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- From: apj003@cch.coventry.ac.uk (James W Bottomley)
- Subject: Re: Coventry vs. London/etc (was Re: humor in England)
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- References: <BxyJLx.Kpr@cck.coventry.ac.uk> <1992Nov19.160151.30303@rs6000.bham.ac.uk>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:08:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.160151.30303@rs6000.bham.ac.uk> G.Simpson@bham.ac.uk writes:
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- >James W Bottomley (apj003@cck.coventry.ac.uk) wrote:
- >>
- >> Well it works pretty well in places. I suppose the comparison with Coventry
- >> is something like Birmingham with the tight curvy inner ring road with
- >> thousands of half-crazed drivers hurtling around it with total precision
- >> weaving around newcomers wetting themselves with fear...
- >>
- >Well, theres a bit (not actually on the Bham ring road) which *everyone*
- >wants to cross from one side of the road to the other. There is always
- >total mayhem as you accelerate to beat the person coming into the road
- >system on your left.
- >
- >For those who know Bham, its the road under the library which goes into
- >New Street and around the Conservatoire.
-
- My fave part of the B'ham roads system is Five-Ways island. For those who
- don't know it, this is a truly frighteneing little death-race 2000
- euphemistically described by the road signs as a `roundabout', located
- on the junction of the Middle Ring and Hagley Road. It actually succeeds
- in making other famous islands like Hanger Lane Gyratory look tame. (IMHO)
-
- Try it in the rush hour with a friend - it's fun!
-
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- Jim Bottomley: ceram@uk.ac.warwick.csv ; apj003@uk.ac.cov.cck
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