JNugent wrote:
wrote:
JNugent wrote:
The previous question was "Are you suggesting that there are open
fields within that area?" ("that area" being a one-hour commute from
Charing Cross). There are plenty of open fields in "that area", and
my response about being able to travel 60 miles in an hour in "that
area" would reflect that even literally, but in any case, the PP's
question was not about agriculture but was about whether you can get
outside the inner London built-up area within an hour, and you can.
Well in that case I owe Robin (and others) an apology: Sorry, I
assumed JNugent's statement was sensible and inconsistent. It appears
I was wrong on both counts.
(Except possibly if he's referring to commuting in the small hours and
is prepared to risk getting gatsoed).
A. Who is "Robin"?
Robin May.
B. What is wrong with the statement: "The previous question was "Are you
suggesting that there are open fields within that area?" ("that area" being
a one-hour commute from Charing Cross). There are plenty of open fields in
"that area", and my response about being able to travel 60 miles in an hour
in "that area" would reflect that even literally, but in any case, the PP's
question was not about agriculture but was about whether you can get outside
the inner London built-up area within an hour, and you can"?
You see (as has already been explained by more than one poster), the
"commuting" in question was *not* limited to commuting by car - a minor
detail which you failed to observe and which you allowed to completely
mislead you.
Except that you then wrote:
: A one hour journey by car can take one (easily) up to 60 miles (probably
: not a lot more, unless one lives adjacent to a motorway interchange).
:
: So what are you talking about?
Robin (and everyone else) took that to mean that you were limiting it to
commuting by car. I initially took it to mean that you'd missed the point
of the question you were responding to, but you appeared to deny it in the
article I was responding to (id ) so
either you're being deliberately misleading or you missed the point and
forgot that you did!
I suspect the former.