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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject: Battling Birds: The continuing tales of the bullet train |
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Magpies' nests slow new bullet trains
For officials of Korea's recently launched high-speed train, the KTX, it has come down to bird versus bullet train. Rail workers are being forced to battle magpies as their nest-building habits disrupt rail operations. "So three hours [after we destroy the nest], we often find another nest at the same spot."
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200404/14/200404140000268009900090409041.html |
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magpie
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Magpies rule! |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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We are on their turf, disrupting their lives.
The magpies are complaining that everytime they build a new nest, some idiot comes and wrecks it.
I'm with the magpies on this one. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
Location: PA
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| i just took the KTX train on saturday to go visit Busan. I loved it. it was quick, very quiet, and nice inside. i didn't have any delays for either saturday or sunday. i think i'll go to busan more often. the people seem to be more friendly down there. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
We are on their turf, disrupting their lives.
The magpies are complaining that everytime they build a new nest, some idiot comes and wrecks it.
I'm with the magpies on this one. |
The nest are being made on transformer poles which were placed by the RR company. Therefore, it is not the magpies' turf. They are using something which was placed there by humans. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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RR company 
Do I have a company making transformer poles?
Bullet Train Halted for 2 Hours
Since its much-vaunted launch on April 1, the high-speed train has suffered from a series of technical malfunctions and operational glitches.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200405/kt2004052322362512070.htm |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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After all the hype surrounding the opening of the bullet train that would bring Korea to the forefront of the 21st. century it sure has flopped somewhat.
I'll still be using it though. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Most new things have glitches at the beginning. |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| kangnam dragon wrote: |
| The nest are being made on transformer poles which were placed by the RR company. Therefore, it is not the magpies' turf. They are using something which was placed there by humans |
Anyone here speak magpie so that we can inform them of their mistake? |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| sparkx wrote: |
| Anyone here speak magpie so that we can inform them of their mistake? |
Sure.
Kaaawk, kaaaawk, cack cack cack cack cack. Kaaawk, kaaawk.
Do you think they got the message????? |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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What the hell man? You just said:
"My red baboon ass feeds on caliginous moonlight - protractor, algae, camera lens."
...and i thought that my magpie was weak |
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waggo
Joined: 18 May 2003
Location: pusan baby!
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I love birds which is why I HATE magpies..they are the Nazis of the bird world...the reason there are no song birds in this country is mainly down to Magpies....they eat all the other birds' eggs . |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| waggo wrote: |
| I love birds which is why I HATE magpies..they are the Nazis of the bird world...the reason there are no song birds in this country is mainly down to Magpies....they eat all the other birds' eggs . |
They do that elsewhere too. I don't think the magpies are to blame for the lack of songbirds. There are plenty of them in western Canada (songbirds and magpies). |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 2:07 am Post subject: |
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The train was tied up when the tramline that provides power to the train sagged down and the train automatically shut down.
As it was the first time such an accident has occurred since KTX service began on April 1, some people questioned whether there was a flaw in the NRA's tramline managements. Complete repairs of the tramline will be done on early Monday morning, when there is no train operation.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200405/200405230033.html |
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