Mike.... wrote:
> Following up to d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
>
> >> Yes, oh dear indeed, you could easily have clarified you meant 8 to my
> >> 10 but didnt.
> >
> >I didn't see the point of clarifying anything to you when you misread so
> >easily.
>
> god, thats insufferably arrogant.
You were the one banging on about how inaccurate I was being- 50% out
and the like. I was basing it on something you said a while back about
leaving early morning, and arriving in time for lunch. I don't think 8
hours is that unreasonable a guess for that.
The point of the 2 ferry overnight trips I dealt with already. For some
it will be fun, for others (even if fun) they won't want to spend the
time doing
> You think i read your posts three
> times to confirm ii havent misread something? Instead of sarcastically
> saying "oh dear" (it ill becomes you and sounds like some prat in a
> smoking jacket) you could have just said the 16 is 8 each way (which
> is inaccurate anyway) how about something sensible about the
> substantive content beyond "driving is boring"?
>
> I'll re-answer your original comments:-
>
> > But driving/sailing to Shetland from the South of England adds two days
> > (48 hours) to a trip,
>
> if you take in what im saying you will see that the time on the ferry
> is part of the positive side of the trip, not time wasted, you only
> lose a handful of hours on Saturday if your interests are typical of
> those who go to Shetland
Those must be pretty fascinating interests. You can leave Heathrow at
9am and be on Shetland by 12.30pm. In June, it will stll be light enough
at midnight to read a newspaper outside. If it's warm enough...
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