Doug wrote:
> On 24 Dec, 18:48, Conor
hotmail.com> wrote:>>> On 23 Dec, 10:32, Conor
hotmail.com> wrote:>>
>>>>> On 22 Dec, 16:37, Conor
hotmail.com> wrote:>>>>>> In article
registered.motzarella.org>, Adrian
>>>>>> says...>>
>>>>>>> I was merely correcting Conor's suggestion that it was just a
>>>>>>> planned 24hr shutdown.
>>
>>>>>> Sorry, I was referring to UK PLC as a whole - not just one
>>>>>> sector of PT.
>>
>>>>> Liverpool Street, a major mailine station, is closing for 10 days,
>>>>> imagine the knock on effect, what about all those shops and
>>>>> services allied to that?
>>
>>>> What about them? They'll still get the goods delivered and people
>>>> will use alternative forms of transport.
>>
>>> You just don't get it do you, or don't want to.
>>
>>>>> It isn't just railways that are affected. One London
>>>>> radio station is closing for three weeks!
>>
>>>> I doubt a little shitty local community one will be missed.
>>
>>> So if you don't mind it doesn't matter to others?
>>
>>>>> Pretty well everything is
>>>>> affected by this monstrous imposition of a religious holiday
>>>>> coupled with its commercial bonanaza and extreme hypermobility. I
>>>>> dread to think of the environmental affect of all the waste and
>>>>> pollution created.
>>
>>>> Offset by the waste and pollution NOT being produced by
>>>> manufacturing during this period.
>>
>>> Much of the goods is imported and those countries are unlikely to be
>>> closing for Christmas like ours.
>>
>>> The point which seems to be missed by you and others here is that
>>> these closures and general breakdown of the infrastructure all
>>> happens all at once because of Christmas, thus causing massive
>>> inconvenience to the public. Had they happened individually over a
>>> year they would hardly be noticed.
>>
>> There is no breakdown of the infrastructure. There is no
>> inconvenience.
>>
> Then how do you account for the fact that most PT is not running and
> most shops are closed and things will not return to normal until a few
> days into the new year?
Most will be able to cope with the missing day. The hospitals, fire, police
& ambulance will be there if you need them. Perhaps you would like to thank
them, I would.
--
Tony
Still awaiting Dougs promised reply about Vince's transport to & from work.
