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Psy
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Location: Hongdae
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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Mankind
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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I ride it April 2nd. But it's slow from Daegu to Pusan because the tracks aren't finished. I hope they don't expect me to push.
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| anyone want to take any bets as to when the first accident is? |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| anyone want to take any bets as to when the first accident is? |
I think there is a much bigger chance of disaster when the Gwangju subway opens. It's due to open any time. The mayor of gwangju was recently indicted for corruption. Apparently he took bookhanders from a construction company. The same company that was in part responsible for the Gwangju subway. The construction company circumvented the health and safety laws, and paid the mayor to "forget" about it. |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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| Not to be the Prophet of Paranoid Doom but after that little incident in Madrid, what are the odds that Al-Quaida might take a gander at this new bullet train, in light of the Korean Army's recent deployment to Iraq? |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| animalbirdfish wrote: |
| Not to be the Prophet of Paranoid Doom but after that little incident in Madrid, what are the odds that Al-Quaida might take a gander at this new bullet train, in light of the Korean Army's recent deployment to Iraq? |
not much...this is a pretty isolated country, and foreigners are noticed. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| anyone want to take any bets as to when the first accident is? |
I think there is a much bigger chance of disaster when the Gwangju subway opens. It's due to open any time. |
Is it? I was there only last year and it looked FAR from being completed. Did they just end up slapping some metal together and calling it done or what? |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| anyone want to take any bets as to when the first accident is? |
I think there is a much bigger chance of disaster when the Gwangju subway opens. It's due to open any time. |
Is it? I was there only last year and it looked FAR from being completed. Did they just end up slapping some metal together and calling it done or what? |
Yes, it is almost completed. If you look a certain areas of the city you can see the completed subway stations. They even have the "metro" signs up now. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'll be taking a trip on it in a couple of months.
The novelty will wear off soon though. |
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Imbroglio
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Behind the wheel of a large automobile
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, time flies. I remember my adult students talking about this in 1996. |
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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003
Location: pacing the cage
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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thought the Gwangju subway was supposed to open March 12th (at least thats what I read before I moved) couldn't get it done huh?
I've heard those same stories about the bribes. It was first held up by somebody heading off with the money to Cambodia.
Also read it will bleed money for years as nobody is expected to use it. That it would have to cost 2500 won/trip to break even based on estimates of ridership
It runs out to Sangmu-jigu or close to the airport, won't be finished out to the airport until 2007.
Regarding the bullet train, did you see where they are going to cut Samaeul and Munghunwha trains on the routes by like 70%. Looks like they will force us to use it in order to get their money back.
BTW WTF does Korea need a bullet train? Its an absurd waste of money...  |
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ersatzprofessor
Joined: 17 Apr 2003
Location: Same as it ever was ... Same as it ever WAS
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| I think there is a much bigger chance of disaster when the Gwangju subway opens. It's due to open any time. The mayor of gwangju was recently indicted for corruption. Apparently he took bookhanders from a construction company. The same company that was in part responsible for the Gwangju subway. The construction company circumvented the health and safety laws, and paid the mayor to "forget" about it. |
That subway was supposed to be open in time for the World Cup. I remember getting stuck in horrible traffic jams downtown in a microvan with no aircond in the dead of summer, cursing that stupid subway as they methodically ripped up every road surface to make it. I thought to myself then (back in 97) "God help me if I'm still around to ride that damn thing!". Now, two years after it was supposed to be completed it is finally opening. And here I am back in Korea and will no doubt take a trip up to Gwangju to give it a try. God help me! |
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JW
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Imbroglio wrote: |
| Wow, time flies. I remember my adult students talking about this in 1996. |
My goodness! You have been here since 96. Wow! My hat's off to ya! |
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Imbroglio
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Behind the wheel of a large automobile
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| No, I left in 1999. |
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