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Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro services
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:55:14 +0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:20:32 +0000 (UTC) "Peter Smyth" wrote: While there are certainly many vociferous opponents of Heathrow expansion in West London, opinion polls have shown the majority support it so I don't think being anti-Heathrow is the advantage you seem to think it will be. Have you got any statistics to back that up? I'd like to know who actually wants any airport extension anywhere in the south east other than the aiports themselves and airlines. London already has 4 major airports + city and southend which is more than any other european capital. This whole manufacturered "crisis" is nothing more than vested interests trying to increase their share prices with gullible politicians falling for it hook and line. In less time than it took you to type that post, I found these and numerous similar reports: A load of partisan publictions stating dodgy unverified polls that have no link to them. I realised that in less time than it took you to come up with your feeble attempt at sarcasm. But if you want to play that game: http://www.airpor****ch.org.uk/2015/03/25402/ So, "Hundreds of people from London and the South East, including many whose homes are threatened by a new runway, showed their determination that the runway will not be built". Wow, is that the extent of the opposition? In the meantime, here's something that might help you with your debilitating phobia: http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...ith-confidence |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro services
On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:04:33 +0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: wrote: So, "Hundreds of people from London and the South East, including many whose homes are threatened by a new runway, showed their determination that the runway will not be built". Wow, is that the extent of the opposition? Right because business websites with their anonymous unpublished surveys are so unbiased arn't they. In the meantime, here's something that might help you with your debilitating phobia: http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...e/flying-with- onfidence Really, that all you got? Go on, have another go. Even you're not that lame, perhaps you're just having an off day? -- Spud |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro services
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:04:33 +0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: So, "Hundreds of people from London and the South East, including many whose homes are threatened by a new runway, showed their determination that the runway will not be built". Wow, is that the extent of the opposition? Right because business websites with their anonymous unpublished surveys are so unbiased arn't they. Who said they were unbiased? Most of fhe business community favours Heathrow, which is what those and numerous other reports would tell you if you bothered to read them. Obviously people living under the new flight paths or the small number who'd lose their homes would be very much against Heathrow expansion. And, guess what, the smaller equivalent group of people living near Gatwick would object to a new runway there, too. In the meantime, here's something that might help you with your debilitating phobia: http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...e/flying-with- onfidence Really, that all you got? Go on, have another go. Even you're not that lame, perhaps you're just having an off day? You really need help to get over your fear of flying. I'm just trying to help you. I'm not even going to bother trying to explain to you again what a hub airport is till you've next taken a flight. Just how many years is it since you last dared to set foot on a plane? |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro services
On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:52:49 +0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: wrote: On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:04:33 +0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: wrote: So, "Hundreds of people from London and the South East, including many whose homes are threatened by a new runway, showed their determination that the runway will not be built". Wow, is that the extent of the opposition? Right because business websites with their anonymous unpublished surveys are so unbiased arn't they. Who said they were unbiased? Most of fhe business community favours Glad we cleared that up. Go on, have another go. Even you're not that lame, perhaps you're just having an off day? You really need help to get over your fear of flying. I'm just trying to help you. Yup , you are having an off day. I'll tell you what I do have and thats a dislike of pollution which planes create in abundance, both gaseous and noise. I'm also not a fan of endless road development - I guess that means I have a fear of driving too, right? Also I'm not a big fan of HS2. Guess I have a fear of trains as well. I'm not even going to bother trying to explain to you again what a hub airport is till you've next taken a flight. Just how many years is it since you last dared to set foot on a plane? Does last year count? You're just irritated because you're one of these selfish ****s who wants to fly NOW! Because you're so important (in your own mind). Doesn't matter about the enviromental or social costs, **** that. No, you want to go on some trip for your own self satisfaction and you're not prepared to wait a bit, it must be NOW because your infantile narcissicm means your desires must be satisfied immediately, just like a large number of the kidults** that populate this country. ** And I don't care if you're 70, the term still applies to an adult who behaves like a child - that would be you. -- Spud |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro
On 15/06/2015 22:50, Basil Jet wrote: On 2015\06\14 20:28, wrote: In article , (Mizter T) wrote: Of course if you want to invite sponsorship, you don't think up a catchy generic name - the sponsor wants it to be theirs. That worked so well for Barclays, didn't it? If they'd written "Barclaybikes" on the side instead of just "Barclays" I think it would have caught on. I heard some people calling them Barclays bikes - they would have done well to actually call it that rather than "Barclays Cycle Hire". Initially I wasn't an enormous fan of calling them 'Boris bikes', but I was stuffed if I was going to name check Barclays, certainly at the time the sponsorship was announced. |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro
On 2015\06\16 20:29, Mizter T wrote:
On 15/06/2015 22:50, Basil Jet wrote: If they'd written "Barclaybikes" on the side instead of just "Barclays" I think it would have caught on. I heard some people calling them Barclays bikes - they would have done well to actually call it that rather than "Barclays Cycle Hire". Initially I wasn't an enormous fan of calling them 'Boris bikes', but I was stuffed if I was going to name check Barclays, certainly at the time the sponsorship was announced. I'm surprised "Boricycles" never caught on. |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2015\06\16 20:29, Mizter T wrote: On 15/06/2015 22:50, Basil Jet wrote: If they'd written "Barclaybikes" on the side instead of just "Barclays" I think it would have caught on. I heard some people calling them Barclays bikes - they would have done well to actually call it that rather than "Barclays Cycle Hire". Initially I wasn't an enormous fan of calling them 'Boris bikes', but I was stuffed if I was going to name check Barclays, certainly at the time the sponsorship was announced. I'm surprised "Boricycles" never caught on. Four syllables rather than three. |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro
On 16/06/2015 20:39, Basil Jet wrote: [...] I'm surprised "Boricycles" never caught on. If Reckitt Benckiser had been interested, we could have had the Cillit Bang Bike... (which at least sounds a bit like a trip to an STI clinic after a ride may have been advisable, though I may have not quite understood their brand messaging...) |
Mayor's Boris Island plan killed off TfL takeover of SoutheasternMetro services
On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:16:34 +0000 (UTC)
"Peter Smyth" wrote: wrote: On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:20:32 +0000 (UTC) "Peter Smyth" wrote: While there are certainly many vociferous opponents of Heathrow expansion in West London, opinion polls have shown the majority support it so I don't think being anti-Heathrow is the advantage you seem to think it will be. Have you got any statistics to back that up? I'd like to know who actually wants any airport extension anywhere in the south east other than the aiports themselves and airlines. London already has 4 major airports + city and southend which is more than any other european capital. This whole manufacturered "crisis" is nothing more than vested interests trying to increase their share prices with gullible politicians falling for it hook and line. http://www.populus.co.uk/Poll/Heathr...-Borough-Poll/ A telephone poll. Hardly the most reliable method given it tends to select a certain demographic who are home doing nothing during the day. -- Spud |
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