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From: Dave Plowman on 20 May 2010 18:54 In article <4bf58ba2$0$24712$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, GT <a(a)b.c> wrote: > > 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 everyone has such a time-free life as you, popping over to > supermarket every couple of days for 1 'carry's worth of food? I > certainly don't. I like to go once a week or once a fortnight and stock > up on the heavy things, then carry it home in the boot of my car. Time > saved, which can be spent with my family and friends. Fine for you. I prefer to eat fresh food. -- *If I throw a stick, will you leave? Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Dave Plowman on 20 May 2010 18:52 In article <T9mdnbusdqsl8WjWnZ2dnUVZ7sadnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: > > There you have it. Build an out of town shopping paradise so people > > drive to it and the high street closes. Then when petrol etc becomes > > so expensive there's no option - and it's rarely an option for the > > elderly or those who don't have a car. It's basically a recipe for > > disaster. > Go on... what is your proffered and preferred alternative? Having shops for basics like groceries close by. > And would it maintain realistic and practical freedom to travel for the > majority? Given the way fuel prices are rising that freedom is likely to be restricted by market forces. -- *Local Area Network in Australia : The LAN down under* Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Derek C on 21 May 2010 02:00 On 20 May, 14:43, Dave Plowman <d...(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote: > In article > <f6330e95-57eb-4a3b-a0bd-725c31010...(a)e21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, > Derek C <del.copel...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > The answer to Labour's hatred of motorists is quite simple. Railways, > > buses and other form of public transport are highly unionised and the > > trade unions are their major source of income. > > That'll be why they spent so much public money trying to keep BL running.... > If you mean British Leyland, they were also highly unionised. Also the money they put into BL was peanuts compared with the recent bank bailouts, millions not billions. Derek C
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 21 May 2010 02:32 On Thu, 20 May 2010 17:06:18 +0100, Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote: >There you have it. Build an out of town shopping paradise so people drive >to it and the high street closes. Then when petrol etc becomes so >expensive there's no option - and it's rarely an option for the elderly or >those who don't have a car. It's basically a recipe for disaster. when Blair came to office he OKed Bluewater and within a few days appealed to people to drive less. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 21 May 2010 02:33
On Thu, 20 May 2010 18:09:11 +0100, JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: >what is your proffered and preferred alternative? do not give planning permission to shopping centres along motorways, zone retail areas in the middle of population centres. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. |