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Author: DougDoug Date: Feb 16, 2008 00:07
Oh dear! More energy wastage associated with drivers. Still, I suppose
they are not to blame with this one.
"Drivers usually appreciate a little extra illumination when making
their way home in winter.
Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
broad daylight.
Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514673&in_page_id...
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Feb 16, 2008 00:15
> Oh dear! More energy wastage associated with drivers. Still, I suppose
> they are not to blame with this one.
>
Not transport related.
Instead of trawling tabloid websites why aren't you getting the report on
Vince's house move finished?
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:01
> Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
> broad daylight.
>
> Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
> the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
So what, Bollen? Have you never seen a street light on during daylight?
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:12
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> "Doug" riseup.net> wrote
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>>> Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
>> broad daylight.
>>
>> Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
>> the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
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> So what, Bollen? Have you never seen a street light on during
> daylight?
I wonder how many house lights he has on during the day.
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Author: PeterTPeterT Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:44
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:07:50 -0800 (PST), Doug riseup.net>
wrote:
>Oh dear! More energy wastage associated with drivers. Still, I suppose
>they are not to blame with this one.
>
>"Drivers usually appreciate a little extra illumination when making
>their way home in winter.
>
>Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
>broad daylight.
>
>Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
>the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
>
>More:
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514673&in_page_id...
Why don't you shine a light on the reason you still hold a drivers
licence?
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:54
"Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> I wonder how many house lights he has on during the day.
I think that in Doug's case, "there's a light on but nobody's in" is the
appropriate phrase.
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Author: AboAbo Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:55
Doug wrote:
> Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
> broad daylight.
>
> Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
> the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
However, my local council is considering switching the street lights out
after a certain time each night . No doubt driven by an effort to
save money on it's power bills rather than any environmental thing
despite what the press spin will say should they decide to pursue the idea.
--
Abo
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Feb 16, 2008 01:57
"PeterT" googlemail.com> wrote
> Why don't you shine a light on the reason you still hold a drivers
> licence?
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Feb 16, 2008 02:10
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote
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>>> I wonder how many house lights he has on during the day.
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> I think that in Doug's case, "there's a light on but nobody's in" is
> the appropriate phrase.
>
Getting it on to a transport topic, he's like the Marie Celeste, all sails
set but no one on board.
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Author: ConorConor Date: Feb 16, 2008 03:18
In article news.albasani.net>, Abo says...> Doug wrote:
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>> Not many, however, would see the point in lighting up a motorway in
>> broad daylight.
>>
>> Yet that is exactly what has been happening on a one-mile stretch of
>> the M40 after a set of sensors went wrong..."
>
> However, my local council is considering switching the street lights out
> after a certain time each night . No doubt driven by an effort to
> save money on it's power bills rather than any environmental thing
> despite what the press spin will say should they decide to pursue the idea.
>
>
There's no reason for any of the UK motorway network to be lit at all.
Cars have headlights, signs are illuminated. It seems to be a
Southerner issue. Further south you get, the more lit up the motorways...
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