The fragrance used to mask bad metro smells in Paris isn't strong enough for the Berlin commuter rail. Transportation authorities have started sniff tests in a project to give the S-Bahn a new, refreshing odor.Berlin's communter trains smell of many things, not all of them pleasant: wet umbrellas, body odor, unwashed dogs, kebab and currywurst, sometimes spilled beer or schnapps. But that may change. German rail, which runs the Berlin commuter train -- or S-Bahn -- system has announced plans to lace the S-Bahn with its very own de-odoring odor. "A relevant test is being prepared," rail spokesperson Burkhard Ahlert told the Berliner Zeitung Thursday.
The fragrance used to mask bad metro smells in Paris isn't strong enough for the Berlin commuter rail. Transportation authorities have started sniff tests in a project to give the S-Bahn a new, refreshing odor.
Berlin's communter trains smell of many things, not all of them pleasant: wet umbrellas, body odor, unwashed dogs, kebab and currywurst, sometimes spilled beer or schnapps.
But that may change. German rail, which runs the Berlin commuter train -- or S-Bahn -- system has announced plans to lace the S-Bahn with its very own de-odoring odor. "A relevant test is being prepared," rail spokesperson Burkhard Ahlert told the Berliner Zeitung Thursday.
The smell of kebab and currywurst!... People have problems, ha. What about urine, unwashed homeless people and alcoholics, puke?... *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
This item was also in yesterday's salon. I'm pleased to note the correction. Another small part of the world saved, etc.
Speaking of subways. The new train for Budapest Metro Line 2 was shown to journalists at the Katowice (Poland) plant of Alstom. There will also be a driver-less and thus cab-less version for Line 4 - interestingly, with automation electronics supplied by arch-rival Siemens.
Looks spartan, barely less spartan than the current Soviet-made trains; but the crammed line means most passengers have to stand. However those sidewall-mounted seats mean cleaning will be even more efficient. At least floor cleaning. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
However, the East London line was notorious for smelling of something unpleasant. Particularly the section under the Thames stank of rancid mud. the line is now being upgraded for the Olympics, I imagine they'll be doing something about the smell keep to the Fen Causeway
The Waterloo & City line's epithet of "the Drain" is about right, IMHO and "rancid mud" isn't a bad label for it. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The rock group Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor. The song, a nod to the "Sarah Barracuda" nickname Palin earned on the basketball court in high school, was dusted off for her appearance at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Wednesday. Heart singers Ann and Nancy Wilson said a "cease-and-desist" letter has been sent to the Republicans asking them not to use the song. "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission," according to a statement issued late on Thursday on behalf of the sisters. The McCain campaign said it had obtained the appropriate licenses to play the song.
The song, a nod to the "Sarah Barracuda" nickname Palin earned on the basketball court in high school, was dusted off for her appearance at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Wednesday.
Heart singers Ann and Nancy Wilson said a "cease-and-desist" letter has been sent to the Republicans asking them not to use the song.
"The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission," according to a statement issued late on Thursday on behalf of the sisters.
The McCain campaign said it had obtained the appropriate licenses to play the song.
