wrote:
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

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Right because business websites with their anonymous unpublished surveys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?

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Spud

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
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?

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.

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Spud

y 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/

7000 people interviewed in seven boroughs around Heathrow, supported
the third runway by 48%-34%.

25% said if their councillor supported expansion it would make them
more likely to vote for them, 16% less likely.

Peter Smyth

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.

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.

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.

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...)

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.

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Spud