Following up to d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
>> 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.
you could have simply clarified....
>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
who said it was for all? for birdwatchers its a plus not a minus
>> 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.
they are, birdwatching and cetacean watching.
>You can leave Heathrow at
>9am and be on Shetland by 12.30pm.
to be at Heathrow at 9 i start my journey much much earlier
(especially with check in addons) , which is a point I said fliers
overlook in the first post.
> In June, it will stll be light enough
>at midnight to read a newspaper outside. If it's warm enough...
its warm enough with the right clothes
--
Mike
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