In message , at 15:38:39 on Sun, 25
Oct 2009, Buddenbrooks remarked:
And before you chip in saying this is a lifestyle choice - those
choices are made for us sometimes.

The lack of service is not acceptable. Having a job involving a lot of
international travel and living a long distance from Heathrow is a
lifestyle choice.

I disagree on two levels.

First of all, I can do all the long-haul international travel I need to,
generally much cheaper, by starting at Birmingham and taking a hop to
AMS/CDG/DXB. It's only an hour to BHX by car, and an hour checking is
almost always OK. I'm not sure you could get onto a plane from LHR as
quickly, even living in Hounslow.

And I can satisfactorily do much of Europe (with the particular
exception of BRU, and GVA is about to become more difficult) from EMA.
I'm not sure there are many LHR-BRU flights either, and GVA is better
served from LTN.

Secondly, there is more to a lifestyle than being able to catch a plane
from Heathrow. Especially where family is involved. Which is a weakness
of "blokes on Usenet", as they tend to be self-selecting as not family
men, with more to think about than their own convenience.
--
Roland Perry