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My Imaginary GF posted:You know, Berlin has a pretty decent public transit system. Last time I was there, the trains were running on time. When I visited Berlin with some friends we didn't realize that their rail system shuts down kinda early, so we ended up drunkenly following an elevated track for miles to find our way back to where we were staying. London, New York and Chicago own Los Angeles so badly at public transportation that it hurts. So does Boston and San Francisco but you can walk across both those "cities" in half an hour so it's like they have high quality adorable miniature train system that you find in malls.
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i've only been to toronto for a single day. i watched a jays game, went up in the CN tower, walked around in chinatown for a bit, and checked out the university grounds. so i didn't get to use the public transit system.
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the la subway has a sweet decorating budget, you gotta give it that
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Nintendo Kid posted:so was philadelphia, whose transit system functions prettttyy similarly to toronto's I've never been to Philadelphia.  Joementum posted:i've only been to toronto for a single day. i watched a jays game, went up in the CN tower, walked around in chinatown for a bit, and checked out the university grounds. so i didn't get to use the public transit system. To be fair, if you ignore the suburbs that have been artificially attached to it, Toronto is a lot more like SF and Boston, where, as GhostofJohnMuir notes, you could just ultimately walk a whole lot of it without using public transport. But the access to the airport and the suburbs through its transit system is pretty useful.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:I've never been to Philadelphia. You have made the correct choice thus far in life.
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Feb 3, 2015 03:07
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you can't trust anyone who hasn't paid homage to benjamin franklin by walking through a giant heart
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Feb 3, 2015 03:08
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the night bus system in berlin can take a while and i nearly wet my pants because i drank way too much and it was a while until i could get off at my transfer point (and those night buses are every hour)
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Feb 3, 2015 03:08
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every time a euro boards one of their subways they should gave thanks that we bombed the poo poo outta them 70 years ago
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Feb 3, 2015 03:23
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Feb 3, 2015 03:25
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also when i stayed at my buddy's place in hammersmith he said "yeah buy an oyster card given how long you're staying here and how often we'll be using the tube"
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Feb 3, 2015 03:25
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Nintendo Kid posted:you can't trust anyone who hasn't paid homage to benjamin franklin by walking through a giant heart Oh hey here's another one for your collection fishmech. Ferrinus posted:burning jet fuel does 3d6 damage each round
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Feb 3, 2015 03:31
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hahahaha I finally saw the fantastic four trailer man remember how some people were like "what are they gonna make Johnny storm adopted?!?" haha nah man they made dr. storm black deal with it
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I must make a New Englander confession: I have lived in both DC and Boston and found the Metro to be slightly preferable to the T. While it is (sorta) zoned, the only times I ever needed to go outside of the base rate was once when I took it out to College Park to go to the National Archive annex, and another when I had an audition at the Discovery Channel in Silver Springs. The Metro also stayed open late on the weekend, and was noticeably cleaner since they don't let you eat/drink in their stations. I'd say "don't judge me too harshly," but I know the words would be wasted. EDIT: The Paris Metro reminded me of the T to a degree (despite being considerably more complex) due to its tiled-wall station decor, and quantities of urine. Captain_Maclaine fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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Feb 3, 2015 03:42
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RuanGacho posted:Try, just for a moment if you will. Not posting. drat, USPOL's still got a kick.
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yeah, i probably put the T ahead of the Metro for sentimental reasons, though i think most of the metro's improvements have been recent
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Feb 3, 2015 03:49
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ultimately, zoned systems are just plain inefficient due to the need for exit gates that require interaction.
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i enjoyed the buenos aires subte 
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Captain_Maclaine posted:EDIT: The Paris Metro reminded me of the T to a degree (despite being considerably more complex) due to its tiled-wall station decor, and quantities of urine. How could I forget the Paris Metro? I'm sure it's great for people who have credit/debit cards that actually work there, or carry a lot of coinage around. Otherwise it's a bit of a hassle, but still navigable and useful. Coupled with the RER, it was really not half bad. The train system there, though. Man, you need to know a guy, you know? You have to know that the TER is almost always preferable to the TGV unless you're in a hurry and can get a ticket hella early (which you can't if your credit/debit card doesn't or just sporadically works on their systems). Half the price in most cases.
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Feb 3, 2015 04:03
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Nintendo Kid posted:
now I'm not so sure if years of playing video games was actually a waste of my life when I could have been taking pictures of street lights all this time
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Feb 3, 2015 04:09
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Congrats I guess
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Nintendo Kid posted:
some men aspire to greatness. others....
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Joementum posted:some men aspire to greatness. others.... have greatness thrust upon 'em.
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Joementum posted:some men aspire to greatness. others.... ... search for it under the streetlight.
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yo, migf: tell your guy to get that snow cleared off the side streets, lest he wants his poo poo hosed up in a couple weeks jane-style.
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wgn just interviewed a woman in bronzeville whose street hadn't been plowed and they asked her whether it's gonna factor into her mayoral vote in a couple weeks. "Funny you should mention that; I was just thinking about bilandic & byrne. Hmph."
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Feb 3, 2015 04:20
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Nintendo Kid posted:anything done with a 1099 is loving the worker
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Nintendo Kid posted:
Is this guy part moth?
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Feb 3, 2015 05:29
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Most of them look the same to me, but something tells me that guy knows the differences between every single one.
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Feb 3, 2015 05:34
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It's not as much fun when you grow up and weird people are actually just autistic/retarded.
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My goodness the Eastern Europe thread is certainly a hotbed of anti-Russian sentiment
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SedanChair posted:My goodness the Eastern Europe thread is certainly a hotbed of anti-Russian sentiment Putin's kind of an rear end in a top hat and yet insanely popular, and blatant racism is far more acceptable in Russian culture than many Westerners would be comfortable with, so I'm not surprised. (not following the thread)
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Matoi Ryuko posted:Is this guy part moth? Part fish, actually. SedanChair posted:My goodness the Eastern Europe thread is certainly a hotbed of anti-Russian sentiment This is a surprise...how? lol
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Feb 3, 2015 05:39
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Fuckin plow is spinning its tires, stuck in snow outside my house. Seriously, what the gently caress plow.
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SedanChair posted:My goodness the Eastern Europe thread is certainly a hotbed of anti-Russian sentiment imo the only justified bigotry is anti-Russian
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Cheekio posted:Fuckin plow is spinning its tires, stuck in snow outside my house. Call Mr Plow.
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Feb 3, 2015 05:43
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purchase an army surplus flamethrower
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Cheekio posted:Fuckin plow is spinning its tires, stuck in snow outside my house.
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