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atz

Member since Dec 2008 • Last active Dec 2024

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  • in Rides & Races
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    Even calling SNCF leads to about 48 different variations of what might happen, how and when. I called about the Nice to Dignes railway line recently and was told, by the same person, on the same call that it it's open to trains as usual... but also it's closed for maintenance. Schroedingers Railway; travel on it and find out

  • in Rides & Races
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    Yeah but connections are a bit shit here... sleeper tickets seem to be released at random intervals which is not ideal if you're planning for an event. I can't get one of those I have to get a hotel in Barcelona, Valence or Paris for a night and still have about 18 hours on a train. I do like the idea of traveling by train tho...

    Edit - Looks like there is one way to do it with a sleeper but it's still an arse ache. 3pm leave Luxembourg on TGV (so bike in a bag) for Paris, put wheels on and ride across Paris. 8pm sleeper from Paris to Montpellier (back in bag). 9:30am train to Tarragona. 6 hour wait there, then final train to Valencia arriving 9pm.

    So total: 19 hours on trains, 10 hours either waiting in stations or going between them. Or a 2 hour flight. Only advantage of the train is I know where my bike is most of the time.

  • in Rides & Races
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    I've given up on trains to get to Spain from Luxembourg for an event in April; I'm getting on a plane. The one in France later in the year I can get train or drive to, but spending two days there and two days back is a bit much compared to a 2 hour plane trip.

  • in Rides & Races
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    I will say, the weasel words from his lawyer gives me the shits...

    "There was no intention of Mr Dennis to harm his wife and this charge does not charge him with responsibility for her death," the retired athlete's lawyer told the court

  • in Forums
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    Like many, only knew her from the threads on here but always enjoyed her posts and appreciated her honesty and way of sharing the hard things she was experiencing. Sending condolences and love to those who knew and loved her.

  • in Miscellaneous and Meaningless
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    Long post by Robert Evans (from Behind the Bastards) on this:

    https://substack.com/home/post/p-152880073

    Not sure if it's too early to view it as accurate but it does sound like it could be a thing

  • in Miscellaneous and Meaningless
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    Or maybe all the stuff you messed up was the leap and left alone you'd have nailed it all!

  • in Miscellaneous and Meaningless
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    There were celebrations from the Syrian diaspora here today (flag waving, honking horns etc, nothing extreme). Some locals complained to the police as it was disrupting their commute.

  • in Miscellaneous and Meaningless
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    I usually get "Hi this is unintelligible from unintelligible" and then they launch into their spiel. 9/10 times it's outsourced software development or pensions. I asked one guy to take me off their list, he told me he marked me as do not call. Called me back literally 5 minutes later.

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