Oh, bother.

On Feb 13, 1:05 pm, Pip <gingerblokeNOS....TakeThisOut@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>
> Probably.

;-p',',',',',', to you, matey.
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On Feb 13, 12:34 pm, Champ <n... DeleteThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:47:34 -0800 (PST), darsy <dar... DeleteThis @gmail.com>
> wrote:

> >heh. I can imagine it. Actually, central London's a lot smaller than
> >it looks, particularly on the tube map - I tend to walk almost
> >everywhere. Even walking from St.Pauls to Soho or King's Cross only
> >takes 25-35 minutes.
>
> Walking is massively underated for lots of things, not least that it's
> a very good form of exercise - puts your heart in a very good zone.

I walk (at least) 50-60 minutes per day - that's got to be healthy,
right?

> I live in the centre (ish) of a small provincial town, and always walk
> pretty much everywhere within the town itself. The whole place is
> accessible within 30 mins.

In the "town" area where I live within Greater London, it'd be a rare
day that I didn't walk to where I needed to be.

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On Feb 13, 3:09 pm, ogden <og... DeleteThis @pre.org> wrote:
>
> Or Embankment to Covent Garden via Leicester Square.

<raises hand>

When I first started at the Pru - I used to go Cannon St to Chancery
Lane, via Monument and Bank.

Well, I did it twice, before catching on.
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On Feb 13, 3:46 pm, Pip <gingerblokeNOS....DeleteThis@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:15:58 -0800 (PST), darsy <dar....DeleteThis@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I walk (at least) 50-60 minutes per day - that's got to be healthy,
> >right?
>
> Well yes - apart from the length of your legs, obviously. Keep that
> up and you'll be 3'6" in ten years.

heh.

> And the air quality in The Smoke.

I walk from Liverpool St. or Moorgate along the length of London Wall
- there's remarkably little traffic (and sometimes I go along the
Highwalks where the air's even cleaner) and then cut through Gresham
St. to St.Pauls - there's really not much traffic - much less than
there is where I live, actually.

> You /do/ wear a Tokyo-approved
> filter mask, don't you? That would benefit the people around you as
> well, so perhaps not.

heh.

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darsy wrote:

> On Feb 13, 8:52 am, "CT" <m... RemoveThis @christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
> > I had to use the Met. Line last night. Since I've stopped working
> > in London, this is now a fairly rare occurrence. TFFT, is all I
> > can say.
>
> I don't think I've ever knowingly used the Met. Line.

Occupational hazard when you live in Harrow.

I prefer using the Chiltern Line into Marylebone, but I'd just missed a
train and CBA to wait nearly half an hour for the next one.

> > And obviously it's all Corfield's fault, the cunt. Or maybe it's
> > that Fitzgerald bloke.
>
> Fitzgerald can really only be held accountable for fun-and-games on
> the Piccadilly, IIRC.

"Guilty by association"

> But sure, blame Corfield for everything else.

Cool.

> Personally, although I work in London for the time being, I tend to
> avoid using the Tube, and walk to St.Pauls from Liverpool St. or
> Moorgate.

Yes, for short hops (as it were) getting out and walking is far quicker
and more pleasant (weather permittin) than changing tube trains.

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darsy wrote:

> It takes around 15 minutes to walk from Liverpool St. to St.Pauls. In
> a perfect scenario i.e. talk to the tube platform at Liverpool St.,
> and get on a tube straight away, the equivalent journey takes around
> 7-8 minutes. More typically in the rush hour, you might be kept at the
> top of the escalators for 5 minutes, then have to wait for 3-4 trains
> to come and go before you can get on one, and the process can take 25
> minutes. It's no contest really, plus a "Enfield Stations to London
> Terminals" monthly is ~55 quid cheaper than the equivalent travelcard
> (I use Oyster for "absolutely no choice" tube journeys).

I think it's Bill Bryson, in one of his books, that mentions about
tourists wanting to get from Regents Park to Great Portland Street and
going on the tube via Baker Street.

> > and more pleasant (weather permittin) than changing tube trains.
>
> I used to only walk in the summer, but I've walked in pretty much
> every day since last April. I find the cold and wet actually
> preferable to the mank and overcrowding on the central line.

Quite. Public transport sucks.

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darsy wrote:
> On Feb 13, 10:23 am, TD <topper.dog....DeleteThis@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 2008-02-13, darsy <dar....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> It takes around 15 minutes to walk from Liverpool St. to St.Pauls.
>>> In a perfect scenario i.e. talk to the tube platform at Liverpool
>>> St.,
>>
>> I've seen people like you on the Tube. You know, there is help
>> available, but you have to want to help yourself first.
>
> heh. LTSTPU.

I'd thought it was some sort of management-speak overrun.
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On Feb 13, 3:59 pm, SaladDodger <Salad.Dod... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 13, 3:09 pm, ogden <og... RemoveThis @pre.org> wrote:
>
> > Or Embankment to Covent Garden via Leicester Square.
>
> <raises hand>
>
> When I first started at the Pru - I used to go Cannon St to Chancery
> Lane, via Monument and Bank.

you daft/lazy sod.

> Well, I did it twice, before catching on.

heh.

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On Feb 13, 2:39 pm, Champ <n... RemoveThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:15:58 -0800 (PST), darsy <dar... RemoveThis @gmail.com>
> wrote:

> >I walk (at least) 50-60 minutes per day - that's got to be healthy,
> >right?
>
> Very. If you walk at a decent brisk pace (and I imagine you do),
> it'll put your heart in the 'fat-burning' zone of around 120~130bpm,
> which is excellent for your metabolism.

it's not all in one chunk - my commute each way is: 10 minutes walk ->
30 minutes on the train -> 15 minutes walk. But as you say, I'm
walking as fast as I can do comfortably.

> It also very good for your muscular/skeletal system. I'd not had a
> moment's back ache until I stopped walking 15~20 mins to work and back
> each day - now it's something I have to 'manage'.

since I started doing it every day, I have noticed that the back aches
I used to be susceptible to are much rarer.

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On Feb 13, 3:47 pm, Pip <gingerblokeNOS... DeleteThis @NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

> You know it's da troof though, dontcha?  It ain't just the Wing, you
> know.

Oh, I do. Mined ewe, the Blackbird has been very well behaved for the
last eight years.

If you're interested, there's a new GL1500 maintenance blockbuster in
the pipeline at the moment.

Swing-arms, clutches, electricals, brakes - it's got the lot.

Perhaps I could go for a LOTR-esque Trilogy:

Fettleship of the 'bird; the Two Hondas; and Return of the Wing.

I could cast Brad Pitt as me. You could be played by Andy Serkis.
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:19:36 -0800 (PST), SaladDodger
<Salad.Dodger RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>On Feb 12, 7:21 pm, SD <salad.dod... RemoveThis @idnet.com> wrote:
>> 2. Get the ultimate commuting machine ready for the morning. Hopefully
>> it'll run on all six pots. If not, it'll have to be the Wing.
>
>It did. A bit reluctantly, but then, it hadn't moved since July.
>
>I'd forgotten quite how rubbish the brakes were, too.

heh.

Have you got a hose on the way now?
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:47:34 -0800 (PST), darsy <darsyx RemoveThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Feb 13, 10:28 am, "CT" <m... RemoveThis @christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
>> darsy wrote:
>> > It takes around 15 minutes to walk from Liverpool St. to St.Pauls. In
>> > a perfect scenario i.e. talk to the tube platform at Liverpool St.,
>> > and get on a tube straight away, the equivalent journey takes around
>> > 7-8 minutes. [snip]
>
>> I think it's Bill Bryson, in one of his books, that mentions about
>> tourists wanting to get from Regents Park to Great Portland Street and
>> going on the tube via Baker Street.
>
>heh. I can imagine it. Actually, central London's a lot smaller than
>it looks, particularly on the tube map - I tend to walk almost
>everywhere. Even walking from St.Pauls to Soho or King's Cross only
>takes 25-35 minutes.

Walking is massively underated for lots of things, not least that it's
a very good form of exercise - puts your heart in a very good zone.

I live in the centre (ish) of a small provincial town, and always walk
pretty much everywhere within the town itself. The whole place is
accessible within 30 mins.
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ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race)
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