Mumfordshire
- A Megalopolis -
- A Megalopolis -
Transport
Railway coaches are not divided into classes.
All Railway coaches have a section for bikes.
All inter-city high Speed rail connections are underground, and include separate tunnels for heavy goods.
Roads are based on concentric circles nearing each of the centres with a north-south, east-west underground motorways.
Each of the centres are pedestrianised.
Mumfordshire has three major airports.
Mumfordshire has two major ports
Mumfordshire has four high speed underground shuttle rings that loop the cities - this is the fastest way to travel around the cities
Public space
There are open spaces in throughout which can be occupied by temporary structures, events, people for a maximum of 7 days at a time (no return for two months).
Unregulated amphitheatres are dotted through the cities
Politics
Roughly divided along the lines of ancient settlements, the megalopolis is divided into 200 Shiretons. Each Shireton is of similar size, large Shiretons are divided into East and West. In a few large cases a Shireton can be divided into East, West, North, South. Each Shireton has an elected representative in the Mumhouse. The elected representative has one vote per issue.
Members are not aligned to specific political parties, but join in groups for specific policies, dictated by the interest of the Shiretons.
Members are not aligned to specific political parties, but join in groups for specific policies, dictated by the interest of the Shiretons.
Voting is compulsory, and voting forms include a spoil box
Currency
The currency is Rupee. Smaller denominations counted in Rups. There are one hundred Rups to the Rupee.
The official sign for the Mumford Rupee is ¥£$. The ¥£$ sign developed because market traders in Mumfordshire except any currency from around the world, and often price of goods in each currency, in the order of Yen, Sterling, Dollar, as a gesture of positivity. The ¥£$ currency was introduced to add a level of financial stability to the area, and to speed up transaction times. Mumfordshirians traditionally preferred the taxless barter system when dealing with other Mumfordshirians.
Credit Cards in Mumfordshire have to be referred to as Debt Cards.
The official sign for the Mumford Rupee is ¥£$. The ¥£$ sign developed because market traders in Mumfordshire except any currency from around the world, and often price of goods in each currency, in the order of Yen, Sterling, Dollar, as a gesture of positivity. The ¥£$ currency was introduced to add a level of financial stability to the area, and to speed up transaction times. Mumfordshirians traditionally preferred the taxless barter system when dealing with other Mumfordshirians.
Credit Cards in Mumfordshire have to be referred to as Debt Cards.
Flag
The regional flag, that of a triangle within a square within a circle represents, overlaying of different cultures of the three largest cities in Mumfordshire. This image is often varied so that the triangle, square and circle intersect one another, as the separate icons appear to some mumfordshirians represent a hierarchical order of the cities.
Measurement
Measurements in Mumfordshire are divisible by 10. Measurements of length are multiples of 1 thumb abbreviated to "TH". 1 Thumb = 1.27cm, 1/2 inch
The TH system creates a more logical system than imperial scales (dividing by 10 rather than 12), and easier to work with than the metric system, as it provides larger numbers on rulers and tape measures, whilst maintaining measurements small enough to be accurate.
Date
The date in time in Mumfordshire is described as + (year number), from the date in which the elders of the Shiretons built the house of representatives - Mumhouse. The work by the elders was completed 1st March 2010 and so 2010 is +0000, 2011 is +0001 2012 is +0002 and so on. any dates previous to this is represented by minus numbers - (year number).
Festivals
The new year is celebrated on the 1st of March, with the bringing of the sun festival.
Waste
The cisterns of toilets are filled by greywater from sinks positioned above them.
Food and Water
Household Water is supplemented by solar powered de-humidifiers.
The word 'Fresh' on food packaging can only be used for items less than a month old.
Alcoholic drinks must state their ingredients and processes of production.
Beer glasses include 2cm of glass above the 1 pint line (568ml), for foam.
The region is famous for it's fish dishes
Saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame are banned substances
Organic foods are not labelled - food grown with pesticides are labelled
Nationality
Only people who live in the megalopolis can describe themselves as Mumfordshirians. Mumfordshirians who emigrate, are given the title of passive Mumfordshirians.
Jobs
Minimum Wage is ¥£$8 an hour
All professions are considered equal
There are no unemployed
Population
The population of Mumfordshire is 100 Million.
Health
All contraception is free
Residents are encouraged to have full health checks once every 10 years.
The Home
Every home has a display that calculates its electricity use and production.
Products
Each product has a label which estimates the carbon footprint of its combined production and transportation.
Where possible products only have one layer of packaging
Internet
There is one internet provider. A free wifi cloud covers the province, paid for by higher tariffs on business users.
Culture
There is a large number of pirate analogue TV stations.
Television
The sport sections on the 24hr news channel includes a variety of sports.
Claims by TV adverts must be independently verified.
There is a limit of 100 channels
Sport
The most popular sport is greenway, a form of electric bike-speedway.
Architecture and Town Planning
The largest buildings are in the centre.
buildings over 9 stories high must incorporate solar or wind turbines into their structure. This had lead to many building being built with large levels with mezzanine floors, to avoid having to install the expensive turbines.
The pedestrian streets are cobbled, high speed roads are made from durable material made from plastic waste
Language
The Lingua Franca of the area is Jamooma a pidgin language mixing both English and Japanese. The official language is english
Drugs
There is wide spread use of a hallucinogenic root which turns the users skin yellow