communications, and because they have proved time and time again that you can't rely on them.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got a lot of DK and Black Flag in there too which > is something I've never really picked up on just > listening to the albums. Yeah, me neither. SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now THEM I always found over-rated I think you'll find you're wrong! Actually, I always (perhaps controversially) preferred Sugar, but Husker Du had some great songs. You need to get past the tinny production though.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You get a real sense of how influenced by punk* the guitar is. Yep... they always said Husker Du were one of the biggest influences.

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this way they can go > direct and relieve the pressure at London Bridge. But it's not direct - they'd still have to change. As it is, the Jubilee Line is massively over-crowded in the mornings, and it is almost impossible to board a train at Canada Water. We'll see if the works on the Jubilee Line (and also cross-rail) improve things... but I imagine Canary Wharf will continue to grow.

The Chair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I didn't really like uni life in general. I was a > bit older than the majority and I seriously > disliked the whole "lets go and get pissed after > lectures" attitude. I don't see what's so wrong with that... you never go to the pub after work? > I also found them rude towards > the lecturers and surly. I didn't really notice much of that, but if I had, it would have put me off too.

Is that the name of a band, or did you get a takeaway?

Maurice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The idea of 'South London' being deprived is a bit > misleading, too. Where most of these stations sit > used to be Surrey, all while the original 'London' > (south being Charing Cross and a bit on the other > side) were being taken care of, as was right. Blimey, you're as bad as macroban!! It's firmly within the modern definition of London. That's all that counts.

R&A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm curious as to why it's 'impossible' to have both lines? Isn't it because they use the same tracks? And as Torben Pieknik said, extra Thameslink services also infringe on sections of the track. I guess there's only so many different services you can run on a section of track.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you couldn't pay me to sit through the verve Amen to that.

Go. If you love the band that much, it will probably be disappointing. But at least you can have a few beers with your friend, instead of staying home, changing nappies and watching Come Dine With Me.

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I'm sure you could pay someone to re-tune it, but you'd be better off doing what SeanMacGabhann suggests... just get yourself a SCART cable.

njc97 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy - sorry, yes Denmark Hill loses its LB > trains, but ED, Peckham Rye and Queens Road will > still get them (as will Brockley etc on the other > ELL extension). It'll make getting to West End and > Canary Wharf much easier, even going to London > Bridge there is a payoff between the journey > taking longer against being much more frequent. Isn't the ELL going to run every 10-15 minutes? So not really that convenient. Followed by another two stops on the Jubilee Line to get to London Bridge. And probably a huge queue to get on the Eastbound Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf. Getting to the West End is already OK, by taking a train from London Bridge to Charing Cross (every few minutes). This almost certainly will not be quicker via Canada Water to Green Park or Bond Street. I do realise that the ELL will suit some people, but for others the direct link to central London is more important!

Scotland? Yeah, that country doesn't have any problems at all...

Fish and ale pie. Don't fancy that much.

Some people must have been sitting there furiously hitting F5. Not I.

njc97 - the London Bridge trains from Denmark Hill (and some of them from Peckham Rye) will be going. I don't think the East London Line ("London Overground") will be a very useful service for most commuters as it doesn't go directly to Central London.

James - useful stats which are contrary to the common perception that crime is escalating dramatically. Can we clarify... the figures under Aug-09 are for the whole year?