tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post12431547629896233..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Bristol: A driver's nightmare!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48985502945759602202016-04-07T07:16:40.997+01:002016-04-07T07:16:40.997+01:00Martin Sheppard,
There have been several attempts...Martin Sheppard,<br /><br />There have been several attempts to introduce something similar in our part of London. It was originally planned to be in place for the millennium ... and then the Olympics ... but they are still discussing it!<br /><br />We may be back some time later in the year, and if so, we may try to come when eveille is on.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-82932565613884122752016-04-06T23:38:59.675+01:002016-04-06T23:38:59.675+01:00Bristol is a bit of a mess at the moment while put...Bristol is a bit of a mess at the moment while put in the new Metrobus network - a bit like a tram system only cheaper. Bristol is OK to drive around but then I live here. You should came back in November to visit the Reveille show, although keep the satnav handy as it can tricky to find for the uninitiated.Fitzhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635409694245394765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34654894795593668002016-04-04T17:50:53.246+01:002016-04-04T17:50:53.246+01:00Guy,
It is a horrible when you get lost in the on...Guy,<br /><br />It is a horrible when you get lost in the one-way system of a place you haven't visited before. It is very easy to begin to think that you will never get out of it.<br /><br />Bristol Workings are very different, and when I saw them do a Third it gave me the willies! Very scary!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-64255059311813540942016-04-04T16:58:24.648+01:002016-04-04T16:58:24.648+01:00I once many years ago before satnav got lost in Le...I once many years ago before satnav got lost in Leeds. Every road I took seemed to come back to a large roundabout next to the Tetley brewery. I thought I would never escape - eventually I saw a sign to Hull, followed that until I came to a motorway and made my way back west. Nightmare.<br /><br />I went to a third in Bristol once - most interesting.<br /><br />Guy guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346804356499461777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32077621024506673462016-04-03T23:25:48.670+01:002016-04-03T23:25:48.670+01:00Pete.,
I worked in a school whose assembly hall r...Pete.,<br /><br />I worked in a school whose assembly hall roof collapsed without warning one morning. Luckily the hall was empty at the time, but it would have been a disaster had it occurred less than an hour earlier. The cause? Faulty use of fast-drying concrete! It sounds to me as if the swimming pool in Bristol may have been suffering from a similar 'mistake'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50033437505103303682016-04-03T22:25:49.092+01:002016-04-03T22:25:49.092+01:00Only ever been to Bristol once for a swimming gala...Only ever been to Bristol once for a swimming gala some 20 years... wasn't impressed as the swimming pool was unintentionally open air after the roof had failed. The gala went on regardless with the rubble cordononed off.<br /><br />Glad you had a better time than I.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19619946800112522842016-04-03T17:30:42.123+01:002016-04-03T17:30:42.123+01:00Nigel Drury,
It took you only a little longer to ...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />It took you only a little longer to get from Chatham to Temple Meads than it took us to drive from Woolwich to Clifton!<br /><br />Sue and I hope to spend a few days in Bristol later this year, especially as I want to visit SS <i>Great Britain</i>. We will probably stay in the hotel we used this time as we like the Clifton area.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73595513739130788672016-04-03T15:15:04.890+01:002016-04-03T15:15:04.890+01:00We had a long weekend there a few weeks ago. Even...We had a long weekend there a few weeks ago. Even more glad now that we went by train. 3½ hours from Chatham to Bristol Temple Meads and then 12 minutes walk to a hotel near the centre of the old town. Good local buses too, we used one after eating in Clifton one evening to get back to the centre but mostly we walked. Great views from the Cabot Tower on Brandon Hill. Coincidentally there was a piece on visiting Bristol in today's Telegraph.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-62384429947391099222016-04-03T15:06:20.442+01:002016-04-03T15:06:20.442+01:00Gordon Richards,
I suppose it is all to do with w...Gordon Richards,<br /><br />I suppose it is all to do with what you are used to. I know people who flatly refuse to drive anywhere in central London, yet I don't have any problems doing so.<br /><br />I once went to Milton Keynes, and at one roundabout each of the roads going off it was signposted 'City Centre'!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-8033276501177784792016-04-03T15:02:08.519+01:002016-04-03T15:02:08.519+01:00Legatus Hedlius,
Clifton seems like a nice area, ...Legatus Hedlius,<br /><br />Clifton seems like a nice area, but I could certainly do without having to drive through Bristol to get there.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18304833070559132452016-04-03T13:46:49.773+01:002016-04-03T13:46:49.773+01:00That's funny...I find Bristol okay, but then I...That's funny...I find Bristol okay, but then I live here. For me it's Cardiff...it seems as if every road wants to turn you away!Mallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45149600273701564122016-04-03T13:04:53.423+01:002016-04-03T13:04:53.423+01:00My sister went to University in Bristol and lived ...My sister went to University in Bristol and lived in Clifton and my mother hated driving there. She wouldn't do it alone unless I was with her holding a large scale map of the city!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.com