In message , at 19:23:02 on
Sun, 20 Mar 2011, Steve Firth remarked:

I note BTW that you accepted at face value

Not at all, I looked up the BMI and East Coast websites.

The proposition that train and plane fares vary (and one or the other
might be cheaper, depending on the date and how far in advance you book)
is well understood. I'm not sure what the problem is here.
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Roland Perry