Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It would be too dangerous if there were accidents. Plus the rails are used for the high speed passenger trains from London, Brussels etc. It is still very cool, to think you are travelling several miles under the sea.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Bored of the mouse, wierd trolling, lost data, strange travel on long distance dalmatians.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It still amazes me how you can get on the train in London and be in Paris in 2.5 hours (2 countries, 2 cities 330 miles apart, seperated by 23 miles of sea). Amazing. Especially as the idea was roman, Napolean considered it, as did the victorians. And then when they started digging, they started at both ends, meeting in the middle almost exactly. Talk about an amazing feat of engineering.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo living in Europe in the early 90's was an exciting time - Euro Disney and the Channel Tunnel being built; the Euro launching as a currency; Grunge hitting the music scene (ok, that was American). It was a really optimistic time.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Very strange how after post 80, the next page just disappeared ... no one seems to be able to see it. Unless Blufusion did something VERY, VERY bad ... cause this is just one odd glitch.
Originally Posted By avimagine Ok so I didn't break my computer. Good to know. I wonder if you could drive a Ford F-450 dualie crew cab on the Chunnel Train <a href="http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/2007-ford-f-450-by-deberti-designs-ar45945.html" target="_blank">http://www.topspeed.com/cars/f...945.html</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol, you probably could, but it would cost a little more I suspect. Although the driver would not be able to aford to fuel it up at $8 a gallon.
Originally Posted By avimagine First that them there be a diesel Second remember where I am, for 1 proper gallon at todays price for regular unleaded costs me about $5.24...
Originally Posted By fkurucz "It is still very cool, to think you are travelling several miles under the sea." I had the fortune to ride the EuroStar in 2000. The trip through the "Chunnel" was uneventful. Lots of dark outside, thought intellectually stimulating to know I was travelling under the English Channel.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***You then drive all the way through the train (it feels like the launch sequence in Battlestar Gallactica if you ask me) until you get to the end or the car in front*** Sounds pretty cool!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think it is. And what is really cool is we haven't paid for a crossing in about 10 years thanks to loyalty points at the grocery store. though if you book way in advance, you can get a crossing for as little as $100 rountrip for your car and all the passengers.
Originally Posted By avimagine <-- Pays just a "little" less then that to drive across the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. Hey at least a few years ago they cleaned the subway tiles so they're whitish not blackish. Not quite as cool as BG though.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "Bah, all you need is a pickup truck and a big outboard motor..." TopGear fan, huh?
Originally Posted By avimagine Good evening, good evening, good evening. And welcome to another episode of Magic Leaves, you will recieve points not necessarily for a right answer, but for an interesting answer. Joining me this evening is fkurucz and his buzzer goes <insert sound>, baloo and his buzzer goes <insert another sound>, tylersmom and her buzzer goes <insert different sound>, and mr x <hits buzzer, mushroomoid goes Hello this is Peirce Morgan>. Not just Top Gear, and old sci-fi series apparently
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I understand the American version of Top Gear has not been as well received?
Originally Posted By fkurucz "I understand the American version of Top Gear has not been as well received?" It never happened. I watch the UK version on BBC America.
