> I doubt many people in Britain still use cheques to pay their credit card bills, in preference to instructing bill payments by phone or Internet. Haven't written a cheque in donkey's years. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

... (twoonies) and $1 coins (loonies) get rid of a lot of that jingle-jangle! Any truth to rumours that the Canadians plan to introduce a 5-dollar coin for general circulation? Yes. Seriously under consideration due to pressure from the vending machine lobby. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

....50 fare). Exact change or season ticket or day ticket is about standard thought North America, as been for at least a decade. Same as single or perhaps two zone fares. And, of course, transfer tickets to enable your to change buses without having to pay again. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

Dihydrogen oxide is also found in 100%% of all cancers... And 100%% of the people who have cancer drink dihydrogen oxide. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

> Yes. Horses are as well, and I don't see registration plates on those either. Did you look under the tail? -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

... and we are about where we should be based on that almost regular cycle. However, using the temperature graph, that also seems to have regular cycles, we are below were we should be. Therefore, I guess I can still say, "Man made global warming? Bah! Humbug!" :-) -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

...However, the point is, that there was about a mile of ice where I'm sitting and it wasn't caused by mankind. :-) Global warming is a natural cycle and has little, if anything to do with humankind. If it did, then why is the temperature on Mars also rising? Mmmmmm? -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

...forest. In Roman times, they grew grapes from the Midlands down to southern England. In Nelson's time, the Thames froze over and there was an ice fair every winter held on the frozen river. Global warming is a natural cycle. Man made global warming? Bah, Humbug! -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

... caused the global cooling in the time when the thames froze. What *is* certain is that they did not drive 4X4s. Perhaps they should have. ------------------------------------------------ And in Roman times, wasn't the UK cooler and wetter? If that's possible. :-) -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48

...In the UK that is the case. Not so in most of these US. Although I belive Louisianna comes close to allowing retrials. -------------------------------------- I think you both missed his humour. Being "charged" (As in electrical charge) twice for the same crime. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:- http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Latitude: 48