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Pampered Weekend

post from my adventure odyssey on 04 February 2012 07:43:23 PM. © my adventure odyssey

Welcome drinks, cold towel, nicely scented waiting room and a private speedboat to get you to the island? I could get use to this. I need no convincing, a no brainer actually. I willingly took on the job, more like … Continue reading →

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Tube & Boris ready & prepared for "mega snow"

post from Going Underground's Blog on 04 February 2012 07:24:30 PM. © Going Underground's Blog

London Underground is prepared (apparently) for a night of snow. As I write this on Saturday night from Kew there's already a good covering snow around. TfL are hoping not to be caught out by an occurance that happens most years in the winter, yet seems to drive the Tube system to a halt.

Snowy view from my study 4th February 2012
London Underground and London Rail have engineers on hand to be mobilised with point heaters in place at key sections of the network, said TfL. Also improvements have been made in outlying areas of the Tube network which suffered last year.

Extra stocks of components and measures to stop wheels slipping on the Central line have been put into place.

Boris Johnson said: "Across all our roads and rails hundreds of workers are on standby to ensure that, should we receive a mega deposit of snow, we are in a position to keep the capital moving."

Transport for London Fail Whale by @Jonin60 Seconds
Let's see if we manage to survive this year's snow without the usual excuses of wrong type of snow or too sticky snow, or snow that's not sticky enough.

Update 11.30pm - looks like we can't

Tube comes to halt with first snow of the year by @tariqpanja
At about 11.30pm the entire Jubilee & Central Lines had just been suspended. So much for measures to stop wheels sticking on outlying areas of Central Line - snow must have been way too sticky.

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PHOTO: Setting sun illuminates Getty Museum and
Birds of Paradise in Los Angeles

post from Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel on 04 February 2012 06:45:08 PM. © Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel

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Tube & Boris ready for "mega snow"

post from Going Underground's Blog on 04 February 2012 06:22:33 PM. © Going Underground's Blog

London Underground is prepared (apparently) for a night of snow. As I write this on Saturday night from Kew there's already a good covering snow around. TfL are hoping not to be caught out by an occurance that happens most years in the winter, yet seems to drive the Tube system to a halt.

Snowy view from my study 4th February 2012
London Underground and London Rail have engineers on hand to be mobilised with point heaters in place at key sections of the network, said TfL. Also improvements have been made in outlying areas of the Tube network which suffered last year.

Extra stocks of components and measures to stop wheels slipping on the Central line have been put into place.

Boris Johnson said: "Across all our roads and rails hundreds of workers are on standby to ensure that, should we receive a mega deposit of snow, we are in a position to keep the capital moving."

Let's see if we manage to survive this year's snow without the usual excuses of wrong type of snow or too sticky snow, or snow that's not sticky enough.

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Photo of the Week: Charcoal Cooler (Cobah,
Australia)

post from Travel Wonders of the World on 04 February 2012 05:24:38 PM. © Travel Wonders of the World

Continuing the journey in Outback Australia, the photo of the week shows an early evaporative[...]

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Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

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Nothing like Hot Latte on a Cold Day

post from Mad About Shanghai on 04 February 2012 08:23:06 AM. © Mad About Shanghai

I love a hot drink (especially if it contains chocolate!) and waffles on a cold day.

Who doesn't?!

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Help Stop Bill C-11 from Ruining The Internet

First off, I’m not much of a political guy. I vote when I have to. I try to stay as informed as I can to ensure I make rational decisions. I don’t think I’ve ever even really protested in my life (Except when they took Firefly off the air). As you all know by now, [...]

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Sometimes the Old Ways are the Best Ways

Gravel spit from beneath the van’s wheels as we climbed into mountains erupting with picture-postcard spring colors. Though I enjoyed my time in Cuenca, it had been difficult to connect with the local culture in a city of half a million people, so I had opted for a day tour to explore tiny towns in [...]

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