> I discovered a website where a group of social misfits boast about their
> frivolous hypermobility, spending every weekend travelling without
> purpose, burning up precious fossil fuel to transport themselves and
> their vehicles from London to some part of the countryside where, it
> seems, they take a great deal but put nothing back.
>
> I'm sure Doug will join with me in condemning these frivolously
> hypermobile individuals who bomb around the countryside when they should
> be staying in the city. As Doug has told us, anyone in the countryside
> uses more precious resources than the selfless individuals who live in
> cities. So there's no need for any sensible person to visit the country.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4n26g9

> Its only frivolous hypermobility if they use a train and it isn't if
> they are self-powered. You seem confused about what I have said in the
> past regarding rural and city life. It is mass car use and its tourism
> that has ruined rural life and hardly applies to visits by a few
> cyclists. Do you understand now?
> World Carfree Network
> http://www.worldcarfree.net/
> Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.

> On 29 Jun, 23:52, %%ste...@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

>> I discovered a website where a group of social misfits boast about
>> their frivolous hypermobility, spending every weekend travelling
>> without purpose, burning up precious fossil fuel to transport
>> themselves and their vehicles from London to some part of the
>> countryside where, it seems, they take a great deal but put nothing
>> back.
>>
>> I'm sure Doug will join with me in condemning these frivolously
>> hypermobile individuals who bomb around the countryside when they
>> should be staying in the city. As Doug has told us, anyone in the
>> countryside uses more precious resources than the selfless
>> individuals who live in cities. So there's no need for any sensible
>> person to visit the country.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/4n26g9

>
> Its only frivolous hypermobility if they use a train and it isn't if
> they are self-powered. You seem confused about what I have said in the ...

> Its only frivolous hypermobility if they use a train

> and it isn't if they are self-powered.

> You seem confused about what I have
> said in the past regarding rural and city life.

> It is mass car use and its tourism that has ruined rural life and hardly
> applies to visits by a few cyclists.

> Do you understand now?

> Doug riseup.net> wrote:

>> Its only frivolous hypermobility if they use a train

>
> The majority of examples on that website involve travel by train.
>

>> and it isn't if they are self-powered.

>
> See above, to quote Duhg Gollum.
>

>> You seem confused about what I have
>> said in the past regarding rural and city life.

>
> Not at all, I can recall all of your condemnations of those who live in
> the country and your frequent statements that they shoudl all move to
> the city. However since 90%% of the UK population already lives in
> cities, I'm bemused why you think the rest of us should jam into the rat
> cages then travel out to work each day.
>

>> It is mass car use and its tourism that has ruined rural life and hardly ...