On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:25:29 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> PT is never going to be viable in low to near zero population areas.
>
>Most of the places you go to in your life on leisure are easily
>accessible by PT. You don't use it because you have a car. That's the
>way most people act. Fair enough, but don't pretend otherwise.
you constantly pretend remote country areas are easily accessible by
PT, if we argue for hours you eventually say "ok, I'll settle for not
going" If you want to go hillwalking in the highlands an occasional
bus isn't going to get you onto the hill, to the fishing lake, the
birdwatxching site, the photographic location when you need to be
there.
A few dedicated people do it with a lot of effort, which is
commendable but its fantasy to believe its practical for most,
certainly not me now Carol has a bad back.
>>
>> >instead of zooming through the roads (perhaps even over the
>> >alcohol limit)
>>
>> what the f*** has drink driving got to do with it.
>
>Because you've conceded you've "probably" done it in Spain, and I think
>drunk driving is as low as it gets.
OK, just . off then if you think im as low as it gets. For yoiur
information back in the 60s and 70s almost everyone was pretty relaxed
about drink driving, now we arent. but if it makes you feel
superior...
>> Or "zooming",
>> trains zoom through the landscape, by car you go whatever pace you
>> like.
>
>Er, Mike, you zoom up from London to the Lake District frequently, and
>brag how easy it is to do, and how quick too!
so what? You constantly tell me how fast trains are, you can drive
fast, you can drive slow, you are personalising this into me, not
cars, fine if thats what you want.
>> >at top speed.
>>
>> or "speeding"
>
>True- some do both.
and many dont. Cars go slow or fast, is there any point here.
>> >They're accessible by PT- more effective by
>> >driving in noisy cars? Probably.
>>
>> An unbiased scottish poster here estimatted that 1/3 of highland hills
>> were accesible fairly easily by PT, 1/3 with great difficulty and 1/3
>> not at all.
>> If you want noise think planes
>
>I think noise, and I think what makes most of it in my life. It ain't
>planes- most of us don't live near airports, or at 30,000 feet.
Fine, so . anyone who is under your flightpath when you fly off all
over the place for weekends. Talk about totally selfish and only
seeing aspects YOU want to see.
>> >But, not as nice.
>>
>> nicer by car, more accesible, more practical. Its fantasy pretending
>> getting to, say, Craig Meageadaith makes any sense by PT.
>
>"Craig Meageadaith" makes no sense to me. Where are you talking about>
its pronounced "Crag Meggie" its one of hundreds of scottish
mnountains you havent been to. I'll look up tyhe spelling so you can
gooogle some one a day bus route.. creag meagaidh
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