tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post7681717928797711657..comments2024-03-26T10:23:12.534+00:00Comments on round the rails we go: Less Than The Sum Of Its PartsScott Willisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-55497474933741502732016-02-18T18:20:33.453+00:002016-02-18T18:20:33.453+00:00I like Durham. So there.I <i>like</i> Durham. So there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-68052040538024200492016-02-17T10:35:54.476+00:002016-02-17T10:35:54.476+00:00I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who f...I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who found Durham disappointing. I'd wondered if it was me.<br /><br />I had no idea Chester-le-Track were such committed cybersquatters. I knew they'd done it for Network Rail, but as that was within their interests, I wasn't too surprised. But all the others... shameless.Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-61105289726449891662016-02-15T10:29:40.569+00:002016-02-15T10:29:40.569+00:00Apart from the Cathedral, the Palace Green and the...Apart from the Cathedral, the Palace Green and the streets leading down from both to the river, Durham is grim. The site, on the bend in the Wear is the principal redeeming feature. <br /><br />I liked the CLS Post Office. Good public building design. Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-77019765102955734192016-02-14T17:33:54.197+00:002016-02-14T17:33:54.197+00:00On my one trip to Durham (and Chester-le-Street), ...On my one trip to Durham (and Chester-le-Street), it rained all day, the cathedral was closed and the castle was closed. I fear you've summed the place up rather well.diamond geezerhttp://diamondgeezer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-50341706520012025702016-02-14T16:01:10.385+00:002016-02-14T16:01:10.385+00:00You missed out on the college tour - my mum and I ...You missed out on the college tour - my mum and I went on it about 10 years ago and:<br /><br />(a) the history of the place is fascinating;<br /><br />(b) the presenter was very funny;<br /><br />(c) the presenter was extremely fuckable.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992989840233745094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-27382860278657971732016-02-14T15:26:25.540+00:002016-02-14T15:26:25.540+00:00Not a huge fan of Chester-le-Track because for a f...Not a huge fan of Chester-le-Track because for a few years they had a <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/e-cyclopedia/516426.stm" rel="nofollow">side business in cybersquatting</a>, buying up transport-related domain names and redirecting them to their own site where they had affiliate links to ticket retailers.<br /><br />I think that's largely in the past now, but it is partly why Merseyrail's website is merseyrail.org rather than the more obvious .co.uk or .com.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809380009059539921noreply@blogger.com