Ben and Nick explain the snow blower

Once the snow starts falling, doctor's offices and emergency rooms fill up with people who have injured themselves either shoveling snow or playing outside. Injuries associated with snow removal are among the most common seen during the winter months. Falls and sports related injuries fill out the top three causes. Snow Removal is a Dangerous Business - For your average homeowner, snow removal is a chore. Few people regularly exert themselves to the degree involved in shoveling, so the first serious snow fall of the season results in strains, sprains, blisters and unfortunately, heart attacks as well. Using a snow blower instead of a shovel is no guarantee of safety either. Shoveling is a very strenuous activity if the snow is deep or wet. The turning action associated with tossing the snow off the shovel places a great deal of strain upon the lower back, and can result in lower back strains, sprains and herniations if the disc is already damaged. Work slowly, bend at the knees and carry the snow to the edge of the driveway or sidewalk - dumping it rather than flinging it can reduce the risk of injury. Snow blowers are dangerous in their own way. Never disable any of the safety features that came with your snow blower. People have injured fingers, hands and feet this way, and if a rock gets thrown, facial injuries can result. The torque involved when a large snow blower is running is significant and can cause back injuries if the machine "gets away" from the operator. Purchase a smaller unit and make more passes, you will be better able to control your machine. Climbing ladders is dangerous enough during good weather. Needing to climb up a ladder on snow covered ground to remove snow piled on the roof adds an element of peril. Make sure that your ladder is on solid ground and is supported by another individual before you head on up. Don't reach to remove snow - come back down and move the ladder. Have Safe Fun in the Snow - Sledding, skiing and snowboarding all have inherent risk factors. When skiing or snowboarding you are moving at speeds close to 25 miles an hour or more. Twists and falls injure knees, backs and with the wrong positioning when you land, arms or necks. Sledding is lots of fun, but can be dangerous as well since stopping is not easy once you get going. Always wear a helmet to protect against head injury and sled feet first. Even things as simple and innocuous as talking a walk can lead to slips and falls. Elbows, wrists and tailbones take the brunt of the fall, and get bruised or broken from time to time. Place sand or salt on the flatwork around your home to prevent others from getting injured on your property Winter is a lot of fun and there are few things as beautiful as looking out your window on a clear morning and spotting fresh snow glistening on the yard. With a few precautions and a bit of common sense everyone can get through the winter without injuries.

A short video showing the advantages of the "Roller VS. Runner" on an Ariens Snow Blower(ST624-E). Due to the two rollers and their independent operation, the Ariens Sno-Blower has straighter tracking, smoother operation, less grabbing and pulling against the ground surface (in this case: concrete), ease of maneuvering in tight spaces, greater control to prevent damage to lawns and curbs, minimizes marking and scraping of driveway surfaces and there are no more scrapes or rust stains on garage floors. The individual wheel heights are adjustable (slotted holes) and the Roller Assembly fits the existing hole configuration and uses existing hardware (Bolts/washers/nuts).

Outdoor power equipment is tools or machines used in making outdoor jobs easier and enjoyable. These equipments save time and enhance the value of properties and homes.

Useful outdoor equipment is in great demand in the market and a must to have in order to beautify one's property. Such equipments are garden tractors, lawnmowers, trimmers, utility vehicles, edger, chain saws, snow throwers, tillers, leaf blowers and other related products.

The industry continues to produce outdoor power equipments and develop new technologies that help people in their homes, especially with regards to environmental protection.

Here is a list of three most useful outdoor power equipments in the market today:

1. Lawn Mowers

A lawn mower is a machine with one or more revolving or rotating blades, powered for the maintenance of thick and tall grass, as well as rough terrain. It comes in different types such as:

•Cylinder or reel mower
•Mechanical mower that employs rotating blade assembly
•Rotary mowers - powered by an internal combustion engine
•Cordless mowers - battery operated mowers
•Riding mowers - it is a one person machine
•Hover mowers - rotary push powered mower, and
•Robotic mowers - robot type of mower.

Mowers possess a feature that is equipped to finely cut and re-cut the grass. It also has the capacity to bring it back to the turf, with a low emission machine. Clippings provide nutrients and moisture so as to keep the yard healthier and greener, reducing yard waste as well.

Guidelines in using a mower:

•Do not mow on a steep hill but mow across a hill to avoid falling debris or plants.
•When adjusting mower height, shut off the engine.
•Do not lift the mower; keep it flat on the ground.
•Stop and turn off the mower when you hit something.
•In riding mowers, never carry children or passengers while mowing and avoid edges.

Standard Safety Feature: The Operator Presence Control (OPC) gives a feature that ensures the blades stop completely within 3 seconds after the release of blade control.

Examples of mower products:

•DR® Power Equipment New VERSA-PRO Z-Lawn Mowers: Can mow large lawns at nearly 13 mph, Convertible, you can ride or walk behind, Navigate obstacles with precision and speed, commercial and residential use with 2 year warranty.

•Cub Cadet® Electric Lawn Mowers - Easy to operate. No messy oil changes or no costly engine tune-ups Price: $229.00-$399.00

•Cub Cadet® Push Lawn Mowers - designed to start easily with maximum performance. Price: $229.00-Price: $229.00

2. Leaf Blowers

Leaf blowers generate a powerful stream of air to get to move the leaves, debris and twigs from yards, garages, walks and lawns. It is a portable and handy clean-up tool with an optional vacuum kit accessory and gutter kits. The two types of blowers are the hand-held blower and the backpack blower.

Hand-held blowers have a portable hand-held model that clears up things quickly. It also has adjustable nozzles, a 2-cycle and low emission 4-cycle gasoline engine. A backpack blower powered by 2 and 4-cycle gasoline engines (25-30cc).

Guidelines in using a leaf blower:

•Do not point the blower nozzle at people or pets.
•The lowest possible throttle speed must be use.
•Do not use it very late or early in the morning.

Product: Cub Cadet JS 1150 Price: $499.00

3. Lawn and Garden Tractors

Lawn Tractors are used in collecting and cutting 1-3 acres of mulching grass. It includes lawn sweepers, detachers, and rear and side discharge of grass collection system. The engine size varies from 11hp to 18hp.

Garden tractors are used in large properties of 3 to 5 acres. It has a heavy-duty, versatile and powerful feature with low-emission engines. This would range from 14hp up to 26 hp. Garden tractors are also used in digging, garden tilling, removing snow or soil and in hauling supplies and materials.

Garden and lawn tractors differ in its ability to be used either in its front or rear powers for take off.

Safety Features/Reminders:

• Make sure that children and pets are not in the working area before operating the equipment. Carefully check if there are any people or objects behind before reverse shifting.

• The machine will stop automatically when the operator leaves the seat due to a key safety interlock switch for accident prevention.

• Safety features that includes color-coded controls and safety guards to protect from throwing objects out by the blade.

• Models equipped with headlights and parking breaks.

• Refer to the operator's manual provided by the manufacturers before operating a tractor.

Products:

Cub Cadet® Series 1000 Lawn Tractors - features a deck wash system and a reverse mowing technology with a comfortable high back seat and a soft touch steering wheel. Price: $1,499.00- $1,999.00

Cub Cadet® 2500 Garden Tractors - a heavy duty tractor with high performance and powerful direct-driven shaft that provides an efficient transfer power to the rear transaxle. Price: $3,199.00- $4,199.00

Cub Cadet® iSeries Zero Turn Tractors - with a zero-turn rider built to take on hills with ease. Price: $2,699.00- $4,999.00

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 guess my ideal partner would be witty and charming and considerate of me and my two girl's  needs. He should be professional in the work force. And a big coffee drinker is a plus. Above all I need him to except my kids for who they are they are growing up really quickly  and could use a real mature male role model. Well enough on the small talk here is a short detailed message or list whatever you want to call it about my list of hobbies. I have several hobbies but my most and favorite would be boring to some but it means something to me is watching my ducks fly over my two and a half acre pond. It replenishes my body mind and spirit. I guess a real romantic date would be going to a local theater and getting some buttered pop corn and snuggling up with you wathing a great classic sappy love story. If you want to know more please message me and we cant get aqquainted.

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Brenda is my name I want  to share with you a few facts about myself. I am very tall 5'11 and weigh around 148 pounds. I am single and open to change. I am a swim instructor. I love swimming everyday. And have had this peeve for swimming every since early childhood. I want to start louisville singles again to find love and fill the deep void in my life. My ideal partner would be tall and good looking. I surely would expect him to be to be of a faithful nature and a well kept man. I want a guy that can give me a new louisville singles experience . My new hobby is fun and called bead work. I generally take my bead work to the local flea market to sell I make good. I make necklaces and bracelets for the wrist and ankles. A true and totally romantic date could be renting a arena and going ice skating  together. I think this would be really different from the norm thus better.

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Hi men I am Clara tried to be single for awhile and really ain't  enjoying  the solo life. I wanted to post this louisville singles classified to expose my self to potential single men that are big hearted. I work  forty hours a week as a financial advisor. I only can enjoy louisville singles on weekends or after hours. I think my ideal partner should share my background and heritage. As well as my cultural beliefs. I want a guy that is mature and has a good job and straight forward approach to life. This might be a little strange to some folk but my favorite hobby is beat boxing. Was raised in the 1980's era and tried beat boxing and used it for pass time. A good date would be the two of us cuddled up on the leather sofa watching old re- runs of the super bowl. I know men would enjoy this.

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Hey folk my name is Carissa I make fairly good money and love what I do. I am a stock clerk girl at the local super market. I bag grocerys and sweep up. I am single I haven't done any real louisville singles in close to four years. I got out of a long relationship and wanted to remain single for a while to see how long I could be independent on my own. I am a good girl for a relationship if you invest time in me I'll do the same. I think a well rounded and handsome educated man would be a great match for me.  I want to start louisville singles a man that is strong minded and has a lot of love to give. Want to know more message me. My hobby is a bit different it is belly dancing. I love to entertain men and this gives me the opportunity to do so. A fun first date would be the two of us having a little fun playing video games. 

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Hey boys I am Carry and wanted to tell a little of my self. I am a office manager. I worked hard for ten years to get this covenant position. I am single and wanted to start louisville singles . I am very kind and generous with my mate. I want a very active sex life with my man to whom I'm louisville singles. I want a guy I can be friends with and be compatible with as well. My version of a ideal partner is a all around great guy. By this I mean that he should have his head on his shoulders. He should have a clear focus on life both personally and professionally. He should be a non smoker and work a good job every day. I love to stay in shape and I want really strong legs so I have adopted bicycling as a new part time hobby. My version of a romantic date probably would consist of something like kick ball it ill get the blood flowing for some more personals adult activity's later that evening.

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Hi guys I'm Dawn I am a very single very attractive  very mature store clerk. I work forty hours a week plus some over time on week ends. I am very neat and I am very open to try new things in a relationship if it helps us grow together. I would want a partner that would share my goals and beliefs. I want a guy that is serious in all of his louisville singles relationships. My favorite hobby is bird watching. I love the outdoors and love birds so it seemed like the choice hobby a good first date for me would be a trip to the water park so we could go water sliding. I love the water and it may be really exciting fun and adventurous. My religious beliefs are so very important to me  I am of the Baptist faith and I cherish this and wont date a man unless he's from the same faith. No exception or any change to the rule of thumb. I am  a all American girl interested in louisville singles and starting a relationship with a fellow American man only!  Single white female looking for a single white male and no changing that either. My goals would include but not be limited to uplifting myself spirit and advancing myself in the work force. Well my most beloved and cherished value is of coarse love. Others are respect and trust.

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Hi how are you singles doing tonight?  I'm . doing well in life as we speak. My name is Donna and I work as a pharmacy tech at a local drug store. I want to start  louisville singles a true gentlemen. Someone with a clear head and a great big heart. My ideal partner would be a well oiled machine. Someone  that can grab life by the tail. And be full of spirit and life all of the time.  I want a guy that has a good job and can laugh at himself from time to time. My favorite hobby is of coarse Bmx that's right a girl that can ride and do some bike tricks. I rode a bike since I was a little girl. Romantic date would be a bit adventurous  I want to go moped riding I like Bmx  so much. I would like to start louisville singles you so message me right now.

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Howdy boys of the louisville singles world. I am a semi attractive female31 years of age from Alabama. I work everyday as a professional nanny. My name is Denise I weigh 140 pounds and stand 5 ft. 3 inches tall. I want to start a long term  relationship with a real good guy maybe settle down and have a few kids in the near future.  My ideal partner might be someone who could be smart or funny and open to change. Also what is really important is his ability to be successful in his personal life as well as in the professional realm as well. I have a few hobbies but will only list my favorite one. The drive range is my favorite hobby  I think it's really cool that women are playing golf these days. My religion is important. I wish to start louisville singles

Leeann's louisville singles idea. Bowling sound interesting to anyone? I know a lot of my friends are on a league bowling these days so I thought  that a good idea for a date would be for you guys to take a evening off and go bowling together. It's relatively inexpensive and will be so much fun.

Rita's louisville singles idea. Go get bundled up really warm and get packed. Go to the ski resort and rent a snow mobile and the two of you could go out one brisk morning and enjoy a little snowmobiling. It will definitely get your adrenaline flowing. That would be great for love making time afterwards.

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 Jill's louisville singles idea. Dessert date this is good for the soul. If you love to cook you could always invite him over and cook him a nice dessert and watch a couple of sappy movies together while eating the freshly prepared dessert.

Tara's  louisville singles idea dance the night away in each others arms. Get the romance fired up and hit the dance floor running. What new couple wouldn't love to go dancing? Let your romantic side show. Go ballroom dancing this very weekend coming up babe.

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Betty's Smiths louisville singles idea, lets go cardio lets go exercise. All right ladies and gentlemen my idea for a romantic first date would be bicycling for two. Bike riding is super fun and affordable and healthy to boot. You can see all the towns sights while riding while you practice compromising and cooperating together since your on a bike for two.

Erica's louisville singles idea rub a dub in a car wash  tub. Get nice and clean with a little twist. You two love birds can play together in the water and get a chore done together at the same time. Get the car clean and clean each other up a little bit. We know this particular date is rare but it might be fun to try something different from what everyone else doe's right.

Lisax13  louisville singles idea is to go snowboarding because it's a ton of winter fun. It's adventurous and always a good idea for a date. Get bundled up nice and snug and get the snow board ready and jump right into the sloped wet snowy hill and slide right on down and climb right back up and do it again you'll have a blast I swear it to you.

Laura's louisville singles idea is wet and wild and fun. Have you ever went snorkeling? This is the fastest and most fun  and cost efficient water sport known to man. Both of you guys should try this for a first date. You will not regret it. It could be very romantic if you turn up a little creativeness. 

Tonya's louisville singles idea, is surfing will get you full of spunk. If your near a coast like I am you should try a surfing class together for a louisville singles idea. A afternoon riding the waves  together with a lunch afterwards would be nice. This would be a great story to tell friends family and co workers. Think of the time you guys can have smearing tanning lotion all over one another so you to love birds can tan instead of burning in the beach sun.

Lynn Rodgers louisville singles idea is : Would you like to boggy board? Grab your boards  and get your boggy on. Pack your little lunch and grab a few towels and make a romantic day of it for the both of you. Ride the waves all day into the night on your boggy boards. Once it's dark you can enjoy a candle lit picnic on the beach listening to the waves roar in. This is a louisville singles romance she is sure to remember and probably reward you intensely for.

Shannon's louisville singles idea is a widely excepted event in the rural country area. It is tubing down a river. Grab an over sized tire or tractor inner tube and inflate the thing to proper proportion and load it in the truck and head on down to the local creek or river and get the party started by jumping of the bottom limbs of the bank tree and landing on the inflated tube and sail on down where ever the tube and river desires to take you and or your friends.

Leeona bridges louisville singles idea is horseback riding it will steal her heart away. What little girl hasn't dreamed of riding a pony? You can plan a evening of horseback riding and make her childhood dream become a reality. Man will she sure be willing to reward you for this one later after you get back from your romantic dinner at the towns most expensive restaurant.

Lakeesha's louisville singles idea: Do you men an women love the out doors? If you answered yes you could go out to the camp ground and camp together. You could snuggle up by the fire together and roast a few marshmallows together. Afterwards jump in a tent and share some stories.

Kelly peacock's louisville singles idea is to grab some pizza and a couple of pepsi's and head to the coarse for some miniature golf. How ever loses gets one wish granted by the unfortunate loser. Everyone plays miniature golf. This is truly a classic for a first date. Hell she may give you some booty afterwards if you get her a meal.

Elizabeth's louisville singles idea : The water is always dangerous but if you practice safety it can be a true louisville singles blast. Why not give white water rafting a try? An incentive is you could see how your date handles his self or her self under pressure. That could be worth it's weight in gold.

Courtney farmer's louisville singles idea is yard work we know yard work stinks but rake-n-play could be a creative way to start a little romance in the front yard. For your first date you could rake up the front or back yard put the leafs in a large pile and roll around in them and laugh and share yourself with each other.

Kirsten's louisville singles idea is well I know this is really dumb but you could try something that probably  never been done before. Get some chalk out and play a friendly game of hop scotch. Winner gets to choose the way the rest of  evening unfolds. Wow amagine that.

She will have the power over you to control the evening, what girl wouldn't want this romantic date?

Kim319  louisville singles idea is efuct figuratively speaking. It's climbing trees for a good time. Spend the whole afternoon climbing trees together. Afterwards you can lay out on a blanket and be lazy together or pack a great and quick snack share it together. She will love sharing a good tasting snack with the man she truly loves and will be inclined to be nice and respectful towards him for setting up this little endeavor. 

Tony danza's louisville singles idea is called broomball. It is very similar to the game of hokey. For fun you could play against each other. Or you could invite another couple over for a little play and get some team action going on. This should be a fun first date. If not it's not my fault it's just a idea or suggestion for you guys to go on.

Lori's louisville singles idea is that you two should have a great time playing kick the can. Grab an empty can and play a game of kick the can either against each other or with some friends and make it a double date.

Stella rodrigus's louisville singles idea is for a fun and adventurous day in the sun. You can take a risk and play a good game of kickball. This would work best for a group date but you could have just as much fun with a little one on one. Head to a local park for your game and take a snack or two along.

Frankys  louisville singles idea is if you have a water park in your area head to the water park for a fun day in the local sun. you could slip and slide and splash your way right into his heart. Also you would want to eat a snack right before the swimming begins to insure some energy.

Francis gate's louisville singles idea is get some exercise for those lungs. A great healthy first date could be the two of you going to the gym together and taking a few laps. That's right you guys might have a lot of fun going swimming. It doesn't matter where you do it either. A river or in a lake or in your neighbors backyard pool. As long as your together right?  

Fran kieth's louisville singles idea is to get the wild side out of you and out in the open. Lets go out on a date moped riding. Get closer on a moped as you take a drive thru a long windy country road. You could get a birds eye view of the land. And afterwards you can stop by the local dinner for some fine country food. Plus you can feel her close to you as you increase the speed of the moped to an amazing 25 mile per hour as she'll hang on for dear life. Go ahead you will only live once.

Darleen's louisville singles idea is knock balls and show your skills off guys. You can take your girl out to the towns local range and shoot some golf for a while. It will help improve your swing and you can show her your love for outdoor sports and maybe she can show you some love. Exercise your mental talent. Also show her you can stress some man hood.

Dianne realms louisville singles idea is to show her a little strength when you knock the ball over the fence. Take her to the park and play a nice game of softball. Girls want to see your macho side so why not show her how hard you can knock a ball? Unless you're a little bitch. Join a softball league together.

Brendax1  louisville singles  idea. Another good idea for a first date is touch football. This really works best for a group date. Call a couple of your married friends over and it can be guys against the gals. What a way to legally gloat with out hearing the bitching when you get back home because you  won fair and square.

Denise33 louisville singles idea. Show your boyfriend or show your girlfriend your creative and intelligent side. You guys can meet up at a local coffee shop and bring a lap top along and blog online together. This could range from posting good louisville singles ideas to posting romantic blogs. This could be a fun and intelligent way to grow close to one another.

Donna3185 louisville singles idea. Wait until the winter and take her out in a hill side put her on a sled and jump on behind her and go sledding. This should bring back old memories of when you went sledding as kids. This should start some good conversation as you two could share stories of when you both were younger. This may even bring a little intimacy your way as you share stories you should be bonding emotionally.

Dawn49 louisville singles idea is to stretch those pectorals. Lift that heavy weight. You might think its fun to try going to the gym together for a first date. You can meet up and workout together. This will get your blood flowing and you can sweat together. This should get her hot and bothered by watching your muscles flare up. She can slim down the thighs and tone her butt.

Carryx34 louisville singles idea is for this coming winter you two can bundle up and get your gloves on and go out in the front yard and build a snowman. You can even name him frosty this could open the door to some good conversation while you gather snow for your abominable snowman. Afterwards you can share some hot coffee and snuggle up close together.

Carissa99  louisville singles idea is when the snow gets deep enough you could lay out in the back yard and make a couple of snow angels. After a nice homemade dinner rap up and make your snow angels under the moon light. She will think you just so romantic for suggesting this and asking her to do this with you.

Cara bank's louisville singles idea is singing in the rain. Take a walk hand and hand in the cool summer rain. And sing love songs to each other. After the shower stops you could look for rainbows and once you find one make a wish on it that you could fall fast in love and stay in love for all the days to come. Thanks for browsing my louisville singles idea. If you wish you could try this if you like it message me and let me know. 

Brenda32  sturgeon's louisville singles idea. Start your date out really fun. Go to the local free recreation center and grab a couple rackets and play a few games of racquet ball. Work up a sweat together playing a fast paced game of racquet ball. You can have fun and get a work out at the same time!

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Origins

Proposals and attempts

Key dates

1802

Albert Mathieu put forward a cross-Channel tunnel proposal.

1875

The Channel Tunnel Company Ltd began preliminary trials

1882

The Abbot's Cliff heading had reached 897 yards (820 m) and that at Shakespeare Cliff was 2,040 yards (1,870 m) in length

January 1975

A UKrance government backed scheme that started in 1974 was cancelled

February 1986

The Treaty of Canterbury was signed allowing the project to proceed

June 1988

First tunnelling commenced in France

December 1988

UK TBM commenced operation

December 1990

The service tunnel broke through under the Channel

May 1994

The tunnel was formally opened by HM The Queen and President Mitterrand

Mid 1994

Freight and passenger trains commenced operation

November 1996

A fire in a lorry shuttle severely damaged the tunnel

November 2007

High Speed 1, linking London to the tunnel, opened

September 2008

Another fire in a lorry shuttle severely damaged the tunnel

December 2009

Eurostar trains stranded in the tunnel due to condensation affecting the trains' electrical hardware

In 1802, French mining engineer Albert Mathieu put forward a proposal to tunnel under the English Channel, with illumination from oil lamps, horse-drawn coaches, and an artificial island mid-Channel for changing horses.

In the 1830s, Frenchman Aim Thom de Gamond performed the first geological and hydrographical surveys on the Channel, between Calais and Dover. Thom de Gamond explored several schemes and, in 1856, he presented a proposal to Napoleon III for a mined railway tunnel from Cap Gris-Nez to Eastwater Point with a port/airshaft on the Varne sandbank at a cost of 170 million francs, or less than GB7 million.

Thom de Gamond's 1856 plan for a cross-Channel link, with a port/airshaft on the Varne sandbank mid-Channel

In 1865, a deputation led by George Ward Hunt proposed the idea of a tunnel to the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the day, William Ewart Gladstone.

After 1867, William Low and Sir John Clarke Hawkshaw promoted ideas, but none were implemented. An official Anglo-French protocol was established in 1876 for a cross-Channel railway tunnel. In 1881, British railway entrepreneur Sir William Watkin and French Suez Canal contractor Alexandre Lavalley were in the Anglo-French Submarine Railway Company that conducted exploratory work on both sides of the Channel. On the English side a 2.13-metre (7 ft) diameter Beumont-English boring machine dug a 1,893-metre (6,211 ft) pilot tunnel from Shakespeare Cliff. On the French side, a similar machine dug 1,669 metres (5,476 ft) from Sangatte. The project was abandoned in May 1882, owing to British political and press campaigns advocating that a tunnel would compromise Britain's national defences. These early works were encountered more than a century later during the TML project.

In 1955, defence arguments were accepted to be irrelevant because of the dominance of air power; thus, both the British and French governments supported technical and geological surveys. Construction work commenced on both sides of the Channel in 1974, a government-funded project using twin tunnels on either side of a service tunnel, with capability for car shuttle wagons. In January 1975, to the dismay of the French partners, the British government cancelled the project. The government had changed to the Labour Party and there was uncertainty about EC membership, cost estimates had ballooned to 200% and the national economy was troubled. By this time the British Priestly TBM was ready and the Ministry of Transport was able to do a 300 m experimental drive. This short tunnel would however be reused as the starting and access point for tunnelling operations from the British side.

In 1979, the "Mouse-hole Project" was suggested when the Conservatives came to power in Britain. The concept was a single-track rail tunnel with a service tunnel, but without shuttle terminals. The British government took no interest in funding the project, but Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she had no objection to a privately funded project. In 1981 British and French leaders Margaret Thatcher and Franois Mitterrand agreed to set up a working group to look into a privately funded project, and in April 1985 promoters were formally invited to submit scheme proposals. Four submissions were shortlisted:

a rail proposal based on the 1975 scheme presented by Channel Tunnel Group/Franceanche (CTG/F),

Eurobridge: a 4.5 km span suspension bridge with a roadway in an enclosed tube

Euroroute: a 21 km tunnel between artificial islands approached by bridges, and

Channel Expressway: large diameter road tunnels with mid-channel ventilation towers.

The cross-Channel ferry industry protested under the name "Flexilink". In 1975 there was no campaign protesting a fixed link, with one of the largest ferry operators (Sealink) being state-owned. Flexilink continued rousing opposition throughout 1986 and 1987. Public opinion strongly favoured a drive-through tunnel, but ventilation issues, concerns about accident management, and fear of driver mesmerisation led to the only shortlisted rail submission, CTG/F-M, being awarded the project.

Arrangement

A block diagram describing the organisation structure used on the project. Eurotunnel is the central organisation for construction and operation (via a concession) of the tunnel

The British Channel Tunnel Group consisted of two banks and five construction companies, while their French counterparts, Franceanche, consisted of three banks and five construction companies. The role of the banks was to advise on financing and secure loan commitments. On 2 July 1985, the groups formed Channel Tunnel Group/Franceanche (CTG/F). Their submission to the British and French governments was drawn from the 1975 project, including 11 volumes and a substantial environmental impact statement.

The design and construction was done by the ten construction companies in the CTG/F-M group. The French terminal and boring from Sangatte was undertaken by the five French construction companies in the joint venture group GIE Transmanche Construction. The English Terminal and boring from Shakespeare Cliff was undertaken by the five British construction companies in the Trankslink Joint Venture. The two partnerships were linked by TransManche Link (TML), a bi- national project organisation. The Matre d'Oeuvre was a supervisory engineering body employed by Eurotunnel under the terms of the concession that monitored project activity and reported back to the governments and banks.

In France, with its long tradition of infrastructure investment, the project garnered widespread approval and in April 1987 the French National Assembly gave unanimous support and, in June 1987, after a public inquiry, the Senate gave unanimous support. In Britain, select committees examined the proposal, making history by holding hearings outside of Westminster, in Kent. In February 1987, the third reading of the Channel Tunnel Bill took place in the House of Commons, and was carried by 94 votes to 22. The Channel Tunnel Act gained Royal assent and passed into English law in July of that year.

The Channel Tunnel is a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) project with a concession. TML would design and build the tunnel, but financing was through a separate legal entity: Eurotunnel. Eurotunnel absorbed CTG/F-M and signed a construction contract with TML; however, the British and French governments controlled final engineering and safety decisions. The British and French governments gave Eurotunnel a 55- (later 65-) year operating concession to repay loans and pay dividends. A Railway Usage Agreement was signed between Eurotunnel, British Rail and the Socit Nationale des Chemins de fer Franais guaranteeing future revenue in exchange for the railways obtaining half of the tunnel's capacity.

Private funding for such a complex infrastructure project was of unprecedented scale. An initial equity of 45 million was raised by CTG/F-M, increased by 206 million private institutional placement, 770 million was raised in a public share offer that included press and television advertisements, a syndicated bank loan and letter of credit arranged 5 billion. Privately financed, the total investment costs at 1985 prices were 2600 million. At the 1994 completion actual costs were, in 1985 prices, 4650 million: an 80% cost overrun. The cost overrun was partly due to enhanced safety, security, and environmental demands. Financing costs were 140% higher than forecast.

Construction

Eleven tunnel boring machines, working from both sides of the Channel, cut through chalk marl to construct two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. The vehicle shuttle terminals are at Cheriton (part of Folkestone) and Coquelles, and are connected to the British and French motorways (M20 and A16 respectively).

Tunnelling commenced in 1988, and the tunnel began operating in 1994. In 1985 prices, the total construction cost was 4650 million (equivalent to 10152 million today), an 80% cost overrun. At the peak of construction 15,000 people were employed with daily expenditure over 3 million. Ten workers, eight of them British, were killed during construction between 1987 and 1993, most in the first few months of boring.

Completion

The Channel Tunnel was opened in Calais on 6 May 1994 by British Queen Elizabeth II and French President Franois Mitterrand

A small, two-inch (50-mm) diameter pilot hole allowed the service tunnel to break through without ceremony on 30 October 1990. On 1 December 1990, Englishman Graham Fagg and Frenchman Phillippe Cozette broke through the service tunnel with the media watching. Eurotunnel completed the tunnel on time, and the tunnel was officially opened by British Queen Elizabeth II and French President Franois Mitterrand in a ceremony held in Calais on 6 May 1994. The Queen travelled through the tunnel to Calais on a Eurostar train, which stopped nose to nose with the train that carried President Mitterrand from Paris. Following the ceremony President Mitterrand and the Queen travelled on Le Shuttle to a similar ceremony in Folkestone.

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), now called High Speed 1, runs 69 miles (111 km) from St Pancras railway station in London to the Channel Tunnel portal at Folkestone in Kent. It cost 5.8 billion. On 16 September 2003 UK Prime Minister Tony Blair opened the first section of High Speed 1, from Folkestone to north Kent. On 6 November 2007 the Queen officially opened High Speed 1 and St Pancras International station, replacing the original slower link to Waterloo International railway station. On High Speed 1 trains travelling at speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph), the journey from London to Paris takes 2 hours 15 minutes and London to Brussels takes 1 hour 51 minutes.

In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers, with Popular Mechanics, selected the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Engineering

The Channel Tunnel exhibit at the National Railway Museum in York, England, showing the circular cross section of the tunnel with the overhead line powering a Eurostar train. Also visible is the segmented tunnel lining

Surveying undertaken in the twenty years before tunnel construction confirmed earlier speculations that a tunnel route could be bored through a chalk marl stratum. The chalk marl was conducive to tunnelling, with impermeability, ease of excavation and strength. While on the English side the chalk marl ran along the entire length of the tunnel, on the French side a length of 5 kilometres (3 mi) had variable and difficult geology. The Channel Tunnel consists of three bores: two 7.6-metre (25 ft) diameter rail tunnels, 30 metres (98 ft) apart, 50 kilometres (31 mi) in length with a 4.8-metre (16 ft) diameter service tunnel in between. There are also cross-passages and piston relief ducts. The service tunnel was used as a pilot tunnel, boring ahead of the main tunnels to determine the conditions. English access was provided at Shakespeare Cliff, while French access came from a shaft at Sangatte. The French side used five tunnel boring machines (TBMs), the English side used six. The service tunnel uses Service Tunnel Transport System (STTS) and Light Service Tunnel Vehicles (LADOGS). Fire safety was a critical design issue.

Between the portals at Beussingue and Castle Hill the tunnel is 50.5 kilometres (31 mi) long, with 3.3 kilometres (2 mi) under land on the French side, 9.3 kilometres (6 mi) under land on the UK side and 37.9 kilometres (24 mi) under sea. This makes the Channel Tunnel the second longest rail tunnel in the world, behind the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, but with the longest under-sea section. The average depth is 45 metres (148 ft) below the seabed. On the UK side, of the expected 5 million cubic metres (6.510^6 cu yd) of spoil approximately 1 million cubic metres (1.310^6 cu yd) was used for fill at the terminal site, and the remainder was deposited at Lower Shakespeare Cliff behind a seawall, reclaiming 74 acres (30 ha) of land. This land was then made into the Samphire Hoe Country Park. Environmental impact assessment did not identify any major risks for the project, and further studies into safety, noise, and air pollution were overall positive. However, environmental objections were raised over a high-speed link to London.

Geology

Geological profile along the tunnel as constructed. For the majority of its length the tunnel bores through a chalk marl stratum (layer)

Successful tunnelling under the channel required a sound understanding of the topography and geology and the selection of the best rock strata through which to tunnel. The geology generally consists of northeasterly dipping Cretaceous strata, part of the northern limb of the Wealden-Boulonnais dome. Characteristics include:

Continuous chalk on the cliffs on either side of the Channel containing no major faulting, as observed by Verstegan in 1698

Four geological strata, marine sediments laid down 90100 million years ago; pervious upper and middle chalk above slightly pervious lower chalk and finally impermeable Gault Clay. A sandy stratum, glauconitic marl (tortia), is in between the chalk marl and gault clay

A 2530-metre (8298 ft) layer of chalk marl (French: craie bleue) in the lower third of the lower chalk appeared to present the best tunnelling medium. The chalk has a clay content of 3040% providing impermeability to groundwater yet relatively easy excavation with strength allowing minimal support. Ideally the tunnel would be bored in the bottom 15 metres (49 ft) of the chalk marl, allowing water inflow from fractures and joints to be minimised, but above the gault clay that would increase stress on the tunnel lining and swell and soften when wet.

On the English side of the channel, the strata dip less than 5, however, on the French side, this increases to 20. Jointing and faulting is present on both the English and French sides. On the English side, only minor faults of displacement less than 2 metres (7 ft) exist. On the French side, displacements of up to 15 metres (49 ft) are present owing to the Quenocs anticlinal fold. The faults are of limited width, filled with calcite, pyrite and remoulded clay. The increased dip and faulting restricted the selection of route on the French side. To avoid confusion microfossil assemblages were used to classify the chalk marl. On the French side, particularly near the coast, the chalk was harder, more brittle, and more fractured than on the English side. This led to the adoption of different tunnelling techniques on the French and English sides.

No major geological hazards were identified; however, the Quaternary undersea valley Fosse Dangaered, and Castle Hill landslip located at the English portal, caused concerns. Identified by the 196465 geophysical survey, the Fosse Dangaered is an infilled valley system extending 80 metres (262 ft) below the seabed, 500 metres (1,640 ft) south of the tunnel route, located mid-channel. A 1986 survey showed that a tributary crossed the path of the tunnel, and so the tunnel route was made as far north and deep as possible. The English terminal had to be located in the Castle Hill landslip, which consists of displaced and tipping blocks of lower chalk, glauconitic marl and gault debris. Thus the area was stabilised by buttressing and inserting drainage adits. The service tunnels were pilot tunnels preceding the main tunnels, so that the geology, areas of crushed rock, and zones of high water inflow could be predicted. Exploratory probing took place in the service tunnels, in the form of extensive forward probing, vertical downward probes and sideways probing.

Surveying

Marine soundings and samplings by Thom de Gamond were carried out during 183367, establishing the seabed depth at a maximum of 55 metres (180 ft) and the continuity of geological strata (layers). Surveying continued over many years, with 166 marine and 70 land-deep boreholes being drilled and over 4000 line kilometres of marine geophysical survey completed. Surveys were undertaken in 195859, 196465, 197274 and 198688.

The surveying in 195859 catered for immersed tube and bridge designs as well as a bored tunnel, and thus a wide area was investigated. At this time marine geophysics surveying for engineering projects was in its infancy, with poor positioning and resolution from seismic profiling. The 1964-65 surveys concentrated on a northerly route that left the English coast at Dover harbour; using 70 boreholes, an area of deeply weathered rock with high permeability was located just south of Dover harbour.

Given the previous survey results and access constraints, a more southerly route was investigated in the 197273 survey and the route was confirmed to be feasible. Information for the tunnelling project also came from work before the 1975 cancellation. On the French side at Sangatte a deep shaft with adits was made. On the English side at Shakespeare Cliff, the government allowed 250 metres (820 ft) of 4.5 metres (15 ft) diameter tunnel to be driven. The actual tunnel alignment, method of excavation and support were essentially the same as the 1975 attempt. In the 198697 survey, previous findings were reinforced and the nature of the gault clay and tunnelling medium, chalk marl that made up 85% of the route, were investigated. Geophysical techniques from the oil industry were employed.

Tunnelling

Typical tunnel cross section, with a service tunnel between twin rail tunnels. Shown linking the rail tunnels is a piston relief duct, necessary to manage pressure changes due to the movement of trains

Tunnelling between England and France was a major engineering challenge, with the only precedent being the undersea Seikan Tunnel in Japan. A serious risk with underwater tunnels is major water inflow due to the water pressure from the sea above under weak ground conditions. The Channel Tunnel also had the challenge of timeeing privately funded, early financial return was paramount.

The objective was to construct: two 7.6-metre (25 ft) diameter rail tunnels, 30 metres (98 ft) apart, 50 kilometres (31 mi) in length; a 4.8-metre (16 ft) diameter service tunnel between the two main tunnels; pairs of 3.3-metre (11 ft) diameter cross-passages linking the rail tunnels to the service tunnel at 375-metre (1,230 ft) spacing; piston relief ducts 2-metre (7 ft) diameter connecting the rail tunnels at 250-metre (820 ft) spacing; two undersea crossover caverns to connect the rail tunnels. The service tunnel always preceded the main tunnels by at least 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) to ascertain the ground conditions. There was plenty of experience with tunnelling through chalk in the mining industry. The undersea crossover caverns were a complex engineering problem. The French cavern was based on the Mount Baker Ridge freeway tunnel in the USA. The UK cavern was dug from the service tunnel ahead of the main tunnels to avoid delay.

Precast segmental linings in the main TBM drives were used, but different solutions were used on the English and French sides. On the French side, neoprene and grout sealed bolted linings made of cast iron or high-strength reinforced concrete were used. On the English side, the main requirement was for speed and bolting of cast-iron lining segments was only carried out in areas of poor geology. In the UK rail tunnels, eight lining segments plus a key segment were used; on the French side, five segments plus a key segment. On the French side, a 55-metre (180 ft) diameter 75-metre (246 ft) deep grout-curtained shaft at Sangatte was used for access. On the English side, a marshalling area was 140 metres (459 ft) below the top of Shakespeare Cliff, and the New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM) was first applied in the chalk marl here. On the English side, the land tunnels were driven from Shakespeare Cliff, the same place as the marine tunnels, not from Folkestone. The platform at the base of the cliff was not large enough for all of the drives and, despite environmental objections, tunnel spoil was placed behind a reinforced concrete seawall, on condition of placing the chalk in an enclosed lagoon to avoid wide dispersal of chalk fines. Owing to limited space, the precast lining factory was on the Isle of Grain in the Thames estuary.

On the French side, owing to the greater permeability to water, earth pressure balance TBMs with open and closed modes were used. The TBMs were of a closed nature during the initial 5 kilometres (3 mi), but then operated as open, boring through the chalk marl stratum. This minimised the impact to the ground and allowed high water pressures to be withstood, and it also alleviated the need to grout ahead of the tunnel. The French effort required five TBMs: two main marine machines, one main land machine (the short land drives of 3 km allowed one TBM to complete the first drive then reverse direction and complete the other), and two service tunnel machines. On the English side, the simpler geology allowed faster open-faced TBMs. Six machines were used, all commenced digging from Shakespeare Cliff, three marine-bound and three for the land tunnels. Towards the completion of the undersea drives, the UK TBMs were driven steeply downwards and buried clear of the tunnel. The French TBMs then completed the tunnel and were dismantled. A 900 mm gauge railway was used on the English side during construction.

In contrast to the English machines, which were simply given alphanumeric names, the French tunnelling machines were all named after women: Brigitte, Europa, Catherine, Virginie, Pascaline, Sverine.

Railway design

Interior of Eurotunnel Shuttle, a vehicle shuttle train. The largest railway wagons in the world, the shuttle trains transport vehicles between terminals on either side of the tunnel

Communications

There are three communication systems in the tunnel: concession radio (CR) for mobile vehicles and personnel within Eurotunnel's Concession (terminals, tunnels, coastal shafts); track-to-train radio (TTR) for secure speech and data between trains and the railway control centre; Shuttle internal radio (SIR) for communication between shuttle crew and to passengers over car radios.

Power supply

All tunnel services run on electricity, shared equally from English and French sources. Power is delivered to the locomotives via an overhead line (catenary) at 25 kV 50 Hz.

A large proportion of the railway south of London uses a 750 V DC third rail to deliver electrical power; however since the opening of High Speed 1 there is no need to use the third rail system for any part of the Eurostar journey. High Speed 1, the tunnel itself and the route to Paris has power provided via overhead catenary at 25 kV 50 Hz. The railways in Brussels are also electrified by overhead catenaries, but at 3000 V DC.

Signalling

A cab signalling system is used that gives information directly to train drivers on a display. There is Automatic Train Protection (ATP) that stops the train if the speed differs from that indicated on the in-cab display. TVM430, as used on LGV Nord, is used in the tunnel. The maximum allowed speed is 160 km/h.

Track system

The American Sonneville International Corporation track system consisting of UIC60 rails on 900A grade resting on microcellular EVA pads, bolted into concrete was chosen. The larger European GB+ loading gauge was used rather that one of the smaller UK alternatives; this gauge is maintained on High Speed 1 as far as Barking in east London. ballasted track was ruled out owing to maintenance constraints and a need for geometric stability.

Rolling stock

Eurotunnel Shuttle

Main articles: Eurotunnel Shuttle and Eurotunnel Class 9

Initially 38 Le Shuttle locomotives were commissioned, working in pairs with one at each end of a shuttle train. The shuttles have two separate halves: single and double deck. Each half has two loading/unloading wagons and twelve carrier wagons. Eurotunnel's original order was for nine tourist shuttles.

HGV shuttles also have two halves, with each half containing one loading wagon, one unloading wagon and 14 carrier wagons. There is a club car behind the leading locomotive. Eurotunnel originally ordered six HGV shuttles rakes.

Freight locomotives

See also: British Rail Class 92

Forty-six Class 92 locomotives for hauling freight trains and overnight passenger trains (the Nightstar project, which was abandoned) were commissioned, which can run on both overhead AC and third-rail DC power.

International passenger

Main article: British Rail Class 373

Thirty-one Eurostar trainsased on the French TGVuilt to UK loading gauge, and with many modifications for safety within the tunnel, were commissioned, with split ownership between British Rail, French National Railway Company and National Railway Company of Belgium. British Rail ordered seven more for services north of London.

At the end of 2009, extensive fire-proofing requirements were dropped and Deutsche Bahn received permission to run German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains through the Channel Tunnel in the future.

Service locomotives

Diesel locomotives for rescue and shunting work are Eurotunnel Class 0001 and Eurotunnel Class 0031.

Operation

Usage and services

A Channel Tunnel traffic graph showing the number of passengers and tonnes of freight. Freight vehicle shuttle numbers dropped in 1996/7 owing to closure of the service after the November 1996 fire

The British terminal at Cheriton in west Folkestone. The terminal services shuttle trains that carry vehicles, and is linked to the M20 motorway

The Folkestone White Horse is the last view of England for most passengers embarking at the Cheriton terminal

Services offered by the tunnel are:

Eurotunnel Shuttle (formerly Le Shuttle) roll-on roll-off shuttle service for road vehicles,

Eurostar passenger trains,

through freight trains.

Both the freight and passenger traffic forecasts that led to the construction of the tunnel were largely and universally overestimated. Particularly, Eurotunnel's commissioned forecasts were over-predictions. Although the captured share of Channel crossings (competing with air and sea) was forecast correctly, high competition and reduced tariffs has led to low revenue. Overall cross-Channel traffic was overestimated.

Passenger traffic volumes

Total cross-tunnel passenger traffic volumes peaked at 18.4 million in 1998, then dropped to 14.9 million in 2003, from then rising again to 16.1 million in 2008.

At the time of deciding to build the tunnel, 15.9 million passengers were predicted for Eurostar trains in the opening year. In 1995, the first full year, actual numbers were a little over 2.9 million, growing to 7.1 million in 2000, then dropping again to 6.3 million in 2003. However, Eurostar was also limited by the lack of a high-speed connection on the British side. After the completion of High Speed 1 (formerly CTRL) to London in two stages in 2003 and 2007, traffic increased. In 2008, Eurostar carried 9,113,371 passengers in cross-Channel-Tunnel traffic, a 10% increase over the previous year, despite traffic limitations due to the 2008 Channel Tunnel fire.

 Year 

Passengers transported...

by Eurostar[A]

(actual ticket sales)

by Eurotunnel Passenger Shuttles

(estimated, millions)

Total

(estimated, millions)

1994

~100,000

0.2

0.3

1995

2,920,309

4.4

7.3

1996

4,995,010

7.9

12.9

1997

6,004,268

8.6

14.6

1998

6,307,849

12.1

18.4

1999

6,593,247

11.0

17.6

2000

7,130,417

9.9

17.0

2001

6,947,135

9.4

16.3

2002

6,602,817

8.6

15.2

2003

6,314,795

8.6

14.9

2004

7,276,675

7.8

15.1

2005

7,454,497

8.2

15.7

2006

7,858,337

7.8

15.7

2007

8,260,980

7.9

16.2

2008

9,113,371

7.0

16.1

A only passengers taking Eurostar to cross the Channel

Freight traffic volumes

Cross-tunnel freight traffic volumes have been erratic, with a decrease during 1997 due to a closure caused by a fire in a freight shuttle. The total freight crossings increased over the period, indicating the substitutability of the tunnel by sea crossings. The tunnel has achieved a cross-Channel freight traffic market share close to or above Eurotunnel's 1980s predictions but Eurotunnel's 1990 and 1994 predictions were overestimates.

For freight transported on through freight trains, the first year freight prediction was 7.2 million gross tonnes, however, the 1995 figure was 1.3 million gross tonnes. Through freight volumes peaked in 1998 at 3.1 million tonnes. However, with continuing problems, this figure fell back to 1.21 million tonnes in 2007, increasing again slightly to 1.24 million tonnes in 2008.

However, together with that carried on freight shuttles, freight traffic growth has occurred since opening, with 6.4 million tonnes carried in 1995, 18.4 million tonnes recorded in 2003 and 19.6 million tonnes in 2007.

 Year 

Freight transported...

by through freight trains

(actual tonnes)

by Eurotunnel Truck Shuttles

(estimated, million tonnes)

Total

(estimated, million tonnes)

1994

0

0.8

0.8

1995

1,349,802

5.1

6.4

1996

2,783,774

6.7

9.5

1997

2,925,171

3.3

6.2

1998

3,141,438

9.2

12.3

1999

2,865,251

10.9

13.8

2000

2,947,385

14.7

17.6

2001

2,447,432

15.6

18.0

2002

1,463,580

15.6

17.1

2003

1,743,686

16.7

18.4

2004

1,889,175

16.6

18.5

2005

1,587,790

17.0

18.6

2006

1,569,429

16.9

18.5

2007

1,213,647

18.4

19.6

2008

~1,240,000[B]

14.2

15.4

B From October 2007, Eurotunnel invoices through railfreight by trains rather than tonne.

Eurotunnel's freight subsidiary is Europorte 2. In September 2006 EWS, the UK's largest rail freight operator, announced that owing to cessation of UK-French government subsidies of 52 million per annum to cover the Channel Tunnel "Minimum User Charge" (a subsidy of around 13,000 per train, at a traffic level of 4,000 trains per annum), freight trains would stop running after 30 November.

Economic performance

Shares in Eurotunnel were issued at 3.50 per share on 9 December 1987. By mid-1989 the price had risen to 11.00. Delays and cost overruns led to the share price dropping; during demonstration runs in October 1994 the share price reached an all-time low value. Eurotunnel suspended payment on its debt in September 1995 to avoid bankruptcy. In December 1997 the British and French governments extended Eurotunnel's operating concession by 34 years to 2086. Financial restructuring of Eurotunnel occurred in mid-1998, reducing debt and financial charges. Despite the restructuring The Economist reported in 1998 that to break even Eurotunnel would have to increase fares, traffic and market share for sustainability. A cost benefit analysis of the Channel Tunnel indicated that there were few impacts on the wider economy and few developments associated with the project, and that the British economy would have been better off if the tunnel had not been constructed.

Under the terms of the Concession, Eurotunnel was obliged to investigate a cross-Channel road tunnel. In December 1999 road and rail tunnel proposals were presented to the British and French governments, but it was stressed that there was not enough demand for a second tunnel. A three-way treaty between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium governs border controls, with the establishment of control zones wherein the officers of the other nation may exercise limited customs and law enforcement powers. For most purposes these are at either end of the tunnel, with the French border controls on the UK side of the tunnel and vice versa. For certain city-to-city trains, the train itself represents a control zone. A binational emergency plan coordinates UK and French emergency activities.

In 1999 Eurostar posted its first ever net profits, having previously made a loss of 925m in 1995.

Terminals

A Peugeot 807 entering a shuttle wagon at the French terminal at Coquelles near Calais in northern France

The terminals sites are at Cheriton (Folkestone in the United Kingdom) and Coquelles (Calais in France). The terminals are unique facilities designed to transfer vehicles from the motorway onto trains at a rate of 700 cars and 113 heavy vehicles per hour. The UK site uses the M20 motorway. The terminals are organised with the frontier controls juxtaposed with the entry to the system to allow travellers to go onto the motorway at the destination country immediately after leaving the shuttle. The area of the UK site was severely constrained and the design was challenging. The French layout was achieved more easily. To achieve design output, the shuttles accept cars on double-decks; for flexibility, ramps were placed inside the shuttles to provide access to the top decks. At Folkestone there is 20 kilometres (12 mi) of mainline track and 45 turnouts with eight platforms. At Calais there is 30 kilometres (19 mi) of track with 44 turnouts. At the terminals the shuttle trains traverse a figure eight to reduce uneven wear on the wheels.

Regional impact

A 1996 report from the European Commission predicted that Kent and Nord-Pas de Calais had to face increased traffic volumes due to general growth of cross-Channel traffic and traffic attracted by the tunnel. In Kent, a high-speed rail line to London would transfer traffic from road to rail. Kent's regional development would benefit from the tunnel, but being so close to London restricts the benefits. Gains are in the traditional industries and are largely dependent on the development of Ashford International passenger station, without which Kent would be totally dependent on London's expansion. Nord-Pas-de-Calais enjoys a strong internal symbolic effect of the Tunnel which results in significant gains in manufacturing.

The removal of a bottleneck by means like the Channel Tunnel does not necessarily induce economic gains in all adjacent regions, the image of a region being connected to the European high-speed transport and active political response are more important for regional economic development. Tunnel-induced regional development is small compared to general economic growth. The South East of England is likely to benefit developmentally and socially from faster and cheaper transport to continental Europe, but the benefits are unlikely to be equally distributed throughout the region. The overall environmental impact is almost certainly negative.

Five years after the opening of the tunnel, there were few and small impacts on the wider economy, and it was difficult to identify major developments associated with the tunnel. It has been postulated that the British economy would have actually been better off without the costs from the construction project, both Eurotunnel and Eurostar, companies heavily involved in the Channel Tunnel's construction and operation, have had to resort to large amounts of government aid to deal with debts amounted. Eurotunnel has been described as being in a serious situation.

Incidents

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Fires

Main articles: 1996 Channel Tunnel fire and 2008 Channel Tunnel fire

There have been three fires in the Channel Tunnel that were significant enough to close the tunnelll on the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) shuttlesnd other more minor incidents.

During an "invitation only" testing phase on 9 December 1994 a fire broke out in a Ford Escort car whilst its owner had been loading it on to the upper deck of a tourist shuttle. The fire started at approximately 10:00 with the shuttle train stationary in the Folkestone terminal and was extinguished around 40 minutes later with no passenger injuries.

On 18 November 1996 a fire broke out on a heavy goods vehicle shuttle wagon in the tunnel but nobody was seriously hurt. The exact cause is unknown, although it was not a Eurotunnel equipment or rolling stock problem; it may have been due to arson of a heavy goods vehicle. It is estimated that the heart of the fire reached 1,000 C (1,800 F), with the tunnel severely damaged over 46 metres (151 ft), with some 500 metres (1,640 ft) affected to some extent. Full operation recommenced six months after the fire.

The tunnel was closed for several hours on 21 August 2006, when a truck on an HGV shuttle train caught fire. On 11 September 2008 a fire occurred in the Channel Tunnel at 13:57 GMT. The incident started on a freight-carrying vehicle train travelling towards France. The event occurred 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the French entrance to the tunnel. No one was killed but several people were taken to hospitals suffering from smoke inhalation, and minor cuts and bruises. The tunnel was closed to all traffic, with the undamaged South Tunnel reopening for limited services two days later. Full service resumed on 9 February 2009 after repairs costing 60 million.

Train failures

On the night of 19/20 February 1996, approximately 1,000 passengers became trapped in the Channel Tunnel when two British Rail Class 373 trains on continent-bound Eurostar service broke down owing to electronic failures caused by snow and ice.

On 3 August 2007 an electrical failure lasting six hours caused passengers to be trapped in the tunnel on a Eurotunnelshuttle crossing.

On the evening of 18 December 2009, during the December 2009 European snowfall, five London-bound trains operating Eurostar services failed inside the tunnel, trapping 2,000 passengers in the tunnel overnight. The large number of failed trains meant that both running tunnels were blocked. Five Class 373 trains had departed from Brussels and Paris and encountered cold temperatures in Northern France, the coldest for eight years. A Eurotunnel spokesperson explained that the problem had arisen because of 'fluffy snow' in France, which had evaded the 'winterisation' shields designed to stop snow getting into the electrics. Electrical failure was then caused by the transition from the cold air in France to the warm atmosphere inside the tunnel. Four of the failed trains had been carrying passengers, with the fifth being empty; one train from Brussels had been turned back to Brussels before reaching the tunnel. Two trains were hauled out of the tunnel using diesel-powered Eurotunnel Class 0001. The blocking of the Channel Tunnel led to the implementation of Operation Stack, the transformation of the M20 motorway into a linear car park.

Problems started at around 21:00, with Kent fire brigade being alerted at 21:46. The journeys of those involved took between eleven and sixteen hours. Snow that had built up on the trains then melted in the heat of the tunnel, the water causing electrical faults. Of the five Class 373 trains and two turned back:

18:59 Brusselsondon (9157); towed to London St Pancras by a Eurotunnel diesel locomotive. Delay of 3 hours 49 minutes.

18:43 Parisondon (9053); 700 passengers evacuated via service tunnel to an empty Eurotunnel shuttle train in opposite running tunnel. Passengers taken to Ashford International railway station, for conventional trains to London. Late into London by 12 hours, arriving at 08:00 the next morning.

19:13 Parisondon (9055); Coupled to adjacent 20:13 Eurostar train behind and dragged out by diesel locomotive, then continued to London. Hauled to Folkestone and picked up passengers from 20:13 Paris service behind it.

19:37 Disneylandondon (9057); 664 passengers evacuated via service tunnel to an empty Eurotunnel shuttle train in opposite running tunnel and taken via France.

20:13 Parisondon (9059); Coupled to adjacent 19:13 Eurostar train in front, passengers transferred to the earlier 19:13 train for journey to London or taken via Folkestone and transported in five coaches by road to London.

20:29 Brusselsondon (9163), held at Calais then turned back to Brussels before reaching the Channel Tunnel.

21:13 Parisondon (9063), held at Calais then turned back to Paris before reaching the Channel Tunnel.

The occasion was the first time during the fifteen years that a Eurostar train had to be evacuated inside the tunnel itself; the failing of four at once being described as "unprecedented". The Channel Tunnel reopened at 05:40 CET the following morning.

The following evening, on 19 December 2009, an extra Eurostar service from Paris broke down. The train successfully negotiated the Channel Tunnel itself, then broke down outside. A second train was sent to tow the first to London, but failed at 18:25 while trying to haul it up a steep incline crossing Thurrock Viaduct on the outskirts of London. Eurostar passenger services restarted on 22 December 2009.

Nirj Deva, Member of the European Parliament for South East England, has called on Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown to resign over the incidents.

A further Class 373 unit on Brusselsondon service broke down in the tunnel on 7 January 2010. The train had 236 passengers on board and was towed to Ashford; other trains that had not yet reached the tunnel were turned back.

An independent report on the 18/19 December 2009 incidents was issued on 12 February 2010. The report was compiled by Christopher Garnett (former CEO of Great North Eastern Railway) and Claude Gressier (a French transport expert) and made 21 recommendations.
Asylum and immigration

Immigrants and would-be asylum seekers have been known to use the tunnel to attempt to enter Britain. By 1997, the problem had already attracted international press attention, and the French Red Cross opened a refugee centre at Sangatte in 1999, using a warehouse once used for tunnel construction; by 2002 it housed up to 1500 persons at a time, most of them trying to get to the UK. At one point, large numbers came from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, but African and Eastern European countries are also represented.

Most migrants who got into Britain found some way to ride a freight train, but others used Eurostar. Though the facilities were fenced, airtight security was deemed impossible; refugees would even jump from bridges onto moving trains. In several incidents people were injured during the crossing; others tampered with railway equipment, causing delays and requiring repairs. Eurotunnel said it was losing 5m per month because of the problem. A dozen refugees have died in crossing attempts.

In 2001 and 2002, several riots broke out at Sangatte and groups of refugees (up to 550 in a December 2001 incident) stormed the fences and attempted to enter en masse. Immigrants have also arrived as legitimate Eurostar passengers without proper entry papers.

Local authorities in both France and the UK called for the closure of Sangatte, and Eurotunnel twice sought an injunction against the centre. The United Kingdom blamed France for allowing Sangatte to open, and France blamed the UK for its lax asylum rules and the EU for not having a uniform immigration policy. The cause clbre nature of the problem even included journalists detained as they followed refugees onto railway property.

In 2002, after the European Commission told France that it was in breach of European Union rules on the free transfer of goods, because of the delays and closures as a result of its poor security, a double fence was built at a cost of 5 million, reducing the numbers of refugees detected each week reaching Britain on goods trains from 250 to almost none. Other measures included CCTV cameras and increased police patrols. At the end of 2002, the Sangatte centre was closed after the UK agreed to take some of its refugees.

See also: asylum shopping

Safety

The service tunnel is used for access to technical equipment in cross-passages and equipment rooms, to provide fresh-air ventilation, and for emergency evacuation. The Service Tunnel Transport System (STTS) allows fast access to all areas of the tunnel. The service vehicles are rubber-tyred with a buried guidance wire system. Twenty-four STTS vehicles were made, and are used mainly for maintenance but also for firefighting and in emergencies. "Pods" with different purposes, up to a payload of 2.55 t (2.85.5 tons), are inserted into the side of the vehicles. The STTS vehicles cannot turn around within the tunnel, and are driven from either end. The maximum speed is 80 km/h (50 mph) when the steering is locked. A smaller fleet of fifteen Light Service Tunnel Vehicles (LADOGS) were introduced to supplement the STTSs. The LADOGS have a short wheelbase with a 3.4 m (11 ft) turning circle allowing two-point turns within the service tunnel. Steering cannot be locked like the STTS vehicles, and maximum speed is 50 km/h (31 mph). Pods up to 1 tonne can be loaded onto the rear of the vehicles. Drivers in the tunnel sit on the right, and the vehicles drive on the left. Owing to the risk of French personnel driving on their native right side of the road, sensors in the road vehicles alert the driver if the vehicle strays to the right side of the tunnel.

The three tunnels contain 6,000 tonnes (6,600 tons) of air that needs to be conditioned for comfort and safety. Air is supplied from ventilation buildings at Shakespeare Cliff and Sangatte, with each building capable of full duty providing 100% standby capacity. Supplementary ventilation also exists on either side of the tunnel. In the event of a fire, ventilation is used to keep smoke out of the service tunnel and move smoke in one direction in the main tunnel to give passengers clean air. The Channel Tunnel was the first mainline railway tunnel to have special cooling equipment. Heat is generated from traction equipment and drag. The design limit was set at 30 C (86 F), using a mechanical cooling system with refrigeration plants on both the English and French sides that run chilled water circulating in pipes within the tunnel.

Trains travelling at high speed create piston-effect pressure changes that can affect passenger comfort, ventilation systems, tunnel doors, fans and the structure of the trains, and drag on the trains. Piston relief ducts of 2-metre (7 ft) diameter were chosen to solve the problem, with 4 ducts per kilometre to give close to optimum results. Unfortunately this design led to unacceptable lateral forces on the trains so a reduction in train speed was required and restrictors were installed in the ducts.

The safety issue of a fire on a passenger-vehicle shuttle garnered much attention, with Eurotunnel itself noting that fire was the risk gathering the most attention in a 1994 Safety Case for three reasons: ferry companies opposed to passengers being allowed to remain with their cars; Home Office statistics indicating that car fires had doubled in ten years; and the long length of the tunnel. Eurotunnel commissioned the UK Fire Research Station to give reports of vehicle fires, as well as liaising with Kent Fire Brigade to gather vehicle fire statistics over one year. Fire tests took place at the French Mines Research Establishment with a mock wagon used to investigate how cars burned. The wagon door systems are designed to withstand fire inside the wagon for 30 minutes, longer than the transit time of 27 minutes. Wagon air conditioning units help to purge dangerous fumes from inside the wagon before travel. Each wagon has a fire detection and extinguishing system, with sensing of ions or ultraviolet radiation, smoke and gases that can trigger halon gas to quench a fire. Since the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) wagons are not covered, fire sensors are located on the loading wagon and in the tunnel itself. A 10-inch (250 mm) water main in the service tunnel provides water to the main tunnels at 125-metre (410 ft) intervals. The ventilation system can control smoke movement. Special arrival sidings exist to accept a train that is on fire, as the train is not allowed to stop whilst on fire in the tunnel. Eurotunnel has banned a wide range of hazardous goods from travelling in the tunnel. Two STTS vehicles with firefighting pods are on duty at all times, with a maximum delay of 10 minutes before they reach a burning train.

See also

British Rail Class 373

Irish Sea tunnel

Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel

List of Rail megaprojects

Samphire Hoe

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Hello men I am Amber this is my internet dating classified I am posting. I want to explain a little about myself. I am very tall six one and weigh one hundred forty eight pounds. I love my self  and others around me. I'm clean and kind and love to laugh. I am using this internet dating community to post my classified in hopes of finding a great guy. My ideal partner should be tall like me blonde and handsome. I prefer him to be clean and well kept. Also education and economical background is crucial to me. I cant down size in social status. I have a lot of hobbies , but my favorite one is of coarse reading. I enjoy this pass time because it exercises the mind and helps me grow as a person. I think a romantic date should include the two of us getting to know each other over dinner and coffee. Nothing to serious first because it's just the first date and of coarse I'm a real ladie and want the respect of a ladie.

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Hello guys my name is April I wanted to say first off I love my body it's a temple. I love life and am a very honest girl. I love to cook and clean. I know I can make a good girlfriend to a good guy. I am very attractive and smart as well. I always try to be funny and get a laugh out of people. I'm looking for short term internet dating I really don't want anything to serious right at the moment. I just got out of a four year relationship. I need my ideal partner to be a real sweet and romantic gentleman. I want him to be humorous and gentle and some what warm and witty with a genuine grand heart and brave and out spoken personality. I like a guy gentle to the touch but ruff and rugged on the inside. All so I think he should be well educated and have a great career  as well as speak great in social settings. I guess my hobbies would include chess. I love a good mind exercise. I love to get the mental advantage over another person. A romantic date would include my prince charming showing up bearing gifts chocolates and of coarse what girl doesn't go nuts for those bright red roses. So the red roses is definitely  a must or you will be told to leave and find another date. Want to know anymore about me please follow thru my link titled internet dating and leave me a message I'll get back with you as soon as possible.

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Hi there guys I am Audrey. I am a short girl at five two I am around one hundred and eight pounds. I love to kid around and cut up. I was  raised in the country and I am single yet again and looking to use this great internet dating community to try to rekindle my love life. I can be a hassle or be your dream girl. To find out what I mean message me. My ideal partner should be tall vibrant and strong minded. I want a guy that isn't scared of commitment or falling in love. I want a man that will treat me like a princess. My favorite hobbies are board games I always have been a bit of a Milton bradley girl. I love t play board games with guys. I don't know why I just do. It also makes for a fun and very coy date night when you cant afford a real date. A romantic date idea would be us holding hands walking in the park. Or maybe watching the sun fade away in that big blue sky siting by the docks.

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What is up fellows? I'm Alice I try to keep my life stress free. I have two daughters ages nine and twelve. I am a single parent and expect the guy I am internet dating to be understanding of this sensitive matter. I am a police officer and love my work my job is third shift. Can you work around all of this is what's coming to my mind? If you can I'll make it worth your while. I have a lot of free time in the evening due to the fact that I sleep in the morning.

 guess my ideal partner would be witty and charming and considerate of me and my two girl's  needs. He should be professional in the work force. And a big coffee drinker is a plus. Above all I need him to except my kids for who they are they are growing up really quickly  and could use a real mature male role model. Well enough on the small talk here is a short detailed message or list whatever you want to call it about my list of hobbies. I have several hobbies but my most and favorite would be boring to some but it means something to me is watching my ducks fly over my two and a half acre pond. It replenishes my body mind and spirit. I guess a real romantic date would be going to a local theater and getting some buttered pop corn and snuggling up with you wathing a great classic sappy love story. If you want to know more please message me and we cant get aqquainted.

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Alissa  here for all your fantasys. I'm a virgin… not really you should stop sleeping with dumb girls dude its really starting to rub off on you. I'm a retired school teacher. I've been teaching eighth grade math for 40 years. I love being single and retired sometimes it has it's perks. I do often get bored and lonley sometimes though. So I seen this advertisement for this internet dating community and thought what the hell! I think I need a mature buck in my life again.  One that can satisfy a mature womens needs. And be young enough to keep up with me. I need a gent that is open minded. I want a person that can laugh at himself and that is willing to grow with me as long as our relationship is moving forward. My favorite hobby is white water rafting it makes me fell like a little girl again. I have done this every since I was a young child.  I cant seem to give it up either. Well a romantic date should be an out door picnic for two under the sweet warm blanket of the beloved Southern sun. If you want to know a little bit more please follow thru the link titled internet dating and visit my updated profile. I have several new pictures  you'll love.

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Hello men I am Allana  I just graduated college with a degree in  accounting. I am single and looking to start a new relationship. I am a true country gal at heart but I live and work in the city. I am a very traditional girl and am very vibrant and straight forward. I want to start internet dating at first and see how things go. My guy should be college educated and have a good clear head on his shoulders. And have a good set of ethics he follows faithfully.  I want him to be able to give himself in a relationship. He must aquire a genuine warmth from the soul. My favorite little hobby would most defiantly be sewing it's my life outside of work. It really relieves some tensions caused by the work day.  I also sew to add extra income for the month. I think a romantic date would be the two of us joining hands and and sharing intimate conversation over a candle lit dinner. Well boys want to know anything else of this true country gal leave me a message maybe we'll start internet dating soon.

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 I am Alicia and am a single female that has recently been divorced. I attend college classes online to try and better my pretty little self. I am a very neat and clean person. I am writing this internet dating classified to find a life partner. I am looking to start a long term relationship. My ideal partner should be very humble and very modest and most of all e a true macho male. I prefer he didn't smoke and be of the same religion that I am. He must have a strong desire to succeed in personal life as well as professional life. My favorite hobby is a bit unique and not well known, but it's one that which I personally enjoy. It's aircraft spotting. You lay around the big open blue sky and see how many airplanes you can spot during any give amount of time. I know it's a little weird but it passes the time and clears my head. And lets me be a bit different from the rest of the crowd. A romantic date in my opinion would be a smooth day at the beach sunning and being real romantic with each other. We could swim a while and wade the water and see how many sea shells we can collect. Well fellow singles if you like my internet dating classified ad message me to see if we can be compatible on a few fronts.

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Hi guys my sweet little name is Bridget. I would like to describe myself to you. I am one hundred and five pounds and only five feet tall. So I know I am a real petite girl to start with. So anyways I was interested in long term internet dating relationships. So I usually am shy right out of the gate. But once you get to know me I'm a real chatter box. I know when you hang out with me you will like me a lot. I am wanting to meet a tall man and a real big man if you catch my drift. He must be handsome as well as well kept and neat. I need you to except me for me. I often get moody and irritated and sometimes sassy but I also can be sharing and understanding and giving of my self. I think an ideal partner would be thoughtful and very warm within the soul. And be kind towards me at all times. My favorite hobby is would really have to be amateur astronomy. I love the stars and anything pertaining to outer space. The sky is really awesome at night especially when the crickets chirp away. Well in conclusion I want to make very blunt and clear to you gentlemen that I love me some water and a romantic date of coarse would be something to do with water. Maybe go touring around online together and see some real nice flowing water falls.

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What's good to my single Alabama fellows? Hi there my name is Briana I am a very happy and uplifted and sort of kindred spirited gal. I am a lawyer I've been practicing law for around twelve years now. I am open to try new things in life and in my internet dating relationships. I guess an ideal internet dating partner would have to be able to understand me number one. And be patient and kind to others and myself in everyday life. I want a guy that will start out internet dating on the week ends and then hopefully we can progress to a lot more serious. I also wasn't a real and intense love in my love a true passionate loving man. My hobby is amateur radio. I took broadcasting in school and grew a slow liking to it. And would like to invite you to enjoy my passion of this weird hobby of mine. Now that's out of the way I want you to know I think a romantic date would be going to a creek bank and fishing nude in the dark together as a couple.

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Hey there my name is holly wellin I'm looking to meet  some new and single guys. I am very nice to all people and work every day. I own my own practice I am a medical doctor. I have been self employed  for nine years. I wanted a internet dating partner that is looking for a serious relationship. I think a good partner would be a clean shaved male that is intelligent and above all faithful. And must be a honest Christian . I think being local is very important. How would the relationship work if you were from a distant state? My favorite hobby is baseball for I am a true American girl at heart even though I was born in Sweden.  It's an all American sport and once more I'm an all American gal. It's a real easy sport to play and it's widely excepted. I've been playing the game since I was a little girl. I think a nice first date would be us going to the beach and then going out in the sea and going snorkeling together. We could count the fishes under the sea and picnic on the nude beach afterwards.

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Hey boys you ever fell in love with a fitness trainer or properly titled instructor. My name is Britanny smith I work out a lot and enjoy taking people to there fitness peek. I started working out in high school but didn't follow thru intil  college.  I really want to start  internet dating  again and hope to find a serious love. I might even be interested in a long term relationship if the right guy came along.  I believe my ideal partner should be a true Christian male. I want a guy that is cleaver and sincere and cares for girls that he is internet dating. I also want a man that is a good provider no excuses. My hobby is a pretty popular one. I started playing basketball in high school. I was drafted in college but pulled out due to an ankle injury. I think a romantic date would be a night in the hot tub while drinking a few mixed drinks watching a good romantic movie with a serial killer twist. Just kidding, unless your into that sort of thing.

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Hi Beth here looking for love and wanted to post this internet dating classified to see who's eye I could catch. I am a high school gym coach. I love to stay in shape and I love to teach so it seemed like a good career choice. I am very honest and have a bubbly personality. I am interested  in a long term internet dating relationship. I want an ideal partner  that is true to me as well as true in his dealings with others. I  want a guy that can spoil me and take me to new levels in a relationship. He must be a real man and be faithful towards  me and give me a lot of time. My favorite pass time or hobby is beachcombing. That's searching the beach for lost treasure or any coins of value. Well now here comes the daisy a romantic date would be the two of us attending my garden . I love gardening and would love to show you a few of my new tricks I learned from a class I took last spring.

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Brenda is my name I want  to share with you a few facts about myself. I am very tall 5'11 and weigh around 148 pounds. I am single and open to change. I am a swim instructor. I love swimming everyday. And have had this peeve for swimming every since early childhood. I want to start internet dating again to find love and fill the deep void in my life. My ideal partner would be tall and good looking. I surely would expect him to be to be of a faithful nature and a well kept man. I want a guy that can give me a new internet dating experience . My new hobby is fun and called bead work. I generally take my bead work to the local flea market to sell I make good. I make necklaces and bracelets for the wrist and ankles. A true and totally romantic date could be renting a arena and going ice skating  together. I think this would be really different from the norm thus better.

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Hi men I am Clara tried to be single for awhile and really ain't  enjoying  the solo life. I wanted to post this internet dating classified to expose my self to potential single men that are big hearted. I work  forty hours a week as a financial advisor. I only can enjoy internet dating on weekends or after hours. I think my ideal partner should share my background and heritage. As well as my cultural beliefs. I want a guy that is mature and has a good job and straight forward approach to life. This might be a little strange to some folk but my favorite hobby is beat boxing. Was raised in the 1980's era and tried beat boxing and used it for pass time. A good date would be the two of us cuddled up on the leather sofa watching old re- runs of the super bowl. I know men would enjoy this.

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Hey folk my name is Carissa I make fairly good money and love what I do. I am a stock clerk girl at the local super market. I bag grocerys and sweep up. I am single I haven't done any real internet dating in close to four years. I got out of a long relationship and wanted to remain single for a while to see how long I could be independent on my own. I am a good girl for a relationship if you invest time in me I'll do the same. I think a well rounded and handsome educated man would be a great match for me.  I want to start internet dating a man that is strong minded and has a lot of love to give. Want to know more message me. My hobby is a bit different it is belly dancing. I love to entertain men and this gives me the opportunity to do so. A fun first date would be the two of us having a little fun playing video games. 

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Hey boys I am Carry and wanted to tell a little of my self. I am a office manager. I worked hard for ten years to get this covenant position. I am single and wanted to start internet dating . I am very kind and generous with my mate. I want a very active sex life with my man to whom I'm internet dating. I want a guy I can be friends with and be compatible with as well. My version of a ideal partner is a all around great guy. By this I mean that he should have his head on his shoulders. He should have a clear focus on life both personally and professionally. He should be a non smoker and work a good job every day. I love to stay in shape and I want really strong legs so I have adopted bicycling as a new part time hobby. My version of a romantic date probably would consist of something like kick ball it ill get the blood flowing for some more personals adult activity's later that evening.

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Hi guys I'm Dawn I am a very single very attractive  very mature store clerk. I work forty hours a week plus some over time on week ends. I am very neat and I am very open to try new things in a relationship if it helps us grow together. I would want a partner that would share my goals and beliefs. I want a guy that is serious in all of his internet dating relationships. My favorite hobby is bird watching. I love the outdoors and love birds so it seemed like the choice hobby a good first date for me would be a trip to the water park so we could go water sliding. I love the water and it may be really exciting fun and adventurous. My religious beliefs are so very important to me  I am of the Baptist faith and I cherish this and wont date a man unless he's from the same faith. No exception or any change to the rule of thumb. I am  a all American girl interested in internet dating and starting a relationship with a fellow American man only!  Single white female looking for a single white male and no changing that either. My goals would include but not be limited to uplifting myself spirit and advancing myself in the work force. Well my most beloved and cherished value is of coarse love. Others are respect and trust.

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Hi how are you singles doing tonight?  I'm . doing well in life as we speak. My name is Donna and I work as a pharmacy tech at a local drug store. I want to start  internet dating a true gentlemen. Someone with a clear head and a great big heart. My ideal partner would be a well oiled machine. Someone  that can grab life by the tail. And be full of spirit and life all of the time.  I want a guy that has a good job and can laugh at himself from time to time. My favorite hobby is of coarse Bmx that's right a girl that can ride and do some bike tricks. I rode a bike since I was a little girl. Romantic date would be a bit adventurous  I want to go moped riding I like Bmx  so much. I would like to start internet dating you so message me right now.

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Howdy boys of the internet dating world. I am a semi attractive female31 years of age from Alabama. I work everyday as a professional nanny. My name is Denise I weigh 140 pounds and stand 5 ft. 3 inches tall. I want to start a long term  relationship with a real good guy maybe settle down and have a few kids in the near future.  My ideal partner might be someone who could be smart or funny and open to change. Also what is really important is his ability to be successful in his personal life as well as in the professional realm as well. I have a few hobbies but will only list my favorite one. The drive range is my favorite hobby  I think it's really cool that women are playing golf these days. My religion is important. I wish to start internet dating someone with the same religious faith as I have.

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Hello welcome friend to our humble community. We are going to post some ideas sent in by members for good date ideas. These ideas for internet dating don't necessarily reflect our views or policy here at  502 internet dating but as a courtesy we have featured and posted these thoughts for our beloved members. Remember you do not have to try these or if you want you can as well. It's solely up to you members.

Eric's internet dating idea wrestling around. A fun idea that could often lead to a lot more if your gentle. She make think its silly at first but she'll come around if she cares for you.

Rob's internet dating idea play tag. Go outside and have a little fun  this afternoon play tag together or even hide and seek. Just enjoy each other and be yourself.

Randall's internet dating idea you could visit fountains. You could go around city to city visiting fountains. You also could thro in coins and make a romantic wish to win her love. That would be a great time together.

Mike's internet dating idea most local amusement parks have bumper cars. Why don't you too love birds go there for the day and enjoy banging into each other with out the threat of being sued.

Lisa's internet dating idea. You guys always could go for a little adventure. Why not try a bit of cross country skiing? Rent a cabin and go skiing for the weekend. Afterwards you could share some warm cocoa and share some good conversation or a good laugh together.

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Sarah's internet dating idea. If your into the outdoors and love the cold weather, why not try some snow skiing?  You can ski together and get to know one another a little bit. Or if your new to skiing try signing up for lessons and train to ski together. I bet you would have fun either way.

Beth's internet dating idea. Let the wild side hangout. Go to your local park and get a couple of remote control cars and race them. You can feel young again if you're a mature couple. Also you can gloat if you're the winner. Or if you like you could even go as far as putting a small friendly bet on the race.

Belinda's internet dating idea. Play pool on your first date. We all love the game and you will have tons of fun. Who knows while at the pup you may run into a couple of old friend's.

Sharon's internet dating idea. Canoeing is always fun and very adventurous. I just would bet anything if you took your girl to the river she would not only love it but she would remember it for a long time to come. She might even tell all of her friends. Then she might even start bragging on you. Don't be shy ask your ladie to go canoeing this upcoming weekend.

Leza's internet dating idea. Dart's is and was always a cool way for me to relieve a little stress. I think if you wanted a fun date idea that wasn't to expensive you always could throw some darts at his or her place. You might have a few drinks together afterwards  Who knows after that?   

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to our page of featured internet dating ideas. This particular page will feature another five of our members internet dating ideas. It also will have a titled link on each idea for you to follow thru to the individual person that invented the idea in the first place. We also what you to know we'll have a few photos  of the member posted as well.

Gene's internet dating idea. Just  take off work this Friday a little early and head out to the local lake and rent a boat. You can pack a small picnic and once you arrive you could share dinner while watching the sun go down . Afterwards you could take a evening stroll out on the lake and   count the stars together.

Tim's internet dating idea. Have you  ever went row boat riding? It's really easy and romantic sitting across from one another and she can watch your muscles flex as you row the boat down the stream. Who knows you might make her heart float with this one.

Gina's internet dating idea. Paintball guns, you two always could shoot paint balls at each other and once you are finished playing paint ball guns you can go shower off together and that could lead to something more. 

Leeann's internet dating idea. Bowling sound interesting to anyone? I know a lot of my friends are on a league bowling these days so I thought  that a good idea for a date would be for you guys to take a evening off and go bowling together. It's relatively inexpensive and will be so much fun.

Rita's internet dating idea. Go get bundled up really warm and get packed. Go to the ski resort and rent a snow mobile and the two of you could go out one brisk morning and enjoy a little snowmobiling. It will definitely get your adrenaline flowing. That would be great for love making time afterwards.

Rachael's internet dating idea. Play Frisbee at the town's park. We all loved this game as kids. Who's to say you couldn't turn this fun recreational game into a great time you'll both cherish and remember for sometime off. It doesn't cost anything and it will keep you in shape. Go for it you'll be glad you did.

 Jill's internet dating idea. Dessert date this is good for the soul. If you love to cook you could always invite him over and cook him a nice dessert and watch a couple of sappy movies together while eating the freshly prepared dessert.

Tara's  internet dating idea dance the night away in each others arms. Get the romance fired up and hit the dance floor running. What new couple wouldn't love to go dancing? Let your romantic side show. Go ballroom dancing this very weekend coming up babe.

Joan's internet dating idea Tag your it. Act like some silly kids again run around the back yard or park and play a very old fashion game of tag your it. Up the any a little bit the first one of you that gets tagged has to tell a dirty little secret about yourself to the other one.

Katie 1983s internet dating idea. Go a head and hit the greens. Head right out to the golf course and knock some balls together. Go try your luck at the golf coarse. You will enjoy it and you could snuggle up after you knock the ball down the field while ridding on the golf cart.

Kim's internet dating idea. Knock yourself right out why don't you love sicken birds go all out and after watching a movie you could go to the bedroom and have a pillow fight. Let your inner child out to play for the evening. What gal wouldn't love a good knock down drag out with a feather pillow? Whop her over the head nicely over and over again! Afterwards you can ask her if she wants to kiss and make up. She should be willing to at least do that.

Betty's Smiths internet dating idea, lets go cardio lets go exercise. All right ladies and gentlemen my idea for a romantic first date would be bicycling for two. Bike riding is super fun and affordable and healthy to boot. You can see all the towns sights while riding while you practice compromising and cooperating together since your on a bike for two.

Erica's internet dating idea rub a dub in a car wash  tub. Get nice and clean with a little twist. You two love birds can play together in the water and get a chore done together at the same time. Get the car clean and clean each other up a little bit. We know this particular date is rare but it might be fun to try something different from what everyone else doe's right.

Lisax13  internet dating idea is to go snowboarding because it's a ton of winter fun. It's adventurous and always a good idea for a date. Get bundled up nice and snug and get the snow board ready and jump right into the sloped wet snowy hill and slide right on down and climb right back up and do it again you'll have a blast I swear it to you.

Laura's internet dating idea is wet and wild and fun. Have you ever went snorkeling? This is the fastest and most fun  and cost efficient water sport known to man. Both of you guys should try this for a first date. You will not regret it. It could be very romantic if you turn up a little creativeness. 

Tonya's internet dating idea, is surfing will get you full of spunk. If your near a coast like I am you should try a surfing class together for a internet dating idea. A afternoon riding the waves  together with a lunch afterwards would be nice. This would be a great story to tell friends family and co workers. Think of the time you guys can have smearing tanning lotion all over one another so you to love birds can tan instead of burning in the beach sun.

Lynn Rodgers internet dating idea is : Would you like to boggy board? Grab your boards  and get your boggy on. Pack your little lunch and grab a few towels and make a romantic day of it for the both of you. Ride the waves all day into the night on your boggy boards. Once it's dark you can enjoy a candle lit picnic on the beach listening to the waves roar in. This is a internet dating romance she is sure to remember and probably reward you intensely for.

Shannon's internet dating idea is a widely excepted event in the rural country area. It is tubing down a river. Grab an over sized tire or tractor inner tube and inflate the thing to proper proportion and load it in the truck and head on down to the local creek or river and get the party started by jumping of the bottom limbs of the bank tree and landing on the inflated tube and sail on down where ever the tube and river desires to take you and or your friends.

Leeona bridges internet dating idea is horseback riding it will steal her heart away. What little girl hasn't dreamed of riding a pony? You can plan a evening of horseback riding and make her childhood dream become a reality. Man will she sure be willing to reward you for this one later after you get back from your romantic dinner at the towns most expensive restaurant.

Lakeesha's internet dating idea: Do you men an women love the out doors? If you answered yes you could go out to the camp ground and camp together. You could snuggle up by the fire together and roast a few marshmallows together. Afterwards jump in a tent and share some stories.

Kelly peacock's internet dating idea is to grab some pizza and a couple of pepsi's and head to the coarse for some miniature golf. How ever loses gets one wish granted by the unfortunate loser. Everyone plays miniature golf. This is truly a classic for a first date. Hell she may give you some booty afterwards if you get her a meal.

Elizabeth's internet dating idea : The water is always dangerous but if you practice safety it can be a true internet dating blast. Why not give white water rafting a try? An incentive is you could see how your date handles his self or her self under pressure. That could be worth it's weight in gold.

Courtney farmer's internet dating idea is yard work we know yard work stinks but rake-n-play could be a creative way to start a little romance in the front yard. For your first date you could rake up the front or back yard put the leafs in a large pile and roll around in them and laugh and share yourself with each other.

Kirsten's internet dating idea is well I know this is really dumb but you could try something that probably  never been done before. Get some chalk out and play a friendly game of hop scotch. Winner gets to choose the way the rest of  evening unfolds. Wow amagine that.

She will have the power over you to control the evening, what girl wouldn't want this romantic date?

Kim319  internet dating idea is efuct figuratively speaking. It's climbing trees for a good time. Spend the whole afternoon climbing trees together. Afterwards you can lay out on a blanket and be lazy together or pack a great and quick snack share it together. She will love sharing a good tasting snack with the man she truly loves and will be inclined to be nice and respectful towards him for setting up this little endeavor. 

Tony danza's internet dating idea is called broomball. It is very similar to the game of hokey. For fun you could play against each other. Or you could invite another couple over for a little play and get some team action going on. This should be a fun first date. If not it's not my fault it's just a idea or suggestion for you guys to go on.

Lori's internet dating idea is that you two should have a great time playing kick the can. Grab an empty can and play a game of kick the can either against each other or with some friends and make it a double date.

Stella rodrigus's internet dating idea is for a fun and adventurous day in the sun. You can take a risk and play a good game of kickball. This would work best for a group date but you could have just as much fun with a little one on one. Head to a local park for your game and take a snack or two along.

Frankys  internet dating idea is if you have a water park in your area head to the water park for a fun day in the local sun. you could slip and slide and splash your way right into his heart. Also you would want to eat a snack right before the swimming begins to insure some energy.

Francis gate's internet dating idea is get some exercise for those lungs. A great healthy first date could be the two of you going to the gym together and taking a few laps. That's right you guys might have a lot of fun going swimming. It doesn't matter where you do it either. A river or in a lake or in your neighbors backyard pool. As long as your together right?  

Fran kieth's internet dating idea is to get the wild side out of you and out in the open. Lets go out on a date moped riding. Get closer on a moped as you take a drive thru a long windy country road. You could get a birds eye view of the land. And afterwards you can stop by the local dinner for some fine country food. Plus you can feel her close to you as you increase the speed of the moped to an amazing 25 mile per hour as she'll hang on for dear life. Go ahead you will only live once.

Darleen's internet dating idea is knock balls and show your skills off guys. You can take your girl out to the towns local range and shoot some golf for a while. It will help improve your swing and you can show her your love for outdoor sports and maybe she can show you some love. Exercise your mental talent. Also show her you can stress some man hood.

Dianne realms internet dating idea is to show her a little strength when you knock the ball over the fence. Take her to the park and play a nice game of softball. Girls want to see your macho side so why not show her how hard you can knock a ball? Unless you're a little bitch. Join a softball league together.

Brendax1  internet dating  idea. Another good idea for a first date is touch football. This really works best for a group date. Call a couple of your married friends over and it can be guys against the gals. What a way to legally gloat with out hearing the bitching when you get back home because you  won fair and square.

Denise33 internet dating idea. Show your boyfriend or show your girlfriend your creative and intelligent side. You guys can meet up at a local coffee shop and bring a lap top along and blog online together. This could range from posting good internet dating ideas to posting romantic blogs. This could be a fun and intelligent way to grow close to one another.

Donna3185 internet dating idea. Wait until the winter and take her out in a hill side put her on a sled and jump on behind her and go sledding. This should bring back old memories of when you went sledding as kids. This should start some good conversation as you two could share stories of when you both were younger. This may even bring a little intimacy your way as you share stories you should be bonding emotionally.

Dawn49 internet dating idea is to stretch those pectorals. Lift that heavy weight. You might think its fun to try going to the gym together for a first date. You can meet up and workout together. This will get your blood flowing and you can sweat together. This should get her hot and bothered by watching your muscles flare up. She can slim down the thighs and tone her butt.

Carryx34 internet dating idea is for this coming winter you two can bundle up and get your gloves on and go out in the front yard and build a snowman. You can even name him frosty this could open the door to some good conversation while you gather snow for your abominable snowman. Afterwards you can share some hot coffee and snuggle up close together.

Carissa99  internet dating idea is when the snow gets deep enough you could lay out in the back yard and make a couple of snow angels. After a nice homemade dinner rap up and make your snow angels under the moon light. She will think you just so romantic for suggesting this and asking her to do this with you.

Cara bank's internet dating idea is singing in the rain. Take a walk hand and hand in the cool summer rain. And sing love songs to each other. After the shower stops you could look for rainbows and once you find one make a wish on it that you could fall fast in love and stay in love for all the days to come. Thanks for browsing my internet dating idea. If you wish you could try this if you like it message me and let me know. 

Brenda32  sturgeon's internet dating idea. Start your date out really fun. Go to the local free recreation center and grab a couple rackets and play a few games of racquet ball. Work up a sweat together playing a fast paced game of racquet ball. You can have fun and get a work out at the same time!

Bethxf3 internet dating idea I know you men and women will love my date idea. It's for all folks that have a athletic side and sportsmanship and competitive side. It's playing badminton in your backyard or at the local park. Ladies invite your girlfriends to watch you beat your boyfriend. Or gentlemen invite your guys over to watch you beat a girl. This date will get you in shape and not cost you much and could be really fun.

Brittanyann's internet dating idea. Try your self some go carting for love. We all love to ride go carts. Find your local amusement park or recreation center and rent two go carts and race each other around and the loser has to pay the rental fee. Afterwards take a long walk and share some good conversation.

Breeana312 internet dating idea is to get a nice tan and break a sweat at the same time. All while you can listen to the waves roll in while you two or you two and a couple of good friends play a nice game of beach volley ball. Go right ahead and spend the whole day in the sun. After volley ball you could go for a romantic swim together. Then lay out a blanket  on the beach and eat a nice dinner while watching the sun fade away into the darken night.

Brandy Andersons internet dating idea live where it's really cold all year? Well I have a great date idea for you love stricken people. Have a childish snowball fight. What's more fun and adventurous than a snow ball fight? The loser gives the other some nice hot cocoa and smooth warm kisses. Sounds lame but it could turn into more if you played your card right.  

Bridget8 internet dating idea. Get in the jeep and head to the country and find a river and rent a kayak and shove it into the water and go kayaking for the whole day. Afterwards park the kayak next to the riverbank and you and your date could have a nice cookout. And catch up on world events or share some private moments together. Great idea huh?

Alicia9999 internet dating idea. For a  good date and a good ole source of natural exercise. Take your date with you while you walking your dog. Let fido join along on your walk. It's a good idea for any season or any time of day. You can really engage in some fun and energetic conversation. You can enjoy each others company. This is truly a free date if there ever was one! You no it doesn't cost shit to walk the dog oh bring the pooper scooper so your girl can clean the sidewalk it's a new city ordinance.

Alanna sanders internet dating idea is walking the neighbors dog. Makes for a free date and your neighbor will give you brownie points. And it will be ideal if you and him have some catching up to do. Dogs make great companions and your date will have the chance to become a pet lover if he or she already isn't. Just try it before you knock it. You might enjoy some conversation while getting some fresh air.

Allisa4  internet dating idea is. Bet you can't find me. Why don't you try a friendly game of hede and seek? You could try to put a twist on the game since your both adults. These are the new rules. When you tell her to hide and you'll go seek you get a sensual kiss from her every time she hides and you find her. This could rekindle the spark in your love life. Anyways it's a great and affordable way to try something totally different from the norm.

Alice12 meeks internet dating idea. Strap on a scarf and grab that thick warm coat. Were going ice skating. After you are done you could go see a afternoon movie together. Then go back to here place for some one on one booty call action. This would be a nice way to top off the evening wouldn't?     

Audrey7 smith's internet dating idea. Every since I was just a little girl I use to always look forward to going down to our towns local skating rink. I always had fun and the people around me had a blast as well. So my romantic date idea is for you to go roller blading. This is a fun way for you to express your love and commitment towards each other. Just think you could skate next to each other while holding hands. How romantic would this be? I think if your open minded enough you can try this and thank me later. So that's the plan fran! Enjoy it and I'll have true satisfaction for posting the internet dating idea that was widely excepted.

April5 internet dating idea is well it may not be the best , but I think it's a good idea  for some one to try that's new too internet dating. You could go on a date and play disc golf. It's a new and up coming sport. You will find your self in competition with one another. The winner will get some fancy bragging rights. The loser could do all the chores for a week long. Imagine ladies if you were fortunate enough  to land the big win. What would your guy look like doing dishes and sweeping the floors? You could get a good laugh from this one for years to come.

Amber3 winter's internet dating idea states that this idea for a date will exercise the mind. You can show him your not another dumb bimbo. You could build models together. Get a model (car, airplane ect.) and the both of you can figure out how the machine goes together. You can have some fun and spend some time together while doing something constructive together. It requires strategy and patience and both of these are necessary in a relationship. Imagine ladies if you could reconstruct a 55 chevy and make it look totally sharp and all of your friends would be envious of the car you and your man made out of love with your own four hands. Now what's a better date than this? I bet you can answer this.

Laurabell internet dating idea states. This definitely is a very traditional method for a date but if your straped for cash and want to just have a little fun together and be silly you can puddle jump together in the warm fall rain. If your expecting rain or live in monsoon season grab the galoshes and jump over rain puddles together. I know it's a bit weird but all together it really could be a blast for you.

Lori bell 2376-567 internet dating idea is crazy boop and bop back in fourth with a friendly game of tennis. Get the rackets out of the closet and head to the court for a lively game of one on one tennis. End the game with a long slow passionate kiss over the net. The unfortunate loser has to load the rackets and balls into the truck.

Mandy juberg's internet dating idea is to go right fourth and knock her right off her feet with a game of volley ball. What girl doesn't  love volleyball? You can go down to the local church and the recreation center and wait for the floor to become clear bam jump right in. just the two of you knocking the ball back in fourth to each other. It's a good source of cardiovascular workout and a affordable internet dating idea. You two can get a workout in and have some fun.

Mindy's internet dating idea is find a desert road trail or bike way and get a hold of a bike and toat your guy around for an evening of bike riding fun. This will be a true unique way to go on a date but who wants the same thing over and over again? Trust me my boyfriend and myself do this fun date twice a month. Really it's a fun pass time and good exercise.

Bobby jo's internet dating idea is ok if your into the adventurous internet dating thing you could go to the water park and rent a nice boat and some ski's. this will get you guys pumped up  for what's later to come if she's interested.

Dani's internet dating idea is parasailing it is becoming a big sport these days as word spreads about how much fun it is. Try to setup a special day for the both of you one that will allow both parties to be free from work and you two should go parasailing as a romantic internet dating idea. It will be worth your while time and energy when you two love birds have your first water blast together as a couple. 

Lisa6660 diane's internet dating idea is this is for the younger crowd around age (18-22) you could act a bit immature before you get to old. Try a date at the play ground. All a girl really wants to do anyways is have a little fun and be with her sweetie. So take her to the local park and play ground and monkey around on the monkey bars. Push her higher and higher on the swing so she'll feel like a kid again. Well if that's not her slice of cake then help her slide down the slide. She have a true blast laughing like a kid. It shouldn't cost much to go to the park. And you will be together and most importantly having some good honest fun.

Dotty dawson's internet dating idea is roller coasters they make for a good heart flutter. I know she'll get a kick out of going to the local amusement park and riding all the fun new rides. Go head and show her you care, pay for her a season pass. She will thank you later in her own special way that only a girl can!

Suzy's internet dating idea is laser tag. It's my favorite internet dating idea. You can find a local laser tag venue or try and buy a cost efficient nerf laser tag set, and play laser tag right from the privacy of your own trailer home. You'll be the best and most famous couple in the whole trailer park. Imagine the fame you'll receive from the other trailer park members being the only couple in the whole mobile home park community with the extra cash lying around to buy laser turf!

Single girl's internet dating idea is higher higher ok almost there. Just a bit more, higher ok right there. Hi I'm single girl and my internet dating idea is for you two knuckle heads to go out in the woods and find a steep rocky hill or short mountain and rock climb together it will be a real thrill.

Salad's internet dating idea is are you a team player? No. Good just the two of you are team enough. Go out doors for your date idea and shoot some hoops. Basketball makes a nice date. We believe this will work out great for most all seasons if it's a little chilli head in doors and play at the gym.

Rickettas stones internet dating idea would be: a romantic internet dating idea would be to throw some grub and or chow into a sack and head out in the open somewhere to a empty field and fly a kite together. Bring a bottle of Champaign or a cheap bottle of red or white wine and have a few drinks together as a couple. Every thing goes smoother while intoxicated haven't you heard that one at least a thousand times.

Shameekwha's internet dating idea is go all out and rent a helicopter for the whole day. Take your girl or guy out site seeing from the sky. This is totally adventurous and would be something new for both of you guys. You can brag to your friends that you seen the entire city from a birds eye view.  

Jonni bears internet dating idea is do you live near the shore? If so take your date out  on the boat and give him or her the thrill of his life deep sea fishing. You can watch the dolphins dart in and out of the salty blue water. While fishing for those grand big blue marlin.

Susan310 internet dating idea is to grab a bathing suit and some scuba gear and head for the creek. You two county bumpkins can dive in the creek and get wet and cool off and check out the creek bed for exotic rocks and or treasures.

Darnella anderson's internet dating idea would be croquet it always is a good recreational activity and a good source of stress reduction. So it sounds like a classic romantic internet dating idea to me. But don't take my word for it go experience it for your self. I know I love to play croquet. If you had a nice date after taking my advice please message me and let me know. I would love to hear from you guys.

Pooh bear sex girls true and exciting internet dating idea is to take a hike not a permanent  one silly, an athletic one for fun and great exercise. You can get packed and go out in the woods and find a trail and take a hiking trip for two. It's really smashing and will give you a birds eye view of nature and is a cheap way of internet dating.

Saundra's internet dating idea is to plant a seed in your girls heart, you could call her over this spring and plant some flowers together and some other garden items as well.  This internet dating idea keeps giving. How you ask? I'll tell you gardening is an all summer long job. Thus you can invite her over time and time again. You two could pick vegetation and share some evening snack together. Now that's a romantic first internet dating idea.

Merry bell's internet dating idea is bounce your way into her heart with a romantic evening of bouncing on the trampoline. If you two have been together awhile you could have fun doing other things if you catch the drift? Once the trampoline jumping is finished start something else a bit more fun and more personal.

Sodibells internet dating idea is to capture her flag. This is a exotic internet dating experience for people that have been together awhile. She hides her panties and you try to find them. If you do she owes you a sensual favor. It's like hide and seek  for adults. Go a head and capture her flag and her heart with this couples internet dating

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