On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:00:43 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:


>>Did you download and try Tune Up Utilities yet?
>
>Not yet. Had a really slow connection tonight for some reason. Will
>try tommorow.

Useful tip: the trial license runs out after a month, which should give you time
to sort things out. If you then uninstall and delete it's folder and contents
completely, the next time they bring out a new version you can have another
month free trial. There are a couple of defrag programs that you can play the
same trick with.
--

Martin

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... Magda wrote:
> ...
> ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
> ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... > this:
> ... >
> ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
> ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
> ... >
> ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
> ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
> ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
> ...
> ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
>
>Knowing.

Not "Inno"?

"Knowing me, knowing you"?
--

Martin

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:42:31 +0000, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
>> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>
>> >Let is be knownst that on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:09:57 -0600,
>> >[email protected] writted:
>> >
>> >>In article <120220070941207756%[email protected]>, [email protected] (AKT) wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> *From:* AKT <[email protected]>
>> >>> *Date:* Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:41:06 GMT
>> >>>
>> >>> Roland Perry <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> : The easiest to find will probably be a Virgin PAYG SIM... I'm
>> >>> : not sure if you'll find a suitable shop landside at the terminal
>> >>> though, : most of them are airside/departures at Heathrow.
>> >>>
>> >>> I don't know Heathrow, but does it make any business sense to try to
>> >>> sell UK sim cards to people who are departing the country?
>> >>
>> >>Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
>> >>(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
>> >
>> >I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
>>
>> There used to be lots at Schiphol in the real Duty Free days. I bought nearly
>> all my camera stuff there.
>
>Dixons (Currys whatever) at UK airports sells stuff minus tax.

I think that's where he bought it, the version on sale here was more and didn't
have LW.
--

Martin

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... Magda wrote:
... > ...
... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... > ... > this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
... > ... >
... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
... > ...
... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
... >
... >Knowing.
...
... Not "Inno"?
...
... "Knowing me, knowing you"?

Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.

>>1. I would be arriving in T3 (American Airlines). Is there a shop there
>>where I could buy a SIM card for my mobile phone (unlocked, gsm, has
>>the right frequencies)?

I arrive at T3 on Air Canada and I don't ever recall seeing a place to
get a SIM. The arrivals at T3 are pretty tatty.

For many travellers the most attractive UK SIM is Mobile World sold by
Carphone Warehouse. The SIM kit costs 10 pounds and gives you 10
pounds credit. Rates are quite reasonable including a very low 5p
rate back to North America. But the closest store to Heathrow is
several stops down the Underground. If you're taking underground to
train route that people have suggested, there's stores in or near most
of the large train stations.

In message <120220070941207756%[email protected]>, at 15:41:06 on Mon, 12
Feb 2007, AKT <[email protected]> remarked:
>: The easiest to find will probably be a Virgin PAYG SIM... I'm
>: not sure if you'll find a suitable shop landside at the terminal though,
>: most of them are airside/departures at Heathrow.
>
>I don't know Heathrow, but does it make any business sense to try to
>sell UK sim cards to people who are departing the country?

I think you misunderstand. Most of the shops that might sell a SIM are
in airside/departures (and not in airside/arrivals or landside).

Whether it's sensible for them to sell SIMS to those passengers, is
their business, but some sell phones, which amounts to much the same
thing.
--
Roland Perry

In message <[email protected]>, at 14:24:26 on
Mon, 12 Feb 2007, TMOliver <[email protected]> remarked:
>> Seriously It would make good business sense to sell them simcards for the
>> countries that they are departing to.
>>
>...And echoes my complaint that I've never seen anyone selling or renting
>"Wal-Mart" cheap ($14.99 for the phone alone this week, plus preload cards
>at a variety of prices/loadouts) in the arrival terminals. Even a
>reasonably priced "QuickRent" with modest charges to/fm one's home country
>might go like hotcakes, using a deposit refunded on turnin at departure.
>
>The secret is "Point of sale", putting the product near the customers who
>want/need it...

And I'm surprised they don't sell things like Heathrow Express tickets
either on the plane, or at departures before you leave. Perhaps it's
just too much for people to get stock of such things, and a decent
margin to sell in relative small quantities.
--
Roland Perry

In message <[email protected]>, at 03:19:22 on Tue, 13 Feb 2007,
John L <[email protected]> remarked:
>For many travellers the most attractive UK SIM is Mobile World sold by
>Carphone Warehouse. The SIM kit costs 10 pounds and gives you 10
>pounds credit. Rates are quite reasonable including a very low 5p
>rate back to North America. But the closest store to Heathrow is
>several stops down the Underground. If you're taking underground to
>train route that people have suggested, there's stores in or near most
>of the large train stations.

I'd suggest breaking the journey at Hammersmith, but there is carting
luggage around to consider. Victoria station might be easier. (Note: I'm
not aware of any particular shops either at Hammersmith or the main
concourse at Victoria, but there definitely some promising looking ones
"upstairs" in the far righthand corner at Victoria - up a short
escalator).
--
Roland Perry

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:35:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... Magda wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
> ... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... > ... > this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
> ... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
> ... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
> ... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
> ... > ...
> ... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
> ... >
> ... >Knowing.
> ...
> ... Not "Inno"?
> ...
> ... "Knowing me, knowing you"?
>
>Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.

and in winter you wear maternity, if you aren't careful.
--

Martin

In article <1htg4en.1prm13i1035zo2N%[email protected]>, "David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> writes

>Dixons (Currys whatever) at UK airports sells stuff minus tax. I bought
>my partner another ipod (shuffle) on a recent trip. Technically, I think
>you're liable to that tax when you re-enter, but I've never been stopped
>by customs on a flight into the UK from anywhere, and don't expect to
>be...

The only time I spent over the limit was at Schiphol in the early '90s.
It was a Tag Heuer watch - an impulse purchase costing about UKP200.
I've no idea what I might have paid elsewhere, but I was rather alarmed
to note on arrival at Heathrow customs that the duty free limit for
goods was UKP30. However, the customs inspectors were more concerned
with what else I might have been bringing back and searched my luggage,
between my toes, and took my Swiss knife away to test the blades (got it
back afterward, though).
--
congokid
Eating out in London? Read my tips...
http://congokid.com

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:59:00 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:35:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... Magda wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
... > ... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... > ... > ... > this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
... > ... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
... > ... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
... > ... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
... > ... >
... > ... >Knowing.
... > ...
... > ... Not "Inno"?
... > ...
... > ... "Knowing me, knowing you"?
... >
... >Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.
...
... and in winter you wear maternity, if you aren't careful.

Knowing is sperm-free, thank heavens.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:18:43 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:59:00 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:35:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... Magda wrote:
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
> ... > ... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... > ... > ... > this:
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
> ... > ... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
> ... > ... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
> ... > ... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >Knowing.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Not "Inno"?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... "Knowing me, knowing you"?
> ... >
> ... >Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.
> ...
> ... and in winter you wear maternity, if you aren't careful.
>
>Knowing is sperm-free, thank heavens.

gRunge and Porky give it away free too.
--

Martin

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:27:27 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:18:43 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:59:00 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:35:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
... > ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... Magda wrote:
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
... > ... > ... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... > ... > ... > ... > this:
... > ... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
... > ... > ... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
... > ... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
... > ... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
... > ... > ... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
... > ... > ... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >Knowing.
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... Not "Inno"?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... "Knowing me, knowing you"?
... > ... >
... > ... >Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.
... > ...
... > ... and in winter you wear maternity, if you aren't careful.
... >
... >Knowing is sperm-free, thank heavens.
...
... gRunge and Porky give it away free too.

That's what it's worth, indeed.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:42:07 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:27:27 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:18:43 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:59:00 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:35:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:14:08 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... >On 12 Feb 2007 15:34:49 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... > ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... Magda wrote:
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:08:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
> ... > ... > ... > ... > <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... > ... > ... > ... > this:
> ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >Yeah - to Brits who are going abroad on vacation or business and believe
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >(even though it may not be the case) that airport shopping is cheaper.
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... I have never found much in the way of bargains in airports.
> ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > IME it's not worth it, either. Once I was already at the airport waiting for my flight
> ... > ... > ... > ... > when I realised that I had forgotten my perfume at home. I bought another flask there; it
> ... > ... > ... > ... > was about 5 Euro cheaper than the usual price. Big deal...
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... What is your favoured scent, luv...???
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... >Knowing.
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... Not "Inno"?
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... "Knowing me, knowing you"?
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >Knowing, Estée Lauder. Well, this is my winter perfume. In summer I wear Eternity for Men.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... and in winter you wear maternity, if you aren't careful.
> ... >
> ... >Knowing is sperm-free, thank heavens.
> ...
> ... gRunge and Porky give it away free too.
>
>That's what it's worth, indeed.

The sperm bank refused to let them make a deposit.
--

Martin

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Roland
Perry) wrote:

> *From:* Roland Perry <[email protected]>
> *Date:* Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:41:20 +0000
>
> In message <[email protected]>, at 14:24:26 on
> Mon, 12 Feb 2007, TMOliver <[email protected]> remarked:
> >> Seriously It would make good business sense to sell them simcards
> > for the
> >> countries that they are departing to.
> >>
> >...And echoes my complaint that I've never seen anyone selling or
> renting
> >"Wal-Mart" cheap ($14.99 for the phone alone this week, plus preload
> cards
> >at a variety of prices/loadouts) in the arrival terminals. Even a
> >reasonably priced "QuickRent" with modest charges to/fm one's home
> country
> >might go like hotcakes, using a deposit refunded on turnin at
> departure.
> >
> >The secret is "Point of sale", putting the product near the customers
> who
> >want/need it...
>
> And I'm surprised they don't sell things like Heathrow Express tickets
> either on the plane, or at departures before you leave.

I think Ryan sells Stansted Express tickets on the plane.