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Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 09:35
by jamesthegill
garion24wales wrote:UPDATE
Well it doesnt look look like everyone's had a good start, as this was the text I had from Andi at 0628:
"All tube challenges have been severely disrupted as no possible trains to Chesham"
It's that darned volcanic ash.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 09:45
by tubeguru
What does the title of this thread mean? Is it missing a hypen, full stop (or semicolon) and an apostrophe?
TUBE 27 - THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP. WE'LL SPARKLE
is that what it should say?
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 10:13
by Root
Neil, it should be read as "Tube 27: The return of Robocop — well, actually, [Robo]sparkle." I think.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 10:23
by tubeguru
You see how the omission of punctuation hinders understanding? And people claim it's not necessary ...
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 10:28
by jamesthegill
tubeguru wrote:You see how the omission of punctuation hinders understanding? And people claim it's not necessary ...
The addition of punctuation (the unnecessary apostrophe, the full stop) doesn't make understanding any easier, either.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 11:01
by Wanstead
jamesthegill wrote:tubeguru wrote:You see how the omission of punctuation hinders understanding? And people claim it's not necessary ...
The addition of punctuation (the unnecessary apostrophe, the full stop) doesn't make understanding any easier, either.
Er, yes, you have to get it just so. Glad we all agree.
Back to the challenge: any updates?
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 11:19
by tubeguru
I think the volcanic ash did for them.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 13:35
by Garion
UPDATE 12:50
Re-routing due to Central and Victoria line suspensions. They are investigating options on the fly.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 13:54
by Garion
UPDATE 13:54
The guys are still improvising on the fly and are doing runs that they have not done before.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 16:04
by greatkingrat
Not the best day for a tube challenge! Three seperate people under a train so far today.
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 17:18
by tubeguru
Yes, the one at Northwick Park sent me on a drive to Uxbridge to get my wife!
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 17:22
by jamesthegill
greatkingrat wrote:Not the best day for a tube challenge! Three seperate people under a train so far today.
Under the same train? That poor driver...
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 17:24
by tubeguru
Poor?! Three at once and he's pensioned off!
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 20:19
by Garion
Is that actually true? or just a thing for the movie?
Anyway, three updates for you:
14:47
Andi commented on the number of people wanting to commit suicide on such a lovely warm day and asks what is wrong with people?
16:11
Andi did a run that he has never done on a full network challenge.
17:25
Andi had a witness statment signed by an old mate from Bournemouth who works for the BTP
Re: TUBE 27 THE RETURN OF ROBOCOP WELL ACTUALLY SPARKLE
Posted: 16 Apr 2010, 23:49
by Sam
Myself, Al and Matt aborted after 238 stations in a time of just over 15 and a half hours. If it wasn't for the Victoria line knocking us back, we would have been on for a very good time. At one point, we were eleven minutes up on our schedule putting us well in with a shout of the record
We ploughed on as best we could and improvised bits and hoped and prayed for a miracle but lady luck wasn't shining on us today. Here's hoping next time is better!
I am very exhausted and am looking forward to my few hours sleep i'll get before having to be up early to get to Bournemouth!
As they say, hey ho, that's life....
