> Mike P wrote:

>> Brimstone wrote:

>>> Mike P wrote:

>>>> Brimstone wrote:

>>>>> Mike P wrote:

>>>>>> thagor2008@googlemail.com wrote:

>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 11:29 am, Abo wrote:

>>>>>>>> Doug wrote:

>>>>>>>>> Well its better than just sitting on their arses, like some
>>>>>>>>> here I could name, and voting once in a while.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> "Angry residents who are desperate to stop Heathrow expansion
>>>>>>>>> are set to take part in special training classes to learn
>>>>>>>>> militant techniques, including climbing walls and chaining
>>>>>>>>> themselves to fences.

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So it's mob rule when democratic process doesn't their way?
>>>>>>>> Business as usual for mates of Doug.

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have to admit - if my house and entire village was going to be
>>>>>>> bulldozed for a 3rd runway no one wants apart from some self
>>>>>>> styled "business leaders" as is so often quoted, I'd be out
>>>>>>> there protesting too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> B2003

>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd not, I'd take the money and buy something somewhere nicer :-)
>>>>>>

>>>>> No one forced you to live in the hole you do now. :-)

>>>>
>>>> I meant if I lived near Heathrow .

>>>
>>> But there's "near Heathrow" and then theres "near Heathrow ".
>>>
>>> Sipson and Harmondsworth are nice places. Both of them will
>>> disappear under concrete if BAA gets it way.
>>>

>>>> Where I live is very nice thanks
>>>> :-) I'm reckoning if the runway builders are buying houses at the
>>>> market value, it would buy a nice house out here ..
>>>>

>>> But would you want the type of people who live "near Heathrow" in
>>> your area? :-)

>>
>> Doesn't bother me who lives near me, I've better things to worry
>> about, unless they start really pissing me off. I lived in Brixton
>> and Camberwell and I coped OK.
>>
>> I'm sure they'd be most welcome out here.
>>
>> What would you do? Given a wedge of cash to relocate, would you fight
>> a battle you probably wouldn't win, or save yourself a load of
>> heartache, grief and just take the money and run? I know they are
>> nice places, I know people get attached to their houses and may have
>> put a lot of work into them etc etc but life changes, shit happens.
>> If someone offered me market value for the house, especially in these
>> supposedly poor economic times, I'd snatch their hand off, buy
>> somewhere just as nice and probably end up with a few grand on top.
>>

> That's your choice and I'm not about to say you shouldn't. However,
> some people object to being bullied and thrown out without their
> views being taken into account. It's not about money as far as
> they're concerned.
> It's because so few people in this country are prepared to stand up
> for themselves that government and "big business" get away with as
> much as they do.