"Currants Bw..."

[Mac76]

got this mail from TFL - you can translate as "we're massively behind schedule so we're just opening bits of the Lizzie Line so we don't miss the Jubilee deadline..."

btw where TF is Shenfield - is that even a place?


"Elizabeth line

The central section on the Elizabeth line will open on 24 May 2022. The line will initially operate as three separate railways, in the east, west and through central London. Services from Reading, Heathrow and Shenfield will connect with the central tunnels from autumn this year.

Until autumn 2022:
• There will be 12 trains an hour (a train every 5 minutes), running between Paddington and Abbey Wood from 06:30 – 23:00, Monday to Saturday. Bond Street is currently closed and will open later on this year.
• There will be no Sunday services. A special service will operate on Sunday 5 June 2022 for the Platinum Jubilee weekend running from 08:00-22:00
• Services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield, and Paddington to Heathrow and Reading will continue to operate on Sundays as they do now
Elizabeth line customers travelling between:
• Shenfield and the central section of the route will need to change trains at Liverpool Street, walking to/from the new Elizabeth line Liverpool Street station
• Reading or Heathrow and the central section will need to change trains at Paddington, walking to/from the new Paddington Elizabeth line station
• Paddington and Abbey Wood only will not need to change
From autumn 2022:

The lines from Reading, Heathrow and Shenfield will connect with the central tunnels, so customers travelling:
• From Reading and Heathrow can travel east all the way to Abbey Wood without changing at Paddington
• From Shenfield can travel west all the way to Paddington without changing at Liverpool Street
By May 2023:
• The separate sections of the Elizabeth line will be fully connected and you will be able to travel seamlessly from Abbey Wood to Heathrow and Reading, and from Shenfield to Heathrow
• 24 trains an hour will run at the busiest times between Paddington and Whitechapel
"

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61505857

Milton Keynes

MO will be dancing in the streets of...there tonight.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61573377

When will they learn?
What they really need is to have the teachers and primary school kids armed. Then stuff like this wouldn’t happen. More guns, that’s the answer.

[Ollie the Optimist]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61573377

When will they learn?
What they really need is to have the teachers and primary school kids armed. Then stuff like this wouldn’t happen. More guns, that’s the answer.

It was Dan Hodges who said this:

In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

He isnt wrong.

Was it 1996 when Dunblane happened here? Gun controls came in and no mass shootings here since then. Of course, with any laws, you will not stop someone getting a gun and mudering people but it does make it harder and accessing the types of guns the Americans have as routine is near impossible here.

The gun controls we have here are also not that difficult to comply with. Sure, police have to come and interview you and have a background medical check but as long as you have a reasonable explanation for having a gun, they grant the licences. The Americans should try it

[GP]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61573377

When will they learn?
What they really need is to have the teachers and primary school kids armed. Then stuff like this wouldn’t happen. More guns, that’s the answer.

Well hang on, have you even considered thoughts and prayers?

I mean, it didn't work the last 73000 times, but it might this time.

[Globalgunner]

It was Dan Hodges who said this:



He isnt wrong.

Was it 1996 when Dunblane happened here? Gun controls came in and no mass shootings here since then. Of course, with any laws, you will not stop someone getting a gun and mudering people but it does make it harder and accessing the types of guns the Americans have as routine is near impossible here.

The gun controls we have here are also not that difficult to comply with. Sure, police have to come and interview you and have a background medical check but as long as you have a reasonable explanation for having a gun, they grant the licences. The Americans should try it

Every time I'm in the US and at the local Walmart to buy a cheap pack of boxers. I always take a gander round the armory section. Mind boggled over and over again. Guns and Boxers in the same store. They never have any decent chocolates though, just that Hershey excrement.

[Niall_Quinn]

It was Dan Hodges who said this:



He isnt wrong.

Was it 1996 when Dunblane happened here? Gun controls came in and no mass shootings here since then. Of course, with any laws, you will not stop someone getting a gun and mudering people but it does make it harder and accessing the types of guns the Americans have as routine is near impossible here.

The gun controls we have here are also not that difficult to comply with. Sure, police have to come and interview you and have a background medical check but as long as you have a reasonable explanation for having a gun, they grant the licences. The Americans should try it

There are plenty of gun control laws in the states, btw. You should inform yourself about them so you don't come across as entirely ignorant. The blue states have the tightest laws and the highest levels of gun crime. But the majority of gun crime goes unmentioned because it's not on-message. The real problem in the states, soon to be coming here btw, is certain types of prescription medication, coupled with an active agenda by the media and politicians to sow hatred and fear. Dig into it and find some facts, instead of hanging on the lightweight commentary of the BBC.

[Niall_Quinn]

Every time I'm in the US and at the local Walmart to buy a cheap pack of boxers. I always take a gander round the armory section. Mind boggled over and over again. Guns and Boxers in the same store. They never have any decent chocolates though, just that Hershey excrement.

Try buying a gun instead of boxers. You won't be able to. The "no gun laws" bullshit spouted by the pandering classes doesn't tally with reality. It's far more interesting to follow up on that little sentence you see in ALL of these incident reports - "Known to the police".

There are certain types of people whooping and hollering when each of these incidents go down. But in public they'll be wringing their hands and tearing their hair.

[Globalgunner]

Try buying a gun instead of boxers. You won't be able to. The "no gun laws" bullshit spouted by the pandering classes doesn't tally with reality. It's far more interesting to follow up on that little sentence you see in ALL of these incident reports - "Known to the police".

There are certain types of people whooping and hollering when each of these incidents go down. But in public they'll be wringing their hands and tearing their hair.

NQ C`mon. Everybody having guns cant be a good thing. Where else has this worked?. Finland I hear has a relaxed ownership deal but the actual take up cant be that high because you never hear of someone going beserk and killing a dozen fellow citizens. Guns aren't needed to emancipate humanity. People need to use the weapon they already have. Vote. Vote for someone else than the 2 obvious choices. Better than that, put yourself forward. Be a candidate

[IBK]

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2088215.html

Sad news this. Goodfellas is my favourite movie and he was a fine actor.