Quote from: Valmy on February 05, 2026, 10:38:39 PMIt is kind of weird to hear those songs played in the 21st century like that.
I have to say, I know it is freaking February in the Baltic, but I didn't see a ton of esprit de corps there :lol
Quote from: DGuller on February 06, 2026, 09:25:44 PMQuote from: Admiral Yi on February 06, 2026, 09:10:45 PMYi, I'm often on your side, but I think one difficulty here is that you frequently are stating what you're not saying, but rarely are stating what you are saying. It makes it easy for others to fill in the gaps, especially when frankly it's not clear what your thinking actually is.Quote from: Tamas on February 06, 2026, 07:43:53 PMIf I get Yi's "logic" on this, if that's legal you should ignore it. And if it's not legal you should also ignore it because the courts will conjure their magic to make it stop.
You don't get my logic. I've never suggested anyone ignore anything.
QuoteLong wait for station lifts could be stalled again
The lifts at Pokesdown Station have been out of use for more than 40 years, according to campaigners
4 February 2026
A long-running campaign for lifts at a railway station has suffered a setback after a council said it could withdraw its financial contribution.
The lifts at Pokesdown Station, near AFC Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium, have been out of use for more than 40 years, according to campaigners.
In 2021, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council pledged £2.6m to support work by South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail.
However, the council said it could no longer justify the expense due to increased borrowing costs.
The 42 steep steps at Pokesdown Station have caused injuries and are a barrier to wheelchair users and others.
In 2014, former MP Tobias Ellwood presented a 1,200-signature petition calling for an upgrade.
New lifts were due to be installed by SWR by the end of 2019, according to its franchise agreement.
However, the £7m project has repeatedly stalled due to reported financial issues.
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Quote from: Tonitrus on February 06, 2026, 06:39:22 PMMaybe I've been jaded by my years in service, but I thought they looked normal/fine (for having to do a march in the cold/with battle rattle).![]()
Quote from: HVC on February 06, 2026, 09:14:55 PMQuote from: Admiral Yi on February 06, 2026, 09:05:58 PMQuote from: HVC on February 06, 2026, 11:18:16 AMMono was autistic and thus resisted change and hated disruptions to his routine. Yi still has faith in the American judicial system and the checks and balances. I think its extremely naive, verging on fatelism, but its nothing like mono. Only similarity is that they're both Asian
Mono was a realist and a pragmatist. He assessed the likelihood of the umbrella demonstrations succeeding in fundamentally changing the political situation in Hong Kong as zero and protected his self interest. It turns out he was right.
He was a realist in so far as that he understood no one would back up the HK demonstrators and they were doomed to failure, sure, but he opposed them because of the disturbance it caused. He wanted the status quo not because of some grand calculation on his end but because he needed it. Just like he needed the same soccer teams to win the World Cup or to eat the same breakfast everywhere he travelled. I firmly believe that if the government was the one on the street ICE style mucking with his train schedule he'd be anti government too (quietly)

Quote from: Jacob on February 06, 2026, 07:44:46 PMDimon sounds like a bit of a twat.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 06, 2026, 09:10:45 PMYi, I'm often on your side, but I think one difficulty here is that you frequently are stating what you're not saying, but rarely are stating what you are saying. It makes it easy for others to fill in the gaps, especially when frankly it's not clear what your thinking actually is.Quote from: Tamas on February 06, 2026, 07:43:53 PMIf I get Yi's "logic" on this, if that's legal you should ignore it. And if it's not legal you should also ignore it because the courts will conjure their magic to make it stop.
You don't get my logic. I've never suggested anyone ignore anything.
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