tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post2419921789498640113..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Getting from A to BBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-48973204242091870982017-05-31T09:44:27.470+10:002017-05-31T09:44:27.470+10:00That's the thing with public transport - unles...That's the thing with public transport - unless the route in question actually takes you directly to where you want to go, it involves a lot of compromise.<br /><br />Options have to be practical and realistic. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-28126533043898733732017-05-30T14:33:29.741+10:002017-05-30T14:33:29.741+10:00That's how I remember it being in London when ...That's how I remember it being in London when I lived there in '91. It was just so easy to use the trains, I couldn't even imagine why you would try to drive in the city at all.<br /><br />Frequency was the big thing. If you just missed a train, you knew another would turn up in less than 7 mins. Here it can be half an hour or an hour between services (ferries in particular), so unless your thing actually coincides with the ferry times, it's just not worth the hassle.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-61328070470459311782017-05-30T14:29:23.482+10:002017-05-30T14:29:23.482+10:00I do enjoy a good rant occasionally - I slept very...I do enjoy a good rant occasionally - I slept very well once I wrote this :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-63055523489956074782017-05-30T07:22:27.405+10:002017-05-30T07:22:27.405+10:00Yep! In my last job, I could get there in 28 minut...Yep! In my last job, I could get there in 28 minutes by car, and it took two hours by public transport because there was no direct route. Which do you think I chose? And that was through Glasgow which is a major city with a fairly good public transport system. I'd rather they spent the effort on making cars greener than haranguing us all to put up with major inconvenience - 'cos let's face it, time is precious for us all, and it's going to take more than the occasional personal sacrifice to stop climate change. Fund the scientists, I say!FictionFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06212537466233602766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-2386039847144926662017-05-29T19:49:42.025+10:002017-05-29T19:49:42.025+10:00This is very interesting! We are lucky to live in ...This is very interesting! We are lucky to live in the compact city of Birmingham. It's a bus journey or two with a short walk to get most places. It's as quick to get the bus as it is to use a car as there are bus lanes and the buses are frequent. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-50054582705530114632017-05-29T13:27:26.639+10:002017-05-29T13:27:26.639+10:00Given this well documented with place names and ti...Given this well documented with place names and timelines rant I probably don't have to tell you that your strong suit is rhetoric (the art of speaking persuasively). You would make a terrific politician. <br />Send this to Sydney's city council with the introduction title:<br />Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.....!1<br />So glad my question 'Á to B' inspired you! NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.com