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Date: Aug 11, 2007 10:58
Brimstone wrote:
> Adrian wrote:
>> Brimstone (brimstone@ hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
>> they were saying :
>> >>> As I've said to KotR, many such stores are on former railway yards.
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>> A small proportion may be, but the majority aren't.
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>> OTOH, my nearest TP is next to the Grand Union Canal. Should all their
>> stock be delivered by barge?
>
> Why not? None of it's perishable.
Cement is; about 3 months shelf life now it's low on hexavalent chromium,
e.g., ordinary Portland.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 11, 2007 11:04
Phil Bradshaw wrote:
> Brimstone wrote:
>
>> Adrian wrote:
>>> Brimstone (brimstone@ hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much
>>> like they were saying :
>>> >>>> As I've said to KotR, many such stores are on former railway yards.
>>>
>>> A small proportion may be, but the majority aren't.
>>>
>>> OTOH, my nearest TP is next to the Grand Union Canal. Should all
>>> their stock be delivered by barge?
>>
>> Why not? None of it's perishable.
>
> Cement is; about 3 months shelf life now it's low on hexavalent
> chromium, e.g., ordinary Portland.
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 11:05
"Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of transport
within
> the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
It would make an enormous difference to the retail price.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 11, 2007 11:32
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> "Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
>>> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of
>> transport within the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
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>
> It would make an enormous difference to the retail price.
Yeah, it might come down.
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 11:46
"Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
> Yeah, it might come down.
Well, I tell you what- why don't you write to your M.P outlining your
theory?
I mean, it's probably never occurred to anybody to move goods around by rail
instead of road- you might get a medal or something.
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Aug 11, 2007 12:02
Brimstone (brimstone@ hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :
>>>> OTOH, my nearest TP is next to the Grand Union Canal. Should all
>>>> their stock be delivered by barge?
>>> Why not? None of it's perishable.
>> Cement is; about 3 months shelf life now it's low on hexavalent
>> chromium, e.g., ordinary Portland.
> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of transport
> within the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
How long do you think it'd take to travel from one end of the country to
another by canal?
What proportion of the three month shelf life would be consumed by
distribution?
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 11, 2007 12:06
"Adrian" gmail.com> wrote
> How long do you think it'd take to travel from one end of the country to
> another by canal?
in message news:Xns9989CBDF7F46adrianachapmanfreeis@204.153.245.131...>
Brimstone (brimstone@ hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying :
>
>>>>> OTOH, my nearest TP is next to the Grand Union Canal. Should all
>>>>> their stock be delivered by barge?
>
>>>> Why not? None of it's perishable.
>
>>> Cement is; about 3 months shelf life now it's low on hexavalent
>>> chromium, e.g., ordinary Portland.
>
>> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of transport
>> within the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
And how many barges would you need?
And how would the goods get from the canal to the customer?
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Author: NMNM Date: Aug 11, 2007 12:12
Brimstone wrote:
> Knight Of The Road wrote:
>> "Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
>>>>> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of
>>> transport within the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
>>
>> It would make an enormous difference to the retail price.
>
> Yeah, it might come down.
>
>
How?
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 11, 2007 12:36
NM wrote:
> Brimstone wrote:
>> Knight Of The Road wrote:
>>> "Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
>>>>>>> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of
>>>> transport within the UK doesn't make any substantial difference.
>>>
>>> It would make an enormous difference to the retail price.
>>
>> Yeah, it might come down.
>>
>>
> How?
Because a boat can carry more than a lorry.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 11, 2007 12:38
Knight Of The Road wrote:
> "Adrian" gmail.com> wrote
>>> How long do you think it'd take to travel from one end of the
>> country to another by canal?
>
> in message
> news:Xns9989CBDF7F46adrianachapmanfreeis@204.153.245.131...>
> Brimstone (brimstone@ hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like >> they were saying :
>>
>>>>>> OTOH, my nearest TP is next to the Grand Union Canal. Should all
>>>>>> their stock be delivered by barge?
>>
>>>>> Why not? None of it's perishable.
>>
>>>> Cement is; about 3 months shelf life now it's low on hexavalent
>>>> chromium, e.g., ordinary Portland.
>>
>>> In other words, a sufficiently long shelf life that mode of ...
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