Let’s be honest a minute… There isn’t anything worse for a commuter than having to wait for your train on a crowded platform with the board showing “CORRECTION” all the time, or not showing anything at all, actually… And then when the train eventually enters the station after an endless 15 or 20-minute wait, realise […]
London Underground Announcer Gets the Sack After Poking Fun at Commuters
Emma Clarke, an announcer on the London Underground, had been working for eight years for the London Underground, and then got the sack for publicly criticising the company. Her revenge has been highly entertaining. Clarke was sacked after she made scathing comments about London Underground to the press. When her employer then rebuked her, Clarke […]
Chivalry and nimbyism on the London underground
Despite the efforts of the media and gossips, the UK does actually four seasons at the ame time every year. At the moment Brits are enjoying (read suffering) the well-travelled rays of the sun. It is summer and it gets hot. It’s especially hot if you are 200 plus foot below ground and are packed […]
Caledonian Road Underground Station – the case for extra investment instead of temporary closure
Caledonian Road Station, a popular tube stop on London’s Piccadilly Line, one along from King’s Cross, is to be closed for eight months from January 4th 2016, because Transport for London (TfL) claims that there is no alternative. The station has two ageing, thirty-year-old lifts (elevators) and they cannot be replaced separately while the […]
AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE BIZ ACTRESS NATALIE PAGE STILL CAPTIVATES US
Since first taking to the stages of Australia in the starring role of Scapin in The Rock Players’ production of “The Scoundrel Scapin” back in 1987 actress Natalie Page has created a marvelous repertoire of work, spanning both the stage and screen, which reveals her as an unstoppable performer capable of taking on any role. […]
Europe-Pros and Cons
Europe has a lot of competition these days. While a tour of Europe was once a standard “once in a lifetime” experience, today more and more people opt to do their travelling in more far flung destinations. It’s not hard to see the tropical appeal of places like Hawaii or Bali, and by comparison the […]
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