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Reply | Bikes in London
at 14:33 31 May 2024
When we used to go to france as kids, the family joke was always that cross walks main purpose was just to make it easier for the ambulance to find you when you got hit crossing the road |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 10:34 31 May 2024
Expensive yes, but London does have one of the best/most comprehensive transport systems in the world. People love to moan about it, and it definitely isn't perfect, but how many large cities actually have a better transport system than London? A few have good subway/metro cities (especially some asian cities) but then the bus network is non existent or useless because of crazy traffic on the roads. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 09:46 31 May 2024
Thus is 100% true (regardless of any cycling debate). All the data shows how many car journeys are really short, but everyone views their own car journey as "essential". i worked with someone who drove from Barnet to canary wharf every morning, even though it took 50% longer than the tube because "i dont like public transport". If traffic was bad, it would take 1.5 hours, which is insane.
Until people shake the idea that a car is always easiest for any journey, then there will be way too many cars on the road slowing down journeys for those that genuinely do need cars (disabled people, people who need cars for work etc). When i was a kid, if we were going to oxford street or covent garden with my parents, we would drive. You wouldnt dream of it now, because it isn't the easiest option because public transport has improved and parking is so expensive. That has changed peoples mentality around it and most people dont even think of driving there. |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 13:11 29 May 2024
Dortmund had 400,000 applications for tickets to the game (mental, i know), so that would suggest there is a lot more potential for ticketless fans to show up. Not saying they will at all, but for that game, they know demand massively outstrips availability. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 11:29 29 May 2024
Stop being so reasonable, this is a messageboard...there are other places for that :) |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 11:01 29 May 2024
I cycle regularly in London and drive and can 1000% say that delivery drivers on bikes and ebikes need to really be cracked down on. They are a real problem and give other cyclists a terrible reputation.
BUT forcing every day cyclists to register is a massively backwards step. We need to encourage as many people out of cars as possible, both for people's health and the environment, plus for traffic reasons. The road tax doesnt really add up either...road tax is charged based on road maintenance and environmental impact, both of which cycling is easily one of the best options for. |
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Reply | Spurs stadium
at 18:41 26 May 2024
I went a couple years ago with a friend who's a season ticket holder. It's an amazing stadium with great facilities BUT call me an old man, I just don't associate something that nice with football. It's too nice, and all about a nice afternoon of entertainment, and that's not why I watch football. It reminded me of watching sports in the states, which I love, but it's purely for entertainment value and was a bit boring as a result. Hard to judge given I wasn't watching QPR too |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 14:46 24 May 2024
Re the Brixton fiasco....netflix arent making a documentary about it because 1. the footage of it wont be very interesting, compared to thousands of drunk england fans being idiots and ...
2. (more importantly) there will be zero interest in it outside the UK, so it doesnt make financial sense for them to make it. it's nothing to do with Anglophobia, but a documentary on a complete mess at a global sporting event, followed by 100's of millions of people, in the worlds most popular sport is going to be much more marketable than a documentary on a small, local event in London barely followed by anyone outside then UK. Its just simple economics. And sadly, the fact that the England football fans were living up to stereotypes a lot of the world has about them just makes it even more marketable. |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 12:26 24 May 2024
not the best example (though appreciate thats not your point) as Glastonbury fencing is like a prison these days. Two layers of perimeter fencing which is almost like permanent fencing with car and foot patrols inbetween the two in case anyone makes it over one. They were going to lose their license years back over all the people climbing in, so they completely stamped it out. |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 09:43 22 May 2024
One of them said something along the lines of "i love following England...its the fact that we are all in it together"...and then proceeded to gate crash his way in, which is a completely selfish act and the opposite of being it it together.
It was interesting but given i have a low tolerance of football fans being d1cks and an even lower tolerance of England fans being d1cks, it was a tough watch! |
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Reply | Season Tickets on Sale
at 10:40 15 May 2024
Last year, you could sell tickets officially via Twickets, the clubs resale partner. it was pretty easy. Demand was the main issue but i managed to sell one or two. next season, given i expect us to be runaway leaders, should be much easier ;) |
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Reply | QPR Cash - What Do I Do Now?
at 20:29 9 May 2024
The baby gear is great... My daughter has had full matching pink and blue QPR pajama sets since she was born. My partner wants to hate it but quite likes them :) wouldn't pay money for them, but when it's the magic of the world's leading economy, QPR cash... |
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Reply | Chris Willock
at 12:39 5 May 2024
I can't believe there is much debate about trying to keep him. He's been off his best for a long while now, and under multiple managers. Even under Marti, he's been pretty bad in a lot of games and looks disinterested and doesnt track back etc. Marti regularly tears him apart on the sideline in games for this. We are on a tight budget and people want to try and keep him, in the vague hope he will 1. Refund form 2. Refund fitness AND 3. Show some actual desire to be here, playing for us. That's far too many things to hope happen for me.
When he was great, he was great, but it's been a long time since we have seen that with anything even close to resembling consistency. |
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Thread | Great article on the four year plan in the athletic
at 08:49 11 Feb 2024
For those with access, the athletic has a great article on the four year plan documentary, interviewing all involved included the director, mitral, briatore, Paladini and various players and coaches.
It's crazy what a nutter and awful human being briatore is, still to this day. |
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Reply | The rise and fall of a player
at 21:10 10 Feb 2024
I think what we are seeing with Armstrong is these first halves where he causes chaos, and then at half time, the opposition regroups and they know his threat and focus on shutting him out, which combined with him tiring a little, means he has less impact.
Their number 6 was going to get sent off the way Armstrong was embarrassing him the first half today... But second half was a different story. |
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Reply | Our new CEO has been busy......
at 16:23 2 Feb 2024
yeah, very harsh on Kakay. a player who always gives his all, and he has no duty to accept a loan out. Maybe he's got family/kids and wants to stay with them and not uproot them for the sake of a few months. Just because he's not a great footballer doesnt make him a terrible person. |
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Reply | Roma Stadio Olympico
at 21:26 21 Jan 2024
I watched a Lazio game there...it was ok but a little dull and facilities weren't great. It was fun but nothing compared to the German match day experience....highly recommend catching a game there if you can. |
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Reply | Non QPR podcasts?
at 10:48 16 Jan 2024
Shock and War on the second iraq war is good.
Guardian football weekly is always great.
I'm not a monster, on Shamima Begum, is a good listen.
Hunting Warhead is brilliant but a brutal listen as its on the investigation to shut down a paedophile site on the dark web.
I'd also second the recommendation on Winds of Change. Its a pretty funny podcast, and a lot lighter listening than a few of my tips!
Each series of the BBC podcast, Intrigue, is very good other than the most recent which i didnt get in to. The one on the West germans tunnelling in to the East is great. [Post edited 16 Jan 10:49]
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Reply | Speed awareness courses.
at 14:07 10 Jan 2024
I just did mine. got caught doing 23 in a 20 mile an hour zone. It was actually informative to be fair, and i have slowed down partly as a result. Also had one guy who insisted on telling us all multiple times how unfair it all was.
Clive's sounds like comedy gold. |
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