London design firm has proposed a new way for London commuters to get to work - by swimming. along the Regent's Canal

[LoneEcho]

I love the fact that people have spent time and effort typing up arguments against these "proposals".

 

Someone will also start an e petition against the proposals. Followed by a FOI request!

Edited October 10, 2012 by LoneEcho

[Djuwenda]

hopefully, the carefully constructed argument as to why swimming may never catch up as a way to commute will be enough to convince the powers that be...

 

 

[Bimbly1]

Just looks like a typical student project from someone with a passing ability in Photoshop. That anyone could possibly think of this as a practical proposition is worrying to put it mildly!

A two year old?

[luctor et emergo]

We're the design company formally know as water chariots?

 

 

You are?

 

 

 

(Blame it on the wrongbow.... )

[dor]

The scary thing is people might think this is a serious suggestion

 

Looks like NBW does! http://www.narrowboa...er-crazy-scheme

Edited October 10, 2012 by dor

[Djuwenda]

 

whoever wrote that hasnt quite worked out the finer details of this thing, have they?

 

but hey, it keeps him busy, we get a laugh, and no one is one worse off...

[tafelberg]

OK Calm down everyone,

 

I have spoken to the chap who owns Y/N about this and it is never going to happen it was merely a competition entry. Unfortunately some of the press reports make it look like it's going ahead, which it isn't.

 

He's actually a very nice chap.

[Lady Muck]

He gets a starred A for p.r. though.

[ditchcrawler]

Looks like NBW does! http://www.narrowboa...er-crazy-scheme

Then they will be able to take the credit when it doesn't happen.

[tafelberg]

The impression I got is that what's happened is reporters asked him if he wanted to build it, he said yes but it will never happen and they left out the "it will never happen" bit.

 

Good old press.

[tillergirl]

Is it April 1st already? I must have slept through Christmas and New Year

[Gazboatman]

WTF!

 

 

No, I'm just having some strange dream arn't I?

 

Mental note.. spend less time on CWDF.

Edited October 10, 2012 by Gazboatman

[Thorfast]

Can we slso have a waterskiing lane too please, with jump ramps over any locks. :rolleyes:

[Djuwenda]

If you take this sort of news seriously enough to argue against it, you might as well go to church every sunday and worship a jewish zombie who is also his own father in the hope that he'll garantee safe passage to a fluffy cloud for eternity.

 

And I don't think anyone does that...

 

Oooh hang on?

[Guest]

If you take this sort of news seriously enough to argue against it, you might as well go to church every sunday and worship a jewish zombie who is also his own father in the hope that he'll garantee safe passage to a fluffy cloud for eternity.

 

And I don't think anyone does that...

 

Oooh hang on?

 

Did anybody (NBW aside) actually think this was going to be built though...

 

I haven't trawled through all the posts but I think people were just commenting realising it was just 'pie in the sly'

[Djuwenda]

Yup, click on the "lidoline" link in the first post

[Guest]

Yup, click on the "lidoline" link in the first post

 

Sorry yes I wasn't clear - I meant on CWDF.