How do you eliminate the level crossings? Tunnels? Overpasses? Either. Its not inexpensive along a lengthy route. Europe invested heavily late last century with the introduction of high speed rail. My country has uncontrolled crossings across routes in large sparsely populated areas. But even in th...
Jump to postI think that you're only counting the population of the city proper and not their total metro populations. Their metro populations combined would be close to 3 million people. Yes there are about 3 million people in that area. Most of them rarely travel more than a country or two from where they ar...
Jump to postLevel crossings will always be the bane of railways everywhere as the world will never run out of people who don't know how to safely drive across them. That said, relatively high speed passenger rail (60+ mph) should strive to eliminate unguarded/unsignaled crossings, or even level crossings altog...
Jump to postA major concern I have is that there is a lot of anger of those who opposed the decision of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Some 'pro-choice' protesters have gotten in physical conflict with those that supported the decision, climbed a bridge in DC, almost run over by a vehicle, and t...
Jump to postThe BBC is reporting that a growing number of large American corporations will pay staff travel expenses if they have to leave the state to get an abortion. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941591 Major companies including Disney, JP Morgan and Facebook owner Meta have told staff they will cov...
Jump to postPre-Covid, CX to BOS was daily, but I expect (and my expereince) was that loads were not strong. It has not yet restarted.
Why would anyone but a Euro LCC fly into a scrappy market like Buffalo when YYZ is reasonably nearby, even without runway limitations?
[threeid][/threeid] Don't do dumb stuff that will just feed Fox News and conservative trolls and hurt further damage the progressive/liberal politicians. Support organizations to help women get legal abortions. OK by now you must have realised that despite how nice and non partisan Democrats try to ...
Jump to postYet you provide no source. It's just your opinion without one. As mentioned before, they did cite their source, Reuters which is definitely not right wing. More importantly, I copied the wrong link. Here it is and the Reuters link. "WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The FBI has found scant eviden...
Jump to postSerious question, You are British, correct? Why are you so polarized on American politics? Yes, I'm English. Firstly, American politics directly affects me in ways I'm not prepared to discuss here. Secondly, much of the World outside America was severely shocked by the events of 6th January and is ...
Jump to postBut compared to how the 747s preserved in Atlanta and Australia it is a less fitting arrangement. Be it at Bruntingthorper or Cosford aircraft are just left to corrode in the elements and are scrapped. I believe the weather condition in Longreach, central Queensland is much more conducive compared ...
Jump to postBreaking News! Lia Thomas and other transgender athletes are banned by world swimming's governing body FINA from competing against women: Separate 'open category' will be set up FINA, world swimming's governing body, adopted a new policy to prohibit transgender women from competing in women's races...
Jump to postThrow in REX and Bonanza and things are about to really heat up. IMO, Bonanza will become TigerAir MK2 and brought out by VA eventually. REXs failure could also be Virgins chance for a cashed up Singapore/ANA to build a genuine empire. JB will be dreaming about AJs demise in his retirement house. I...
Jump to postAlthough they have always grabbed seatback kneespace to an unreasonable extent (bad), I've always found interesting articles. As a nervous flyer (less so these days) reading them was comforting on takeoff. JL's I found particualrly interesting, QF's less so. I don't recaall them on CX immediately pr...
Jump to postIgnorance leads to a lot of jumpy conclusions. In a good average year, what 30-some percent of Americans travel abroad? That suggests most can only understand the global economy through a domestic lens unless they have specialized experience/knowledge with it. I absolutely agree with your general p...
Jump to postPeople voted for Biden because they thought they were voting for a moderate centrist who was going to unite this country. Instead they got a far leftist administration hell bent on further dividing this nation. Does this make sense in the US context? It's nonsensical to those of us outside the US. ...
Jump to postPeople voted for Biden because they thought they were voting for a moderate centrist who was going to unite this country. Instead they got a far leftist administration hell bent on further dividing this nation. Does this make sense in the US context? It's nonsensical to those of us outside the US. ...
Jump to postAustralia is so poor our new prime minister had to cycle to meet the Indonesian President - and the bike is made from bamboo! https://twitter.com/albomp/status/1533696174003134464?s=21&t=zM_61irTA5zkZ_6hwO0WgQ
Jump to postIt's also hard to say that the ones with the highest approval numbers turned out to be the best presidents. Look at what George W. Bush managed to do with his 71.2%! His daddy and Jimmy Carter went the lowest since WWII, with 28%. The electorate disapproved of the former President. It took around 2...
Jump to postThere are more of us than you're prepared to believe. It's train-wreck TV. Yup. Compellingly awful viewing that may not be lead story but is definitely front page but prob not lead story here in Australia. Truly train wreck stuff from our strongest ally, but we as a country found it difficult that ...
Jump to postQuestions; 1) Do Canadian or other first world Western nation schoolchildren now practice drills if a shooter comes to their school, except in one nation? Here in NSW, Australia there are regular active shooter drills, although I'm not sure how regular. They were implemented as a result of the reco...
Jump to postI wasn't for one moment meaning the morally bankrupt who would vote for someone like Trump. I meant those of us (including where I live which is not the US or even the West) who are looking on from afar in almost shock as to what now seems to be the norm in the US. If you’re an international reside...
Jump to post...according to polling date from FiveThirtyEight. Since the US began keeping track of presidential approval ratings, only one president has had a lower approval rating at day 510 in their presidency: Gerald Ford, by a mere 4 tenths of a percentage point. And unless Biden's approval rating magicall...
Jump to postThe Cityflyer A332s would need some reconfiguration to do long haul flights. Business class is fine since it has lie flats and AVOD. The economy cabin doesn't have AVOD. Some might see this as a constraint, although nowadays, one might be able to get away with it. The real challenge is galley space...
Jump to postThere is actually a house located at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, although about 750 meters from the runway. But it's fully within the airport perimeter. It's hidden somewhat behind P4 long term parking and can only be accessed through the parking lot. An elderly couple is living there, the house ha...
Jump to postI can't quite make out between the two threads, but is this basically the same product as AF? As many "premium" carriers have found over the last few years, there is a clear market in medium-long haul for PE and the price premium tends to more than cover the cost of the extra floorspace ne...
Jump to postDid you even read what the current regulations are? The new law will regulate them out of existence. And? Why do individuals in Canada need the firearm? Here in Australia, legal handguns outside policing/security are explicitly linked to membership of and training at registered gun clubs, with stor...
Jump to postI still don't understand why there is a problem with better regulation of legal firearms at the same time as trying to address smuggling. The proposed measures appear entirely reasonsable to me. Did you even read what the current regulations are? The new law will regulate them out of existence. And...
Jump to postReading the news stories, it seems like they are concerned with people smuggling illegal guns across the border. How will stopping the sale of legal guns impact this? I can understand putting more resources to border enforcement but I don't understand the rest. I've never heard of many (if any) leg...
Jump to postReading the news stories, it seems like they are concerned with people smuggling illegal guns across the border. How will stopping the sale of legal guns impact this? I can understand putting more resources to border enforcement but I don't understand the rest. I've never heard of many (if any) leg...
Jump to postNoted on YSSY forumover the last couple of months that I can't see in the list: Boeing 737 -8FE 33800 1483 VH-VOS Bocomm Leasing ferried 25-26may22 BNE-MAJ-HNL-TUS-MIA, for freighter conversion Boeing 737 -8FE(F) 33799 1402 VP-CJD JP Lease Products & Svcs ferried 29-30may22 TNA-ICN-CCU on delive...
Jump to postIt’s basically America No more like Europe. High tax much more government but if you like it you can live in either. Mmmmkay. If that's your take you don't know many Canadians. America with a European sensibility. These laws make a lot of sense, and the fantastic thing is that the political system ...
Jump to postI never understood Canada but it seems the people there seem to be content with the government telling them what to do. To each their own. It’s basically America, but less crowded with better public education, less crime, one major sport, and more rational adult behavior overall (less of an entitle...
Jump to postEvery time there is a shooting in the (current) US of A there is a thread. How come I can find no thread when Canada promises to ban handgun sales? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/handgun-freeze-in-canada-and-five-round-limit-on-magazines https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172yg1k99g0l...
Jump to postI wasn't referring to school shootings. I was casting doubt on another poster's claim that guns are the leading cause of death for children in the US, because that poster used a definition that included legal adults in its tally. In response, I posted stats showing that guns don't even rank on the ...
Jump to postWhat are people seeing with Omicron? There definitely seems to be a correlation with blood type. Everyone I know, including myself, with A+ blood has caught Omicron. The severity seems worse too. (Not horrible, but a day longer. I know many vaccinated who have had Omicron (dozens) and most very min...
Jump to postThe goalposts haven't moved. 18 year olds have legally been considered adults for generations in the US. Facts matter. If you are going to make a statistical argument, don't use bunk stats. School shooting is a school shooting, doesn't matter if its an elementary school or post secondary just as gu...
Jump to postDIRECTFLT wrote:I got the Senior discount for a 5pm showing at AMC. $10
Thanks for putting moderation minds to it. I know non-US focussed forums I'm on have them out of something of a sense of frustration.
Take care! Kent
- Die Toten Hosen The Dead Pants? :P Its sort of slang for nothing going on, more or less in your pants :lol: This is one of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Dh0BLHQgU Xavier Naidoo and Sohne Mannheims are pretty good as well. When I'm really feeling nostalgic and homesick, a bit of...
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Jump to post- Die Toten Hosen The Dead Pants? :P Rammstein, of course. We've been Eurovision regulars for over 30 years, and my 14yo is a mega fan, so we hear many pop songs in a range of languages. However, the names of artists don't often embed themselves. This one from Poli Genova is still a standout for me...
Jump to postI enjoyed the flight sequences in the first movie, and it was literally a date movie for me so served a purpose. Unless someone convinces me that the flight sequnces in the new movie ar eessential, this seems like a pass. I noticed on Twitter Jon Cryer suggesting Hot Shots: Part Tre to Charlie Sheen...
Jump to postAustralia: We need electoral voting reform USA. : Dude, Jesus Christ, get in line Nah, no reform needed in Australia. Preferences Friday m other progressive parties went to LAbor. The Libs were savaged, with voters also going to economically conservative but socially progressive independents. It wa...
Jump to postAh yes, transgender athletes... The new GOP boogeyman that is definitely slowly destroying American society and not at all a distraction from the other issues they'd rather we didn't think about too hard. Here in Australia the conservative government ran pretty big on transgender athletes in our re...
Jump to postFGITD wrote:.
It’s not a new problem of the last 20 years. Mass shootings have been a problem in the US for decades. Hell, Wikipedia has a thorough list going back to 1920.
The mass shootings in the US are an important issue and each new thread generates traffic as well as soldi and less solid discussion. But the reality is that these shootings occur more than daily, with some more incredibly awful than others. It seems that an, admittedly resignedly, single mass shoot...
Jump to post/quote]You're delving into hyperbole and hysteria. You can go on without me, but remember these words: it may be that this guy did a public service in bringing the plight of someone in severe pain (who is being ignored by his doctors) to the rest of the medical community. It may take several more t...
Jump to postWe have people in great post surgery pain in Australia and they go and yell at medical staff. That yelling can be a bit annoying sometimes until security staff safely escort them away. Cute, so you just throw them out in the street? Remind me to never go to Australia. Well, the ones that are yellin...
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