h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

What we need now is one of those transporter things they have on star-trek. Anyone likely to invent one anytime soon?

Actually there's a really great transporter device already - only instead of transporting you to work it transports work to you. We call it the public switched telephony network ..

I *really* wish there was greater take-up of the home-working idea.

Maybe if DSL becomes ridiculously cheap it might.

I live in Croydon, a London Borough. I love it, and I hate it! The wildlife where I live in fantastic, saw my first Kingfisher here, not when I lived in Devon. However the violence worries me, I have been assulated a few times and threatened many more. This was mainly in my shop, which although I miss, I'm glad I don't have it anymore. The amount of stabbings and shootings was increasing, till someone I knew by sight was killed.

I love going to London, the museums, Kew Gardens. I often can't be bothered to go though, at the thought of the tube etc. I wish I good get out more to the theatre, been meaning to see Chicago for years, but the thought of a late train and the costs prohibits me so far.

I love living here, just far enough out to be able to get into the countryside, and close enough to get into the city. I would love to see better transport and cheaper prices. And yes, it does turn your snot black!

Late trains aren't too scary Kaz! Just go with Moonglum if you don't want to be alone. Have caught later-than-3am Gatwick-bound trains back to East Croydon on many an occasion without experiencing any trouble, and without seeing any trouble.

BTW have you seen this thread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/F19585?thread=109873 Apparently we aren't supposed to like liking there

I'm usually with Moonglum, its the drunken people throwing up who intimidate me. On the way back from the h2g2 meet last year, we were having a barney with a couple of blokes who were listening in on our conversations. They made loud comments about us being gay, (why is that an insult?) which would have been funny as we are a bloke and girly couple! But as they were very loud and intimidating, it wasn't. The people we had been talking to, withdrew as soon as it started, so we felt very much on our own.

I just don't like people very much, and when they are drunk they often force their presence on you. I dream of a cottage in a valley with its own river and pond, off a private road!

In the meantime, I try my best!

"I just don't like people very much, and when they are drunk they often force their presence on you. I dream of a cottage in a valley with its own river and pond, off a private road!"

I'm with you on that one!!

But I'll make it a pond with ducks, and a private road with electric gates if that's ok!

okay so far, how about some bunnies and a goat?

"I just don't like people very much, and when they are drunk they often force their presence on you. I dream of a cottage in a valley with its own river and pond, off a private road!"

I'm with you on that one!!

But I'll make it a pond with ducks, and a private road with electric gates if that's ok!

And a beach. You need a beach!

Ickle Lambs!!

But no cows.

And I've always wanted one of those minture steam trains to ride around my acres of gardens on.

london is great. it has bands. it has oxford street, it has covent garden, it has camden.

london is also bad. they water down the beer there.

Yeah but that is only because you are such a lightweight UH!

i dont think they do it for that reason

no train, thats just silly1

maybe if its very small?

Yeah - a really small train, like the hornby toy train sets. Then you can cram it full of gerbils (or something else that doesn't fit very well) and you'll have a scarily accurate model of the Circle Line