I cannot believe that London won. “What?” you might ask. “What did we win?” Well, it seems that our transit system has been voted number 1 in the Virgin Vacations “Top 11 Underground Transit systems throughout the World” Contest. It seems that we Londoners are getting priced off the tube to make room for the tourists who can afford it. We locals can take the bus.

Well, I tell you, I *will* take the bus, Mr. Ken Livingston. With an Oyster card, the bus is nearly 4 times cheaper than the tube. And, I can actually *see* London (and, what a beautiful city it is, but crowded, very crowded). Why, I can pay £250 for an all day pass instead of the £14* most of the tourist bus companies charge. I will even demand that you make those buses run on bio-fuel from sustainable sources.

As for the Tube: I hear from good sources that you are underway on a massive project to cool the tube. I also hear that it will be environmentally friendly. I guess the tourist dollars will pay for that.

Actually, I haven’t been on the tube in a while. Perhaps it really has changed a lot.

Oh, and did I forget to mention that Virgin is a British company?

Thanks to Prince Roy and The Taipai Kid

*year 2000 prices

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