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From: ChelseaTractorMan on 20 May 2010 09:19 On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:43:22 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >Or did you just mean twats in lycra? > >Oh boo hoo. I think everything any of you have said on either side is warped unrealistic total and utter fantasising bolox. From cycle nuts who want the roads to themselves to those who believe attempts to reduce dependance on cars is a socialist plot. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Dave Plowman on 20 May 2010 09:47 In article <TcmdnTLc2MubYmnWnZ2dnUVZ8sGdnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: > Many bicycles these days are actually very expensive fashion > > accessories for rich yuppies. The middle and lower classes now drive > > around in cars, because this is the most practical way of getting > > around and doing your shopping, now little local corner shops have > > mostly been closed down in favour of our-of-town supermarkets... > ...though only because they are an improvement on the corner shop > (something a true believer absolutely *will not* hear). I have a decent size Waitrose and Sainsbury within walking distance - both on the high street. There's no real reason they have to be 'out of town'. -- *All men are idiots, and I married their King. Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 20 May 2010 10:10 On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:47:32 +0100, Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote: >> ...though only because they are an improvement on the corner shop >> (something a true believer absolutely *will not* hear). > >I have a decent size Waitrose and Sainsbury within walking distance - both >on the high street. There's no real reason they have to be 'out of town'. not out of town, but not in walking distance. Think about how many customers each needs to be profitable and its obvious they have to be a fair way apart. This means the typical way to use them is to drive and buy a bootload of stuff in one go. Our walkable local high street has neither and is set to have less and less due to the creation of Bluewater shopping mall, which is "out of town". -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Brimstone on 20 May 2010 10:34 "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minankosi(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:b2532fa4-a1a9-4244-9337-3d91c87dfee4(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com... > On 20 May, 13:02, "mileburner" <milebur...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >> Derek C wrote: >> > On 20 May, 07:00, Guy Cuthbertson <gu...(a)nothing.invalid> wrote: >> > > snip not pertinent to the reply > >> >> Those educated will often look at their travel choices and make to most >> sensible option. Those who think that their only option is to drive are >> often from the lower end of the socio-economic scale. > > That is an answer from a real fuckwit since the majority of the cars I > see on the road seem to cost in excess of 20 000 to buy never mind > run. > I think by using "lower end of the socio-economic scale", "mileburner" was trying to be kind. I suspect he really meant "unthinking" which is another way of saying "thick".
From: mileburner on 20 May 2010 11:50
"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FIidndvKiqce1WjWnZ2dnUVZ7q-dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > > "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minankosi(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > news:b2532fa4-a1a9-4244-9337-3d91c87dfee4(a)d12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com... >> On 20 May, 13:02, "mileburner" <milebur...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>> Derek C wrote: >>> > On 20 May, 07:00, Guy Cuthbertson <gu...(a)nothing.invalid> wrote: >>> >> >> snip not pertinent to the reply >> >>> >>> Those educated will often look at their travel choices and make to most >>> sensible option. Those who think that their only option is to drive are >>> often from the lower end of the socio-economic scale. >> >> That is an answer from a real fuckwit since the majority of the cars I >> see on the road seem to cost in excess of 20 000 to buy never mind >> run. >> > I think by using "lower end of the socio-economic scale", "mileburner" was > trying to be kind. I suspect he really meant "unthinking" which is another > way of saying "thick". You often see lots of expensive cars on council estates... But it does seem to be the thickos who insist on driving everywhere. One of them said to me a while ago, "I drive everywhere otherwise people will think I am poor". Yet she often does not have the money for fuel. I hope this illustrates the type of person I mean. |