Comments on: Compare and Contrast

By: That was the Year that Was « Town Mouse

That was the Year that Was « Town Mouse — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:40:42 +0000

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By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:38:35 +0000

I didn’t because all I registered was that it was a tour bus (and the other half following behind thought it was an ordinary London bus). But that does sound very familiar

By: Joe Dunckley

Joe Dunckley — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:37:32 +0000

Did you complain to the tour bus company? I witnessed the Big Bus Tours force someone off the road overtaking them and turning left, and reported the number. Their office said they would “take the necessary action”. Hmmm.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:43:16 +0000

I know. Always much better to watch it on the telly – but I still wouldn’t have missed it…

By: Fonant (@fonant)

Fonant (@fonant) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:22:03 +0000

Same with the Tour de France. Even if you choose somewhere on a very steep hill, the main peloton passes in just a few seconds, and there’s no chance of spotting individual rides. It’s great being there for the atmosphere, but much better to watch on the telly!

By: Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:29:00 +0000

We saw the men’s race from Bushy Park. What a strange experience – you loll around waiting; slowly the tension builds as increasing numbers of police bikes, race cars and helicopters appear; then there’s a 30 second blur as the race passes with its tail of attendant vehicles; and then it’s all over and everyone disappears immediately!

Today we saw the women’s race, which was much the same only slightly slower (or am I guilty of a sexist slander?) with added weather.