From: Conor on
On 02/06/2010 08:34, Doug wrote:
> Happening this afternoon and mentioned on BBC London TV.
>
> So how, in terms of effect, does this differ from Critical Mass?
>
FTA:

"They plan to blockade roads around Aldywch from 1500 BST."

They have announced the date, time and place and notified the Police.

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From: bod on
Adrian wrote:
> Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>>>> What do bus drivers do? Seems to me they have more of a problem than
>>>> taxis.
>
>>> Less, I'd have thought - they have set routes and set stopping points/
>>> times.
>
>> But they can hardly drive to the nearest loo if caught short - unlike a
>> cab.
>
> No different to anybody in any other job that doesn't allow for breaks on
> demand. What's the bloke in the top of the crane building the Shard do?
>
>

Easy, just take a plastic petrol can type container up with him.
As long as it has a cap. He's not going to be seen up there.

Bod
From: Mrcheerful on
Dave Plowman wrote:
> In article <86mn7sF8ugU6(a)mid.individual.net>,
> Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much
>> like they were saying:
>
>>> What do bus drivers do? Seems to me they have more of a problem than
>>> taxis.
>
>> Less, I'd have thought - they have set routes and set stopping
>> points/ times.
>
> But they can hardly drive to the nearest loo if caught short - unlike
> a cab.

they usually go back to the depot on a regular basis, black cabs don't
usually have a depot


From: Adrian on
"Zimmy" <z(a)y.x> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

> But its the same problem for all other drivers who need the toilet.

Apart, of course, from the subtle detail that very few other drivers just
drive around town all day without ever actually arriving at anywhere or
knowing where they could be off to next.
From: Mike P on
On Jun 2, 10:56 am, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dave Plowman <d...(a)davesound.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
> >> > What do bus drivers do? Seems to me they have more of a problem than
> >> > taxis.
> >> Less, I'd have thought - they have set routes and set stopping points/
> >> times.
> > But they can hardly drive to the nearest loo if caught short - unlike a
> > cab.
>
> No different to anybody in any other job that doesn't allow for breaks on
> demand. What's the bloke in the top of the crane building the Shard do?

My dad's worked on big construction projects with high cranes on for
40 years.

You simply don't want to know what they do. Or stand anywhere below..

Mike P