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Author: 15061506 Date: May 21, 2008 11:11
On May 21, 10:19 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
wrote:> On 21 May, 17:05, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On May 21, 7:55 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com> wrote:>>> Nope. People with a financial interest in having it built have
>>> proposed a very modest benefits to cost ration. Even then, we'd do
>>> rather better, as I recall, sticking the money in a building society
>>> account.
>> One wonders if you will still think this is true when Europe's
>> fianancial center has moved to Frankfurt?
>
> Ridiculous scaremongering. If Europe's financial centre moves to
> Frankfurt, it won't be because the commute in from Maidenhead hasn't
> been reduced by ten minutes.
>
> Ian
Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
Many US companies favor London as a European base of operations.
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Date: May 21, 2008 13:28
> On May 21, 10:19 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
> wrote:>> On 21 May, 17:05, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> On May 21, 7:55 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
>>> wrote:>>>> Nope. People with a financial interest in having it built have
>>>> proposed a very modest benefits to cost ration. Even then, we'd do
>>>> rather better, as I recall, sticking the money in a building
>>>> society account.
>>> One wonders if you will still think this is true when Europe's
>>> fianancial center has moved to Frankfurt?
>>
>> Ridiculous scaremongering. If Europe's financial centre moves to
>> Frankfurt, it won't be because the commute in from Maidenhead hasn't
>> been reduced by ten minutes.
>>
>> Ian ...
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Author: 15061506 Date: May 21, 2008 14:12
On May 21, 1:28 pm, "Recliner" clara.co_dot_uk> wrote:>> On May 21, 10:19 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
>> wrote:>>> On 21 May, 17:05, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:>
>>>> On May 21, 7:55 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
>>>> wrote:>>>>> Nope. People with a financial interest in having it built have
>>>>> proposed a very modest benefits to cost ration. Even then, we'd do
>>>>> rather better, as I recall, sticking the money in a building
>>>>> society account.
>>>> One wonders if you will still think this is true when Europe's ...
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Author: Richard J.Richard J. Date: May 21, 2008 15:04
1506 wrote:
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> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
...
> The almost complete inability to move about within London.
Rubbish. Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)
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Author: 15061506 Date: May 21, 2008 15:23
On May 21, 3:04 pm, "Richard J." blueukder.co.yon> wrote:> 1506 wrote:
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>> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
> ...
>> The almost complete inability to move about within London.
>
> Rubbish. Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
> every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.
At speeds, and comfort levels, that would be entirely unacceptable in
Atlanta, Berlin, New York, or Paris.
You need to get out more.
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Author: Martin EdwardsMartin Edwards Date: May 21, 2008 23:36
1506 wrote:
> On May 21, 10:19 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
> wrote:>> On 21 May, 17:05, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> On May 21, 7:55 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com> wrote:>>>> Nope. People with a financial interest in having it built have
>>>> proposed a very modest benefits to cost ration. Even then, we'd do
>>>> rather better, as I recall, sticking the money in a building society
>>>> account.
>>> One wonders if you will still think this is true when Europe's
>>> fianancial center has moved to Frankfurt?
>> Ridiculous scaremongering. If Europe's financial centre moves to
>> Frankfurt, it won't be because the commute in from Maidenhead hasn't
>> been reduced by ten minutes.
>>
>> Ian
>
> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
> ...
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Author: Martin EdwardsMartin Edwards Date: May 21, 2008 23:38
Richard J. wrote:
> 1506 wrote:
>> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
> ...
>> The almost complete inability to move about within London.
>
> Rubbish. Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
> every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.
I suspect he means that you have to mix with oiks, and people of
excessive skin pigmentation.
--
Corporate society looks after everything. All it asks of anyone, all it
has ever asked of anyone, is that they do not interfere with management
decisions. -From “Rollerball”
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Author: Martin EdwardsMartin Edwards Date: May 21, 2008 23:39
1506 wrote:
> On May 21, 3:04 pm, "Richard J." blueukder.co.yon> wrote:>> 1506 wrote:
>>
>>> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
>> ...
>>> The almost complete inability to move about within London.
>> Rubbish. Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
>> every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.
>
> At speeds, and comfort levels, that would be entirely unacceptable in
> Atlanta, Berlin, New York, or Paris.
>
> You need to get out more.
>
>
People do business in Baton Rouge with almost nonexistent public
transport, and don't get me started on lake Charles.
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Author: TimBTimB Date: May 22, 2008 00:38
On May 22, 7:39 am, Martin Edwards yahoo.com> wrote:> 1506 wrote:
>> On May 21, 3:04 pm, "Richard J." blueukder.co.yon> wrote:>>> 1506 wrote:
>
>>>> Allow me to appraise you of some facts.
>>> ...
>>>> The almost complete inability to move about within London.
>>> Rubbish. Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
>>> every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.
>
>> At speeds, and comfort levels, that would be entirely unacceptable in
>> Atlanta, Berlin, New York, or Paris.
>
>> You need to get out more.
>
> People do business in Baton Rouge with almost nonexistent public
> transport, and don't get me started on lake Charles.
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Author: LondoncityslickerLondoncityslicker Date: May 22, 2008 01:28
On May 21, 9:28 pm, "Recliner" clara.co_dot_uk> wrote:>> On May 21, 10:19 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
>> wrote:>>> On 21 May, 17:05, 1506 yahoo.com> wrote:>
>>>> On May 21, 7:55 am, The Real Doctor btinternet.com>
>>>> wrote:>>>>> Nope. People with a financial interest in having it built have
>>>>> proposed a very modest benefits to cost ration. Even then, we'd do
>>>>> rather better, as I recall, sticking the money in a building
>>>>> society account.
>>>> One wonders if you will still think this is true when Europe's ...
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