snoopeasystreet
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UK/R.O.I GAF - Thread of geopolitical confusion
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something is wrong here.
Darth Sonik
we need more FPS games
J Tourettes
Banned
Fixed it for you.
Your fix doesn't make sense.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Spectate: MMA, kickboxing, football.
Train: BJJ, Muay Thai, western boxing. You could include MMA by default I guess. That and some good ol' fashioned weight lifting.
I'm going to Thailand to train Muay Thai full-time throughout April. When I come back to Taiwan I'm just dedicating myself to training whilst starting a business.
Don't have the time/energy/mates who like football to play football in York
I'm a proper good Right Back.
When I was younger I was a great goalkeeper. I always went in goals because I was too lazy to run.
Darth Sonik
we need more FPS games
Damn Americans have a different pint, should have known that the conversion was wrong.
Should have been 568ml...
I think.
Doh!
snoopeasystreet
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I was just implying that there's no way you'd get a decent pint of guiness in benidorm.
J Tourettes
Banned
The tunnelling begins for CrossRail today.
I don't agree with the project (money could've been invested in the tube for better results, fuck the out of towners) but do find shit like this fascinating.
I don't agree with the project (money could've been invested in the tube for better results, fuck the out of towners) but do find shit like this fascinating.
J Tourettes
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised if it's better than half the shit served up over here.
Spectate: Almost anything but mainly football, rugby league, NFL. Bit of snooker and golf and the occasional boxing match but those first 3 are the only ones I follow properly.
Play: Just football in a sixes team and kickabouts with the lads. Does skating count as a sport? EXTREME SPORTS.
£16bn. What a waste of fucking money.
Manchester MetroLink's phase 3, which would make public transport MASSIVELY better in Manchester costs £1.4bn, less than 10% of the cost of CrossRail.
This country is for the dogs
J Tourettes
Banned
I agree, complete joke but at least private business is stumping up some of the cost. If that money had been invested in the tube, it would've been awesome.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Wake me up when the Edinburgh trams are running.
Or whenever they decide to make the Waverley Line anything less than a running joke.
J Tourettes
Banned
The Edinburgh tram fiasco is fucking shameful.
Even with all of their delays/overspending, it'll still cost under £1bn and would be vitally important for Edinburgh as both a commercial, and tourist destination (as well as for many residents). It seems like all CrossRail is doing is digging a fucking hole in the ground to move some suits around the home counties/central London.
J Tourettes
Banned
There's already a fuckton of links with the home counties. The tube is falling apart due to years of under investment in the seventies and eighties and the bodged PPP imposed by Brown. CrossRail will create a lot of jobs, which is obviously a good thing but as I said, I feel the money could've been better spent on other transport projects.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
The drama surrounding the Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh trams, and Waverley Line make me almost ashamed of my country. There was a time when Scottish engineering was the envy of the world. Nowadays I don't know what the fuck to think.
At least the Squinty Bridge in Glasgow has only had one fuckup so far. Best Coast confirmed.
J Tourettes
Banned
Reduced from three lines to half a line, £200m over budget and six years behind schedule is a fiasco, whichever way you look at it but especially so when compared to the Bathgate - Airdrie link.
CrossRail has been budgeted for £16b, let's see if it comes in on time and budget before we compare the two.
See my point re: Bathgate - Airdrie, it's not all bad.
ugh.
£16bn
that's a fucking astonishing amount of money.
The UK is a big power in the global pharmaceutical industry right, well our exports in that sector were £14bn, £2bn less than the cost of this fucking hole in the ground.
Fucking hell you could just call this off and give EVERY single person in London £2000 on their oyster card and it would cost the same. (actually it would cost much less because they'd get most of that money back)
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
From what I remember (I've been in Asia for 3 years) it was almost cancelled too. But it was only saved because it was considered cheaper to finish it that cancel it.
J Tourettes
Banned
Breakdown of the funding: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/railway/funding
I thought it was on time and within budget? Read somewhere that it was 15 miles long, had three new stations , two stations rebuilt, two upgraded, electrified, new rolling stock and sixty odd bridges built or replaced for £300m.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
J Tourettes
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Nope, the Airdrie - Bathgate bollocks. I know what a shower of shite the Edinburgh trams have been.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
A memory that is permanently burned into my brain is of the Edinburgh Tram construction in December 2008. Due to the extensive "roadworks" (or ripping up the entire city centre's roads as it's more accurately called) it took 4 hours to get from Edinburgh to Galashiels on the bus when it should only take 1.5 hours. Combined with a week of unsuccessful job interviews/applications during the financial crisis and it was total insult to injury.
I wonder what the status of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link would be right now if it wasn't canned.
J Tourettes
Banned
Didn't the SNp want to kill the Edinburgh project?
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Yeah. It was in their manifesto. A 1 seat majority only gets you so far though.
And like I said, I think they discovered it would be more expensive to cancel it than complete it. But the public enquiry called by Salmond will find that out soon enough. Hopefully when I'm back in Scotland this December the trams will be there waiting for me. Then we can collectively sigh a relief that we've got something tangible out of this whole palaver.
Musha_Soturi
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Crossrail immediately ingrained itself in my bad books by tearing down the Astoria I don't think it could ever redeem itself to me.
I just read throught the 'name all the EU states' topic. I'm not surprised people keep referring to UK as England, it happens all the time when I'm on holiday.
Them: "So where are you from?"
Me: "Wales"
Them: "Oh yeah I know Wales, that's in England right?"
Me: *Mutters under breath before turning around and walking away before I punch someone*
And I'm not even that patriotic, I just really don't like stupid people.
I don't think it could ever redeem itself to me.I just read throught the 'name all the EU states' topic. I'm not surprised people keep referring to UK as England, it happens all the time when I'm on holiday.
Them: "So where are you from?"
Me: "Wales"
Them: "Oh yeah I know Wales, that's in England right?"
Me: *Mutters under breath before turning around and walking away before I punch someone*
And I'm not even that patriotic, I just really don't like stupid people.
J Tourettes
Banned
I hate how people call the UK - England because the English flag just reminds me of chavs:
It's a shame but it's true
To be fair, that's a particularly chavved up one. The plain St George is a bit classier than that.
Crossrail immediately ingrained itself in my bad books by tearing down the Astoria
I just read throught the 'name all the EU states' topic. I'm not surprised people keep referring to UK as England, it happens all the time when I'm on holiday.
Them: "So where are you from?"
Me: "Wales"
Them: "Oh yeah I know Wales, that's in England right?"
Me: *Mutters under breath before turning around and walking away before I punch someone*
And I'm not even that patriotic, I just really don't like stupid people.
The Astoria was a hole that has only been improved by being torn down. That's not to see that I haven't had some of the best nights out in my life in there.
Meus Renaissance
Member
I feel that we've been using abbreviation UK more over the last few years, especially when it comes to internet message boards.
Jedeye Sniv
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CHEEZMO;36036024 said:
You know what? I know we can't talk about it properly here but I would love to find out what the decent sites are. I want a site with good quality, curated, non-pro material. The sites I used to go to have been shutting down over the years leaving me with one not particularly good destination, and trying to find new ones brings up millions of sites chock full of pro-masquerading-as-amateur terrible videos. Boo.
Gimme dat webcam/iPhone/handycam young couples exploring each other's naughty bits good stuff, not anorexic orange people with pastel colours and too-bright lighting.
What I really want is a site like GAF filled with intelligent awesome people where this stuff can be discussed openly. You know, because we're all ADULTS.
CHEEZMO
Obsidian fan
Are you me?
Fucking brofist.
I use [REDACTED] for everything. Exclusively.
You can find anything on there.
RibbedHero
Member
Lets avoid getting this thread locked and stay clear of that topic.
Im a sucker for big infrastructure projects but I do think that capital spending powers should be devolved.
In other news, received an offer from UCL to today so very happy.
Well done!
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Hot Coldman
Banned
hey cheezmo mind getting rid of that, cheers
only takes one mistake you know, i dunno if explicitly mentioning the name of a place is uncool enough for the lock but i like this thread sooooo yeah
edit: thanks broheim
only takes one mistake you know, i dunno if explicitly mentioning the name of a place is uncool enough for the lock but i like this thread sooooo yeah
edit: thanks broheim
Jezbollah
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I saw that tunnelling machine at Royal Oak while I was on the train out to Reading a few weeks ago. It is fucking massive.
Crossrail may be a little worthwhile, if it takes congestion away from the Tube. I very much doubt it will benefit me as I'll probably kill myself than be in my current job by whenever it eventually finishes.
I hate how people call the UK - England because the English flag just reminds me of chavs:
It's a shame but it's true
This one doesn't even make sense.
THREE LIONS ON A SHIRT
JULES RIMET STILL GLEAMING
THIRTY YEARS OF HURT
NEVER STOPPED ME DREAMIN'
Alright UK/ROI-GAF, it's NOSTALGIA TIME! What are the all time great children's tv themes? I was having a discussion about this the other day talking about how kids these days are growing up with all sorts of generic action cartoons about shooting aliens, or odd shows with blobs that don't speak words and how sad it is they're not going to end up with the same golden memories of watching telly what we all do. Ended up looking up loads of old TV show intros on Youtube, stumbled upon this gem.
Off the top of my head, the good ones are:
Thomas the Tank Engine
Fireman Sam
Poddington Peas
Count Duckula
The Racoons
Probably a lot more, I remember things like Button Moon, Trapdoor, The Shoe People and all sorts. Brum. Then later on you had stuff like Jason and the Wheeled Warriors and Bots Master. Good times. Anyone got any more to share?
Off the top of my head, the good ones are:
Thomas the Tank Engine
Fireman Sam
Poddington Peas
Count Duckula
The Racoons
Probably a lot more, I remember things like Button Moon, Trapdoor, The Shoe People and all sorts. Brum. Then later on you had stuff like Jason and the Wheeled Warriors and Bots Master. Good times. Anyone got any more to share?
J Tourettes
Banned
No Jamie or Duck Tales = instant fail.
wow that made my day xD
The best theme tune from my childhood is fireman sam with the awesome little guitar riff in the middle but my favourite show was always Thomas the Tank Engine.
Oh man, can't believe I forgot Duck Tales. Think I was trying to think more of British shows, but then I ended up putting The Raccoons in there anyway. Don't know what Jamie is though.
Most of my memories of these shows come from me getting a complilation VHS with one episode of a whole lot of kids shows - Superted, The Raggydolls, James the Cat, Henry's Cat, Paddington Bear, that sort of thing. So many different shows on one tape, I used to watch them over and over. Awesome. You don't get that these days.
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