tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post5204175431326148420..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: From Kent to Aix [4]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89482201654971611902012-07-18T19:34:06.719+01:002012-07-18T19:34:06.719+01:00€ - hooray, it works on mine! See "PETER"...€ - hooray, it works on mine! See "PETER" above.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-6672476184569040332012-07-18T19:16:14.606+01:002012-07-18T19:16:14.606+01:00Getting back to your observations about French bus...Getting back to your observations about French bus services and timetables, I have been looking at some possibilities for excursions into the part of France (the Vosges, Colmar, Mulhouse, Selestat) near to the area of Germany where I live. The bus operations look to be very thin, especially on a Saturday, which is the most convenient day for me to make such an excursion. The first impression from the timetable is that there is little more than a 'basic needs' service. Granted, it's a rural area, but also a popular tourist/leisure destination, so one would have hoped for something a little better.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-60070244994427311132012-07-18T19:09:07.362+01:002012-07-18T19:09:07.362+01:00Peter (Dantik?!) - that may work on some computers...Peter (Dantik?!) - that may work on some computers, perhaps dependent on operating system, and language of the keyboard, but this is what I get from my German, Mac keyboard:-<br /><br />¢<br /><br />I'm inclined to suggest using the three letter currency codes, as these are fairly unambiguous, such as EUR, GBP etc.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-29125536583645436052012-07-18T17:06:24.579+01:002012-07-18T17:06:24.579+01:00P Dantik here! The ASCII code for the € sign is Al...P Dantik here! The ASCII code for the € sign is Alt+Ctrl+4. Press these one at a time but holding down each key as you press the next, then as you release all three keys, the € symbol appears. Use the 4 key on the top row, not the keypad on the right.<br />Hope this helps.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356753975073928110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-30070563057188756002012-07-18T09:27:50.589+01:002012-07-18T09:27:50.589+01:00Nearly there but it is Pound to the Euro, not vice...Nearly there but it is Pound to the Euro, not vice versa.Daddysgadgetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892897553855129226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-20674409349686582432012-07-18T09:00:55.414+01:002012-07-18T09:00:55.414+01:00On Friday last week my son (who has a disabled ENC...On Friday last week my son (who has a disabled ENCTS pass from Poole) and myself went to Blackpool to inspect the new trams, and found that full "bus" ENCTS concessions are available on them - so at least some (actually probably a lot) of visitors can travel free on the trams.<br />Ken Traveline Dorset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89561529491302134422012-07-18T08:13:21.827+01:002012-07-18T08:13:21.827+01:00Corrected, Dad! Never did understand this new-fang...Corrected, Dad! Never did understand this new-fangled furrin' money! Much happier with tanners, bobs, florins, crowns and guineas.<br />The £euro; symbol can be delivered easily on a web page by using the appropriate embedded HTML code as here. A similar procedure <b>should</b> be possible on <b>most</b> confusers by entering a similar ASCII code; but I don't know how to do it either.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-8028681624936719972012-07-18T07:45:12.056+01:002012-07-18T07:45:12.056+01:00Methinks you have errant decimal point and a schiz...Methinks you have errant decimal point and a schizophrenic currency. One Euro equals £0.784 (my keyboard doesn't like Euro).<br />The way in which most French bus operation is divided into Periode Scolaire and Vacances Scolaire (at substantially lower frequencies)shows what great importance is attached to getting children to school by public transport or, conversely, that except for getting children to school they don't really care for buses at all.Daddysgadgetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892897553855129226noreply@blogger.com