2012 - Belgium

[Giles]

Crossing the Channel in the Tunnel, means quite a lot of this:

[Giles]

On the train….

[elclintor]

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

[Megatron1505]

Wait until that train driven onto the plane, for trains containing cars…...... madness I tell thee 

[Giles]

@elclintor:

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

Yes.  For some reasons I can't fathom.  It was decided that when they built the tunnel, it would not be for driving through.  You have to drive onto a train and sit like a stuffed parrot for 40 minutes or so.  I am sure there are longer tunnels in the world that one can drive through.  The infrastructure on the Channel Tunnel is immense, mainly because of the bloody trains….

[Megatron1505]

Yep, they really screwed the pooch on that one (I love that phrase  :-*)

[deadendpro]

Are there bathrooms at all on those trains? or snack stations? Also, if one were to leave their car running, wouldn't that be dangerous?  :o

[elclintor]

Mind blown.

[MP]

We went over to Belgium earlier in the year and I was amazed by the train as well, it's pretty cool for the uninitiated. I guess it cuts down on major delays by avoiding car crashes, might be their reasoning?
Have a good trip!

deadendpro; there's bathrooms that you can get to at the end of each carriage, and cars must be turned off for the trip.

[Snowy]

@Giles:

@elclintor:

What? is that a train for vehicles? I've never seen that before.

Yes.  For some reasons I can't fathom.  It was decided that when they built the tunnel, it would not be for driving through.  You have to drive onto a train and sit like a stuffed parrot for 40 minutes or so.  I am sure there are longer tunnels in the world that one can drive through.  The infrastructure on the Channel Tunnel is immense, mainly because of the bloody trains….

I thought it was to stop the driving on the wrong side of the road confusion. I often (sometimes) dream about arranging an 'every body all out, now on 3, you go left, I go right, we criss-cross and hey, we're now on the other side of the road'.

[Snowy]

(safe and happy travels, most importantly!!!). Am sure Seul will show you a stellar time.

[Giles]

Seul is hiding….

[Megatron1505]

Follow the smell of raw bacon.

[Giles]

I can happily report that I did a few Trippels and some Orval last night.  My starter for dinner was pigs cheek, I knew Seul would approve… :o :o

[Seul]

I unfortunately shan't be doing any black witchery, ancient rites or pagan idolatry with the beastly Padmores as I am not under the spell of the moon. I have to work.

Also: Orval and pig cheeks? Totally making do for things I don't…

[Giles]

The bloody restaurant had run out of the Trippels I was after, it was Orval or Stella….

[Seul]

Tough choice…

[Megatron1505]

Not if you're from the UK, Stella is not even a choice…..ever. I would rather drink just about anything other than Stella.

[Seul]

Says a man who I'd bet hasn't had Orval before…

[Megatron1505]

Says a man who I would bet has never had "Brewed in the UK, under license" Stella before  :o

Basically, I can never recall trying Orvall, so either I haven't, or it didn't make an impression on me at all. UK brewed Stella is basically battery acid, over here it's nick name is "wife beater", as it is the chosen drink of the mono brain celled beings who inhabit our town and city centres. It (along with Carling and Fosters) is the beer choice of the hooligan, the uneducated, and criminally insane. It is piss.