Manchester votes for congestion charge.

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:24:16 +0100, The Reid
wrote:

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

good reason not to bother to visit.

So you no longer go to the centre of London?

i live in London. Ive never been to Manchester.

Why on earth not? I've never understood that. Maybe it's the
wanderer in me. YMMV definitely applies.

In a land as tiny as the British Isles I would have visited
every part of it by now if I lived there.


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The Reid wrote:

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

they say business is down,

Who does?

the big shops like Selfridges and John Lewis

The temporary closure of the Central Line is having a bigger effect.

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Alan S wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:24:16 +0100, The Reid
wrote:

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

good reason not to bother to visit.

So you no longer go to the centre of London?

i live in London. Ive never been to Manchester.

Why on earth not? I've never understood that. Maybe it's the
wanderer in me. YMMV definitely applies.

In a land as tiny as the British Isles I would have visited
every part of it by now if I lived there.

I'm shocked by the number of places I haven't been- especially some of
the cathedral cities.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Martin wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:29:27 +0100, (David Horne) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:01:24 +0100, (David Horne) wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6918585.stm

Good news, I hope.

When the area covered overlaps Ken Livingstone's perhaps.

It could (I stress could) result in a better transport infrastructure.

No public transport infrastructure will ever cope with the number of people
moving around everyday using their own vehicles.

It's not intended to.

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"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

"Alan S" kirjoitti
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:24:16 +0100, The Reid

In a land as tiny as the British Isles I would have visited
every part of it by now if I lived there.

Have you visited Yuendumu ?

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

the big shops like Selfridges and John Lewis

The temporary closure of the Central Line is having a bigger effect.

on car shoppers? They were on the radio after the first year or
whatever saying bizz down 10% or something. I still shop there
weekends, Selfridges have a car park for account holders.
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Following up to Alan S wrote:

i live in London. Ive never been to Manchester.

Why on earth not?

because cities dont interest me much. I've been to all the remote
spots, climbed many of the mountains, walked some of the rivers and
canals and a lot of the coast, but I haven't been to Manchester,
Birmingham or Liverpool.
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The Reid wrote:

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

the big shops like Selfridges and John Lewis

The temporary closure of the Central Line is having a bigger effect.

on car shoppers?

Car shoppers are a tiny proportion of shoppers on Oxford Street.

They were on the radio after the first year or
whatever saying bizz down 10% or something. I still shop there
weekends, Selfridges have a car park for account holders.

The solution is blindingly obvious.

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http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Following up to (David Horne) wrote:

In a land as tiny as the British Isles I would have visited
every part of it by now if I lived there.

actually I doubt it, you probably pace yourself?

I'm shocked by the number of places I haven't been- especially some of
the cathedral cities.

you haven't even been to Wasdale! How about Muckleflugga?

Come on, how many Brits here not been to Mucklefugga?
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Mike
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The Reid wrote:

Following up to Alan S wrote:

i live in London. Ive never been to Manchester.

Why on earth not?

because cities dont interest me much. I've been to all the remote
spots, climbed many of the mountains, walked some of the rivers and
canals and a lot of the coast, but I haven't been to Manchester,
Birmingham or Liverpool.

So your point in this thread was what, exactly?

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007