A Non-Tuesday

[rain_gryphon]

So, Loganberry and you other bus-riding Brits: what's your opinion of MegaBus? They just opened a branch operation here. They'll take you from Columbus to Chicago for $7, which is surreal. Do you have to help pedal their busses or what?

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I'm getting heartily sick of the whole "Japan must apologize" thing. The War was over 60 years ago. Most of the people involved are dead, and all of the decision-makers are. There's enough stuff to worry about here and now without fretting over what our grandparents did to one another. I have limited tolerance in general for the grievance industry.

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[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

They'll sell you a ticket from Manchester to Glasgow (about four hours) for £1.50, if it comes to that! Assuming you book about six weeks in advance, of course...

Their buses are very basic compared to the specialist coach firms - for a while, they used town double-deckers with no toilets, and had to make stops every couple of hours, but they've improved that slightly now. Even so, they're not exactly luxurious and sitting on one for several hours won't be huge fun.

You also get no come-back if things go wrong, beyond the minimum legal requirements; there are strict luggage limits (basically, one bag each); you may have to travel at 5am to get the cheapest fares; and they have no physical presence - everything is done over the phone or online, so it can be hard to complain.

Megabus will get you from A to B, nothing more, but you can't argue with that price.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Can I repost this on OhioFur?

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

Certainly. Bear in mind that I'm no specialist, though, so guarantee nothing about my comment's accuracy! You might also want to look at http://www.megabus/uk/ for details of their British operations.

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

http://www.megabus.com/uk/ that is. See what I mean about accuracy? =;)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I already looked at that, yes :)

[maxgoof.livejournal.com]

I figure, if we had to apologize for the atomic bomb, which saved thousands upon thousands of Japanese and American lives, not to say the entire Japanese culture, the LEAST they can do is apologize back.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I don't think we've ever apologized for blowing up their cities, nor do I think we should. If you're going to start a war with someone, you shouldn't be surprised if they have capabilities you didn't anticipate, or if they go completely apeshit on you and begin killing your people in ways and numbers that no-one had ever dreamt possible. That's the nature of war.

Anyway, what I'm exercised about here is the current campaign to get Japan to apologize yet again to China and Korea. (http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/no-comfort-as-japan-shirks-responsibility/2007/03/09/1173166983977.html) The vast majority of the Japanese now alive had nothing at all to do with any of this, just as the vast majority of the people clamouring for an apology weren't even born at the time. That war is long ended. It's time to get over it.

WRT atomic bombs, it interests me that so much fuss is made over that, yet the anniversary of Curtis LeMay's incineration of Tokyo (March 9-10) in generally forgotten. It was beyond any doubt the most remarkable and completely devastating air attack ever uncorked, but I daresay most people have never heard of it.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I spoke too soon! :D (http://news.bostonherald.com/international/asiaPacific/view.bg?articleid=187484)