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From: Ian Jackson on 23 Apr 2010 11:56
In message <hqs8cn$g0e$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, boltar2003(a)boltar.world
writes
>On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:38:08 +0100
>"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> If you're talking about Captain Cook and his merry band you're probably
>>> aware
>>> that a lot of sailors who found the queens shilling in the bottom of their
>>> ale didn't sail the 7 seas out of choice either. Look up pressganged.
>>>
>>They weren't colonisers either.
>
>Whatever mate, I'm not going to play your silly little pedants game. Point
>is that 200 years ago travelling long distance was dangerous and potentially
>fatal. Not to mention it taking a long time. If aircraft didn't exist today
>but we still had cars and trains then most people would probably never venture
>further than central europe or spain. They certainly wouldn't be going to
>australia or new zealand or even the USA unless they were planning to take a
>number of months off work.
>
In 1968, A New Zealander friend of mine, working in the UK bought a new
Mini before he left. He and his wife drove it home, via Singapore, and
crossing Australia west to east en route. Obviously, there were a couple
of boat trips on the way.
--
Ian
From: Silk on 22 Apr 2010 03:57
On 22/04/2010 00:12, ChelseaTractorMan wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:34:15 +0100, Silk<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Iceland is one of the most stunningly beautiful places on Planet Earth.
>
> fantastic place, must go again with 4x4

I was going to say it was priced to keep the riff-raff away. Seems I was
wrong. ;-)
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 22 Apr 2010 04:23
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:57:20 +0100, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>> fantastic place, must go again with 4x4
>
>I was going to say it was priced to keep the riff-raff away.

Its certainly was expensive, do not know how it is post banking crash.

>Seems I was wrong. ;-)

you have been too? :-)
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
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