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Glasgae buses turn amphibious

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    Glasgae buses turn amphibious

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8506154.stm

    But can she fly Jimmy?
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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    Glesga

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      #3
      Looked a bit dodgy to me.. Admittedly there's as much below the waterline as above to stop it from tipping over if a breath of wind blew across it, it still looked a bit narrow to me.

      I'd make sure that I'd got some waterwings on before I paid me fare...
      "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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        #4
        Why not build a bridge?

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          #5
          Originally posted by AtW View Post
          Why not build a bridge?
          It's being considered but if approved will be some time away, the bus would replace the old ferry which is being taken out of service shortly.
          Me, me, me...

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            #6
            Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
            It's being considered but if approved will be some time away, the bus would replace the old ferry which is being taken out of service shortly.
            "The £700,000 Dutch-made vehicle can carry up to 45 passengers"

            How much would a small bridge cost?

            How much old ferry continued operations would have cost?

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              #7
              Originally posted by AtW View Post
              "The £700,000 Dutch-made vehicle can carry up to 45 passengers"

              How much would a small bridge cost?

              How much old ferry continued operations would have cost?
              Millions
              Me, me, me...

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                #8
                Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
                Millions
                How much would it cost to pay regular users of this service to stay at home and instead post tulip on CUK?

                I bet that would be less than £700,000 - once they try it once they won't be able to stop.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  "The £700,000 Dutch-made vehicle can carry up to 45 passengers"

                  How much would a small bridge cost?

                  How much old ferry continued operations would have cost?
                  My thoughts when I read it - these busses are 700k a pop without considering the running costs. Can they work in bad weather? how reliable are they?

                  Surely s simple boat or ferry would be the best solution
                  Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

                  I preferred version 1!

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