The "I LIKE..." thread.

What a life!!! Here I am frazzling for deadlines...

johnfás wrote:

I like trains... chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo

Now lets see will it leave on time, due to depart in 5 minutes.

Do we have wifi on intercity Irish trains?

I heart trains, they're so cool. I heart English trains even more though.

I think we might have WiFi on Irish InterCity.

evercloserunion wrote:

I think we might have WiFi on Irish InterCity.

Here's the answer from the horse's mouth!

Iarnród Éireann wrote:

Q. Is there Wi-Fi technology onboard IÉ trains so I can access the internet?
A.

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) feels that it wouldn’t be in the public or the company’s best interest to install the current wireless technologies on its fleet for customer use due to the limited lifespan of said technologies. Anything we install now is likely to be completely redundant within five years.

We feel customers would be better supported by obtaining their own wireless solutions, such as those provided by the mobile providers (3G and GPRS/EDGE ).

IÉ is hoping that near-future new technologies such as WiMax and other long range wireless tech will make the idea of onboard solutions redundant. We will continue to monitor the speed of advance of such technologies and if we deem that change is not occurring quickly enough we may reconsider the situation.

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

evercloserunion wrote:

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

Indeed. The capital investment in Iarnród Éireann has really borne fruit over the past few years. It's a much better service than before and the trains look an awful lot better.

Though I have to say I miss the orange ones deeply. They just look so much more... trainy.

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

evercloserunion wrote:

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

Indeed. The capital investment in Iarnród Éireann has really borne fruit over the past few years. It's a much better service than before and the trains look an awful lot better.

Shame their appalling useless staff are still going strong. Also the seats in the orange trains are much more comfortable.

cookiemonster wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

evercloserunion wrote:

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

Indeed. The capital investment in Iarnród Éireann has really borne fruit over the past few years. It's a much better service than before and the trains look an awful lot better.

Shame their appalling useless staff are still going strong. Also the seats in the orange trains are much more comfortable.

Are they? In what way? To tell the truth I'm not fond of the new Dublin Buses either. The individualised seats aren't as comfy as the pseudo-couches of old.

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

cookiemonster wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

evercloserunion wrote:

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

Indeed. The capital investment in Iarnród Éireann has really borne fruit over the past few years. It's a much better service than before and the trains look an awful lot better.

Shame their appalling useless staff are still going strong. Also the seats in the orange trains are much more comfortable.

Are they? In what way? To tell the truth I'm not fond of the new Dublin Buses either. The individualised seats aren't as comfy as the pseudo-couches of old.

We had a discussion on here before about people listening to music on public transport. Perhaps these individual seats are a reflection of this tend towards individual isolationism (for want of a better term)?

evercloserunion wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

cookiemonster wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

evercloserunion wrote:

Ah, fair enough. I could have sworn a friend told me they had WiFi. Still class though, sockets and all

Indeed. The capital investment in Iarnród Éireann has really borne fruit over the past few years. It's a much better service than before and the trains look an awful lot better.

Shame their appalling useless staff are still going strong. Also the seats in the orange trains are much more comfortable.

Are they? In what way? To tell the truth I'm not fond of the new Dublin Buses either. The individualised seats aren't as comfy as the pseudo-couches of old.

We had a discussion on here before about people listening to music on public transport. Perhaps these individual seats are a reflection of this tend towards individual isolationism (for want of a better term)?

They are a metaphor for the insidious cumulative atomisation of our sociological milieu which is being benighted by incipient technological encroachment.

I was going to say that but I thought I'd dumb it down for the benefit of ...

evercloserunion wrote:

I was going to say that but I thought I'd dumb it down for the benefit of ...

the imbecilic lumpenproles who insisted on exercising their malevolent mandate and determining that agglomeration of slubberdegullions in Boards the victors in an auction of the moralities otherwise appellated the Golden Spiders?

... kind of.

evercloserunion wrote:

... kind of.

we can but attempt to attain absolute acuity across our hopefully adroit additions!

It is an early White Christmas all over the North of England where I am.

Hopefully the plane won't be too delayed later mind you...

johnfás wrote:

It is an early White Christmas all over the North of England where I am.

Hopefully the plane won't be too delayed later mind you...

The Pic of the Day slot is awaiting your camera shots

Indeed, I have the camera so I will take a few today and get them onto the computer this evening when I am back.

I like Feeder. I bought a "Feeder - The Singles" album during the week, I bought Silent Cry earlier this month and while it was MUCH better than Pushing the Senses which I really didn't like. So I decided to indulge myself in a selection of stuff I knew I'd like.

They are a bloody great band but have to be the most unlucky musical group around.

I like sunshine. I just had two days of 25 degrees

I like the Ecumenical Advent fried breakfast at the local church - mmmmmmmmm.

I like the sound of my chickens when they are thinking about laying an egg.

I like eating their eggs... along with a nice bit of bacon.

These are Welsummers. He looks very smart doesn't he? We only have two hens though, because of the noise factor.

Very good.

Have you shot your duck yet? Are you prepared to lend me your gun to knock off the neighbour's dog?

johnfás wrote:

Very good.

Have you shot your duck yet? Are you prepared to lend me your gun to knock off the neighbour's dog?

Did I say shoot?