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HarderFaster Forums >> General Mayhem >> tube strike threat AGAIN Author Pages (2):  [1]  2      € Registered: May 2003 Posts: 2306 - Threads: 82 Location: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4917898.stm this at the same time as ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4917478.stm *slaps head despairingly* *goes outside and beats car with hawthorn bush* a society that trades a little freedom for a little order will lose both and deserve neither, end of. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:13 PM bunny A one-woman festival Registered: Jun 2002 Posts: 32061 - Threads: 1388 Location: Brrrrrrrrrrrixtonnnnnnnnnnn Gotta love those Tube drivers. Well, no you don't actually, bloody bunch of strike-happy pisspots I will come here to chew bubblegum + kick ass... Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:18 PM DFJ NOT NOW SILENT SINGER!!! Registered: Feb 2003 Posts: 40347 - Threads: 977 Location: [Edited by DFJ on 18-04-2006 13:21 PM] At the risk of sounding apathetic ( ), I went out and bought a bike for this reason (among many others). Not only do I save myself £90 a month, I get plenty of exercise too and don't have to worry about industrial action, passenger action, leaf action, snow action, wind action, signal action or any number of other 'actions' I would be subject to on the tube. London is geared heavily towards cyclists and I actually now quite enjoy the 'commute'. 'If I wanted your opinion, I'd run myself over with a truck' - Bob Fossil Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:21 PM Bungle Slowly losing my... Registered: Sep 2002 Posts: 7611 - Threads: 135 Location: Back in the Big Smoke Quote: DFJ wrote on 18-04-2006 01:21 PM At the risk of sounding apathetic ( ), I went out and bought a bike for this reason (among many others). Not only do I save myself £90 a month, I get plenty of exercise too and don't have to worry about industrial action, passenger action, leaf action, snow action, wind action, signal action or any number of other 'actions' I would be subject to on the tube. London is geared heavily towards cyclists and I actually now quite enjoy the 'commute'. January Trance Mix Online Now http://www.stuscott.com Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:23 PM Matt Dahl Flying around the world Registered: Jul 2003 Posts: 12260 - Threads: 794 Location: With the Wombles So they are planning to strike because their bossers want to know if they are doing the hours they should be... What bunch of work-shy, lazy bastards.. "It will infringe our human rights" In the same way we use an Oyster Card to allow us on to the tube or the security swip cards most of us use to get in to our offices.... What a load of bollocks New Mix at www.kingofsketch.co.uk/mixes Upcoming Sets: 28th April - Tidy v Extreme Euphoria @ Heaven – London 5th May - Zoology Presents Oblivion Recordings @ Club 414 - London 7th – 11th June The Goodfullas Tour (Finland & Estonia) Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:23 PM Bungle Slowly losing my... Registered: Sep 2002 Posts: 7611 - Threads: 135 Location: Back in the Big Smoke Just read the news article, I can't believe they are going to strike because new Staff ID cards might be used for timekeeping. The only reason I can see why they would object to this is because there is widespread abuse of the current system, and the new cards would prevent this. Tube Drivers = Wankers January Trance Mix Online Now http://www.stuscott.com Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:26 PM kr00t0n Can I get a woot woot? Registered: Oct 2005 Posts: 20609 - Threads: 538 Location: Docklands, London Quote: DFJ wrote on 18-04-2006 01:21 PM At the risk of sounding apathetic ( ), I went out and bought a bike for this reason (among many others). Not only do I save myself £90 a month, I get plenty of exercise too and don't have to worry about industrial action, passenger action, leaf action, snow action, wind action, signal action or any number of other 'actions' I would be subject to on the tube. London is geared heavily towards cyclists and I actually now quite enjoy the 'commute'. I'd love to, but the great british weather, plus commuting from E14 to W3, just puts me off it www.kr00t0n.com - My mixes/videos/pics/more Upcoming gigs: Trancendance - Date unconfirmed until new venue is found Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:26 PM spencer Registered: Mar 2003 Posts: 10727 - Threads: 86 Location: Yeah, Quote: "It is a gross infringement of human rights to use such a card to clock on and we will resist it," he said. Factory and shop workers have used such cards for years, well decades..... Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 18-04-2006 13:26 PM All times are GMT. 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