Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Britishly

The Swinford Tollbridge, half a mile from Eynsham, was opened in 1769. It's been described as the finest of the many bridges over the Thames - it was built in the golden age of Georgian architecture, when both design, materials and craftsmanship were all very good. [1] Den smalle smukke bro giver hver dag kø og ofte langt før advarselsskiltet om kø ved broen. Broafgiften for en bil er 5p. Hvordan kan det nogensinde dække løn til manden i buret og vedligeholdelsesudgifter af broen eller bare en af delene. Hvad er meningen med at stoppe al trafik for at betale 50 øre? En af broens daglige brugere blogger om det og siger blandt andet: You are one of thousands who sit silently, patiently, Britishly queuing to pay that stupid 5p.

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