themimeofthemollies
themimeofthemollies OP t1_j9ljof1 wrote
Reply to comment by patienceisfun2018 in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by themimeofthemollies
Unclear; but the government staunchly defends itself because the error was caught BEFORE the trains were built, not after:
“The government has, however, previously been at pains to insist that the errors had been spotted before any train was built, and that “not a single euro of Spaniards’ money has been wasted” as a result.”
“The situation would have been worse, it added, had smaller trains been built that had failed to live up to travellers’ expectations.”
themimeofthemollies OP t1_j9ldxn5 wrote
Reply to Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by themimeofthemollies
“you guys had one job …” Ian Bremmer
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1628456519300747264?s=20
themimeofthemollies OP t1_j43nk0g wrote
Reply to Ukrainian refugee 'went home to see doctor as Scottish wait too long' by themimeofthemollies
“a funny headline
until you realize it’s not from the onion”
@ianbremmer
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1613639201601331221?s=20&t=GJ1xBnbr66LM1ZqLqvKA7g
themimeofthemollies OP t1_j9m4jyo wrote
Reply to comment by spartaman64 in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by themimeofthemollies
Yes! LOL! Now they must build smaller trains that fit in the tunnels!
This is another Not the Onion worthy bureaucratic excuse here:
“The situation would have been worse…had smaller trains been built that had failed to live up to travellers’ expectations.”
Maybe they mean travellers would have been disappointed if they bumped their heads on the ceiling of the train?!