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Tom Anderson November 15th 05 06:42 PM

LCR's Stratford City land wanted for Olympics
 
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005, Ian Johnston wrote:

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:09:28 UTC, Tom Anderson
wrote:

Well, you ought to at least bear in mind that once the landowners have
been bought off, it's likely to be downgraded to a gravy tram. Or,
horror of horrors, a gravy trolleybus.


Worst of all - gawp 'elp us - a gravy Parry People Mover ...


You try getting that past Her Majesty's Gravy Railway Inspectorate!

tom

--
if you can't beat them, build them

Ian Jelf November 16th 05 06:58 AM

LCR's Stratford City land wanted for Olympics
 
In message , Tony Polson
writes
Ian Jelf wrote:


A Gravy RM. would be nice.......



Perhaps someone should put in a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (or
whatever it's called now) to run a fleet of Routemasters between the
Olympic Village and the venues.


But not presumably during the Paralympics?

Ducks for cover
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Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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Tony Polson November 16th 05 12:31 PM

LCR's Stratford City land wanted for Olympics
 
Ian Jelf wrote:

In message , Tony Polson
writes
Ian Jelf wrote:


A Gravy RM. would be nice.......



Perhaps someone should put in a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (or
whatever it's called now) to run a fleet of Routemasters between the
Olympic Village and the venues.


But not presumably during the Paralympics?


Well, it was very tongue-in-cheek!

Ducks for cover


Wise man. Where did you say you live?

;-)

Ian Johnston November 16th 05 08:49 PM

LCR's Stratford City land wanted for Olympics
 
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:08:19 UTC, "R.C. Payne"
wrote:

Ian Johnston wrote:


Worst of all - gawp 'elp us - a gravy Parry People Mover ...


You've overlooked the possibility of the gravy Guided Bus. The great
solution to all our transport problems, don't you know.


Shouldn't it be on the Thames, so we could have a gravy b...

No. I can't say it. I'll just get me coat.

Ian

Tony Polson November 18th 05 11:33 AM

LCR's Stratford City land wanted for Olympics
 
"Ian Johnston" wrote:

Shouldn't it be on the Thames, so we could have a gravy b...

No. I can't say it.



Because Alan Flavell already did?

;-)



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