On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
BrianW wrote:
Not by me! I still do it, but given that it nearly killed me, I
wouldn't exactly say it has been beneficial for my health.

I'm sure someone in your line of work can afford a car to commute in.
There's no way in hell I'd cycle along my route to work. I'd be dead in a
week if I tried it on the north circular. I've never even seen the lycra
condom squad trying their luck on that road.

B2003

On Aug 30, 12:51*pm, Nick wrote:
On Aug 30, 11:37*am, 1506 wrote:





On Aug 29, 8:22*pm, "Railsigns.co.uk" wrote:

On Aug 29, 8:09*pm, wrote:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:32:15 -0700 (PDT)

Tom wrote:
limits. *There's a graph around the net of the Tory share of the vote
since the war and it's clearly declining, which possible explains why

Really? Hmm, thats odd:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/el...ml/england.stm

Looks pretty blue to me in england. (sic)

That's because the Tories tend to do well in the affluent countryside
constituencies that cover the largest geographical areas. Even in the
event of a Labour landslide, those maps would still look pretty blue.

The countryside: That would be farms. *Farmers are the folks who work
long hours to put food on your table. *They are common sense people.
They vote Conservative because they have worked very hard for what
they have. *Do you have a problem with that?

The Conservatives are currently putting hard-working people out of
work just so that their friends don't have to pay more taxes. I
certainly have a problem with that. If people want to support the
Conservatives low-tax, low-spending attitudes, fine, but don't expect
any sympathy from the state if they fall on hard times. And I'm afraid
that I find Conservative attitudes completely incompatible with my
understanding of Christianity.

No poor man ever gave me a job. Taxing the job creators will not help
turn the western economies around.

Perhaps you could explain your understanding of Christianity, and how
the UK Labour party have promulgated its values and enabled its
progress.

On Aug 31, 11:32*am, wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:16:58 -0700 (PDT)

BrianW wrote:
Not by me! *I still do it, but given that it nearly killed me, I
wouldn't exactly say it has been beneficial for my health.

I'm sure someone in your line of work can afford a car to commute in.
There's no way in hell I'd cycle along my route to work. I'd be dead in a
week if I tried it on the north circular. I've never even seen the lycra
condom squad trying their luck on that road.

I don't use it as a form of transport, only as a hobby. Most roads
leading into major cities are far too dangerous for the former, as you
say.

On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
BrianW wrote:
I don't use it as a form of transport, only as a hobby. Most roads

The only time I've broken some bones was when I was launched over the
handlebars of a bike when on holiday. I think a gym is a lot healthier.

B2003

On Aug 31, 3:12*am, wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:07:28 -0700 (PDT)

BrianW wrote:
In fact, that's my only face - following a cycling accident, the lower
part of my face is paralysed, hence the rather unsuccessful attempt at
a smile in that (and all other) pics.

And there's us being told how healthy cycling is.

No one would wish that sort of accident on anyone. Had I known I
would have shown some restraint.

That said: Adversity has the effect of enlarging one's true
character. After trauma folks tend to be more mellow, or angry,
depending on their pre-existing disposition. Sadly W. has emerged as
an angry man.

On Aug 31, 11:45*am, 1506 wrote:
On Aug 31, 3:12*am, wrote: On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:07:28 -0700 (PDT)

BrianW wrote:
In fact, that's my only face - following a cycling accident, the lower
part of my face is paralysed, hence the rather unsuccessful attempt at
a smile in that (and all other) pics.

And there's us being told how healthy cycling is.

No one would wish that sort of accident on anyone. *Had I known I
would have shown some restraint.

Thanks. No offence taken. I'm pretty thick skinned.

That said: Adversity has the effect of enlarging one's true
character. *After trauma folks tend to be more mellow, or angry,
depending on their pre-existing disposition. *Sadly W. has emerged as
an angry man.

Nah, I was much worse *before* the accident. It has actually mellowed
me, believe it or not.

On 31/08/2011 11:28, d wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:15:39 +0100
Graeme wrote:
Also which bit of "et al" are you having trouble with?

Nothing at all, you were using Tesco as a generic British supermarket,
so was I. If that is a difficult concept for you that is not my problem.

I was talking about all of them as was quite bloody clear in my initial
post which I just cut and pasted for you and it was this initial comment
that I continued to refer to.

I was also talking about all of them, hence the word 'generic'. I will
explain it in simple terms:

You were claiming that British farmers could set up a cartel and cause
the supermarkets, such as Tesco, to panic about their suppies. I merely
pointed out that given the world wide supply chains that supermarkets,
such as Tesco, have already set up, then said supermarkets, such as
Tesco, were unlikely to be that worried.

You then introduced the standard right-wing bogie man of the EU which
has nothing to do with the issue.

As for your obsession with mung beans, do British farmers actually
produce such things on any great scale?

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.
Railway Miscellany at www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

On Aug 31, 11:43*am, wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:35:00 -0700 (PDT)

BrianW wrote:
I don't use it as a form of transport, only as a hobby. *Most roads

The only time I've broken some bones was when I was launched over the
handlebars of a bike when on holiday. I think a gym is a lot healthier.

Gyms are certainly safer, and I do a great deal of my training in the
gym. However, training in the gym is pretty dull, and getting out
onto the open road is a lot more interesting. I'd struggle to
motivate myself if I did all my training in the gym.

On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:45:37 -0700 (PDT)
1506 wrote:
In fact, that's my only face - following a cycling accident, the lower
part of my face is paralysed, hence the rather unsuccessful attempt at
a smile in that (and all other) pics.

And there's us being told how healthy cycling is.

No one would wish that sort of accident on anyone. Had I known I

True.

B2003

On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:54:31 +0100
Graeme Wall wrote:
You were claiming that British farmers could set up a cartel and cause
the supermarkets, such as Tesco, to panic about their suppies. I merely
pointed out that given the world wide supply chains that supermarkets,
such as Tesco, have already set up, then said supermarkets, such as
Tesco, were unlikely to be that worried.

On the contrary , I think they'd be very worried. As I said , if they started
sourcing ALL their goods from abroad the price would go up steeply.

You then introduced the standard right-wing bogie man of the EU which
has nothing to do with the issue.

Umm hello? Farming subsidies?

As for your obsession with mung beans, do British farmers actually
produce such things on any great scale?

You're the one who keeps mentioning them, not me. I've never eaten them,
know nothing about them and nor do I care to.

B2003