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Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by thinkingemote on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @04:33AM (#33517486)
Entertaining writing!
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by iggldiggl on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @10:46AM (#33520246)
Personally, I'd say the whole blog is a goldmine of entertaining writing.

Plus it's also yielded some good suggestions on some places to visit in (or occasionally even outside of) London.

Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by vesinisa on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:28AM (#33532056)
If you are into video-form content, you might also enjoy Jago Hazzard's YouTube channel. Here's a random pick - a video about why the Mithcham Tram Stop might have a valid claim to being the oldest railway station in London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJqY4e5xrk

You might first want to view this video as background for context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnNIzCUg9G4

Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by distcs on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @08:47AM (#33531513)
What about the writing is entertaining? Not trying to be dismissive. I found the writing style authentic, factual, a very reporter-style writing. I did not find anything particularly entertaining. What am I missing?
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by bombcar on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:02AM (#33531708)
Entraining doesn't necessarily mean funny, it just means that it was enjoyable to read and not a necessity to read, I guess.

(I'm going to leave the iPhone suggested spellcheck).

Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by toyg on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:03AM (#33531724)
Bits like "You may still have been in bed at this point, and it's perfectly possible you were having the better time."
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by distcs on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:07AM (#33531768)
Ah! Thanks. I missed taking that sentence completely in. Need to read it again.
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by eesmith on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:28AM (#33532058)
I smiled at "People Who Like Trains were very much in evidence" given that I watched Geoff Marshall's video "Through Running Starts on the Elizabeth Line" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJQQ7YQ3gw on the new changes.

Marshall is very much a Person Who Likes Trains, and in the video he talks with others of that ilk.

Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by utexaspunk on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:07AM (#33531775)
IDK, all the NBs are a bit distracting
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:56AM (#33534387)
And "Excitable folk continued to walk up and down the train, including one in full purple fleece and joggers with an Elizabeth line bag round his neck. I can't see his look catching on." Lovely dry British understatement.
Re:Crossrail Gets Cross by rtanks on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:12AM (#33531836)
I think it's great!