Wednesday, February 13, 2008

£25 congestion charge for 4x4! Hurray

I am evil, I am sooo happy that they are gonna slap £25 to those gigantic 4x4 and big cars. No, I am not an envious wretch who wants a slice of the rich. I am just an angry driver, and have some conscience for the environment. These gas guzzlers are not only bad for the environment, they should not be used in the narrow London roads as well! My little car would be squeeze while parked between them. I can always spaces between two of these huge cars are almost always wasted. Only a tiny car like mine could get in. And I know these owners know that they waste the next parking space. Some of them did not bother to park in the "centre". If they take up two spaces when parked, and two tiny lanes (et at junctions, you cant go straight because this car which is turning right partially block your lane), then it is just right to get them to pay! No one needs such a big car in the city.

On the other hand, I am disappointed that they are going to have only 3 categories. exempted- £0, normal (£8) and those suv £25. Between 0 to 8£, i wish that they have a £4, for people who bought smaller cars, but these cars are not small enough to meet the 120g requirement.

The TUBE should pay me money, to stay away

Yes, I am a curse and jinx to the london tube, or maybe the tube is a curse for me.

I rarely take the tube but for the last couple of times I took it, whole lines closed because of signal failure, people jumping on tracks. Is it me, or is the Tube that bad?

I cant recall a single outing in the past 3 months where there was no incident or delays to the line.

At minimum, like yesterday on my way "out", I was told there is a bit of delay on my train because someone was sick. On my way back, they line had to be closed for whatever reason. I was just so tired, that i sat at the platform and just read newspapers, until the line resumed again. I was lucky I guess, because they close the line in another direction for a much longer time.