Er...no we're not, Zoe. You may be thinking of a couple of Australian posters who download eps, but the rest of us are even further behind than the UK, honest.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 8:50:13 am PDT #3491 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Jim - Apr 14, 2003 8:50:29 am PDT #3492 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Oz (Australia, not the prison or the Werewolf or the magical Land) is even behind the UK, in Buffy as in most other aspects of civilisation.
Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 8:51:12 am PDT #3493 of 9843
Mathair & Athair beo.
It all happens right here guys :-P
Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 8:51:31 am PDT #3494 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Oy!
t that was directed at Jim btw
Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 8:52:14 am PDT #3495 of 9843
Mathair & Athair beo.
Oz (Australia, not the prison or the Werewolf or the magical Land) is even behind the UK, in Buffy as in most other aspects of civilisation.
Need I say more?
Jim - Apr 14, 2003 8:52:52 am PDT #3496 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Sorry, did I say that aloud?
Nutty - Apr 14, 2003 8:54:27 am PDT #3497 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
To me it sounded more like one of those old hair pomades.
Wait, these aren't the same thing??
I basically have to take public transit to get to my job, because I wouldn't drive (or park) here to save my life. Which means I have to live near public transit, which adds a certain figure to my rent automatically.
The part that has consistently annoyed me about public transit systems -- rail especially -- is that there are no cross-edge lines. In the DC Metro, if you want to get from Alexandria, VA to Vienna, VA, you have to go all the way into DC and out again. Same -- more egregious because it's older/slower -- is going from Forest Hills (in Boston) to Quincy Center (directly south of Boston), because you have to go into the city center on one line, switch, and come all the way back out again. My friend and I realized that there wasn't any point in taking the T to meet at each other's houses; it added an hour each way!
Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 8:57:27 am PDT #3498 of 9843
Roguish Laird
It's very similar in Melbourne, Nutty. Everything's radial. I look at the London Underground map and drool, all those cross-connections. (Although I understand the Underground itself is shite these days.)
Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 8:58:00 am PDT #3499 of 9843
Mathair & Athair beo.
Yep.
Madrigal Costello - Apr 14, 2003 8:58:39 am PDT #3500 of 9843
It's a remora, dimwit.
I take the bus everyday, and so far it works pretty well. But it does add a good half hour to my commute, not counting the extra time I spend waiting on street corners when the bus is up to a half hour late. And locally they're talking of cutting routes and raising fares yet again, and then they question why ridership is down. Even though university students ride for free, it still ends up costing in time and energy and dealing with the crazy people - who are also often the bus drivers. But if the system did work better, I probably wouldn't even think of getting a car, or waiting until I could afford a hybrid like the Prius.