Comments on: In Manchester, Without My Car http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car Culture, arts, media and life in the rainy city Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Zorbing/sphering near Manchester » Mancubist: Life is good in Manchester http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-96063 Zorbing/sphering near Manchester » Mancubist: Life is good in Manchester Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:35:05 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-96063 [...] I’ve been getting a number of hits lately for “zorbing Manchester”, something I mentioned briefly last September. [...] [...] I’ve been getting a number of hits lately for “zorbing Manchester”, something I mentioned briefly last September. [...]

]]> By: Manchester meet and greet http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-94899 Manchester meet and greet Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:26:43 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-94899 Closing roads in the city centre is not too bad. Any further out and there will be uproar. I have lived in Manchester all my life and used public transport for decades. I can tell you, apart from the major routes, public transport is unreliable. But its also dangerous, I know from experience. My mother likes to take my kids to town, by bus for a day out shopping. This leaves me nervous and I try to convince her to go by car. If you use public Closing roads in the city centre is not too bad. Any further out and there will be uproar.
I have lived in Manchester all my life and used public transport for decades.
I can tell you, apart from the major routes, public transport is unreliable.

But its also dangerous, I know from experience.
My mother likes to take my kids to town, by bus for a day out shopping.
This leaves me nervous and I try to convince her to go by car.
If you use public

]]> By: Mancubist http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70443 Mancubist Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:22:38 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70443 I'll check it out Kev. Andy: it depends on if you're trying to drive between Manchester Cathedral and Salford, I guess... which I'm not. I’ll check it out Kev.

Andy: it depends on if you’re trying to drive between Manchester Cathedral and Salford, I guess… which I’m not.

]]> By: Kev http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70410 Kev Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:29:34 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70410 Hey Mancubist - great site, can't believe I haven't stumbled across you before! I've added your feed to my RSS reader already. I can't find a email address to contact you on, and want to invite you to a night I'm running - can you mail me on kev at bestfootforward.info ? Thanks! Hey Mancubist - great site, can’t believe I haven’t stumbled across you before! I’ve added your feed to my RSS reader already.

I can’t find a email address to contact you on, and want to invite you to a night I’m running - can you mail me on kev at bestfootforward.info ? Thanks!

]]> By: Andy http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70397 Andy Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:03:34 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/09/21/in-manchester-without-my-car#comment-70397 Surely you mean it's a positive thing some roads being closed off? No pollution, idiots driving along at high speed and people generally being able to talk to each other without the constant noise of traffic? Think it's a great idea personally. Surely you mean it’s a positive thing some roads being closed off? No pollution, idiots driving along at high speed and people generally being able to talk to each other without the constant noise of traffic?

Think it’s a great idea personally.

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