vjc wrote:

    > this is a bunch of bitter 40 something
    > blokes, as is the normal way on usenet.

Bloody cheek! I'm not bitter, and I'm a long way past 40 something. I
shall be sorry I defended you to MadFan if you persist in this scandalous
libel!

TTFN
+

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"A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware" - Rupert Brooke - "The
Soldier"

Peter J Lusby
San Diego, California, USA
www.lusby.org

Hatunen wrote:

    > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:29:01 +0000, vjc wrote:
    > > [email protected] (David) blurted:
    > >
    > >>
    > >
    > >Mind your feet.
    > Or more to the point, your head. Wouldn't want him galumphing back
    > with it.

That would be a frabjous day, and no doubt!

TTFN
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"A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware" - Rupert Brooke - "The
Soldier"

Peter J Lusby
San Diego, California, USA
www.lusby.org

Hatunen wrote:

    > I'm actually a bitter 60 something bloke...

And I'm a dead cool, happening, steekin' rich 50-something bloke! ;-)

What're you doing Saturday night, 'nessa? Fancy a trip around the maze at
HC?

;-)

Ian

vjc wrote:

    > [email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:
    > >>Mind your feet.
    > >
    > >Or more to the point, your head. Wouldn't want him galumphing back
    > >with it.
    > Mmm, wouldn't be too brillig then, would I?

Well, lets just say that the mome raths would most certainly outgrabe
you.

TTFN
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"A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware" - Rupert Brooke - "The
Soldier"

Peter J Lusby
San Diego, California, USA
www.lusby.org

jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan McGalliard) blurted:

    >Vanessa,
    >I know you think it's trivial. I agree with you, the distinction
    >between ex-BR and tube is silly. But this is a group for tourists, and
    >unless they are lucky enough to have a London Connections map
    >http://www.londontransport.co.uk/tfl...cs/lon_con.pdf
    >then they are not going to find it on their tube map.

The point being made, which is not trivial, but has been ignored in
each reply, was that Hampton Court is more easily accessible by public
transport than by car. Fustanella's previous posts made it quite
clear he was going to hire a car from Easy Car to go outside of
London. My point was that this place is not outside London, although
he had included it in his 'cluster' of ;outside' destinations.

To point out that it's a local train, and not a tube is fair enough.
Especially when crossposting from a tourist group, as you almost
indicated. To point out that it's a local train three times (four if
you include your post) without any information as to whether it's
'easily accessible' from London or not, is not fair enough.

While the first reply was useful, pointless repeptition without adding
any useful information borders on netkopping, and tends to invite
sarcasm.
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

Peter J Lusby blurted:

    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >Mind your feet.
    >> Or more to the point, your head. Wouldn't want him galumphing back
    >> with it.
    >That would be a frabjous day, and no doubt!

Calloo!
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

Peter J Lusby blurted:

    >Bloody cheek! I'm not bitter, and I'm a long way past 40 something. I
    >shall be sorry I defended you to MadFan if you persist in this scandalous
    >libel!

Lol, okay, Peter, but I do still maintain that he is bitterly
fourteen-something..... and thank you for the defence the other week,
although I was somewhat guilty of provoking him, I fear.
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

[email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:

    >>And this isn't the whole world, this is a bunch of bitter 40 something
    >>blokes, as is the normal way on usenet.
    >I'm actually a bitter 60 something bloke...

Good for you. I shall forgive you now.... x¬)
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

"Ian F." blurted:

    >And I'm a dead cool, happening, steekin' rich 50-something bloke! ;-)
    >What're you doing Saturday night, 'nessa? Fancy a trip around the maze at
    >HC?
    >;-)

I shall be up the Heath with the other bitter 40 something blokes, me.
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

[email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:

    >Precisely. Can you still easily find a London Connexions map (mine is
    >from 1996)? I didn't really look when I was in London last May.

They're displayed publicly at all overground connecting stations which
serve the local train network, here.
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

[email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:

    >>>Why the sarcasm? Is this your usual approach when you've made mistake?
    >>>In front of the whole world?
    >>No I was being shirty (without much reason, true, so I apologise to
    >>you for that), because you hadn't bothered to read the other 3 replies
    >>before posting the exact same thing.
    >You apparently assume that one receives all replies simultaneously. I
    >suggeat you lear how usenet works, and how messages are propagated.

Is that you attempting to lecture me on the use of sarcasm?

Bravo, sir.
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

vjc wrote:

    > Fustanella's previous posts made it quite
    > clear he was going to hire a car from Easy Car to go outside of
    > London. My point was that this place is not outside London, although
    > he had included it in his 'cluster' of ;outside' destinations.

Apologies.

He's on top of this, actually. I suggested he hire from the Kingston
Branch (convenient for heading west), and he decided it makes sense to
combine that with the Hampton Court adventure. So he's only driving the
last two miles, then on to Bath (or whereever).

joan
--
Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:38:35 +0000, vjc wrote:

    > [email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:
    >>>>Why the sarcasm? Is this your usual approach when you've made mistake?
    >>>>In front of the whole world?
    >>>No I was being shirty (without much reason, true, so I apologise to
    >>>you for that), because you hadn't bothered to read the other 3 replies
    >>>before posting the exact same thing.
    >>You apparently assume that one receives all replies simultaneously. I
    >>suggeat you lear how usenet works, and how messages are propagated.
    >Is that you attempting to lecture me on the use of sarcasm?

No. I'm trying to leacture you on the nature of the medium you don't
seem to udnerstand.

    >Bravo, sir.

And well-deserved it is, too.


************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:35:19 +0000, vjc wrote:

    > [email protected] (Hatunen) blurted:
    >>Precisely. Can you still easily find a London Connexions map (mine is
    >>from 1996)? I didn't really look when I was in London last May.
    >They're displayed publicly at all overground connecting stations which
    >serve the local train network, here.

I didn't mean publicly. I mean to carry around.


************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:26:09 +0000, vjc wrote:

    > jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan McGalliard) blurted:
    >>Vanessa,
    >>I know you think it's trivial. I agree with you, the distinction
    >>between ex-BR and tube is silly. But this is a group for tourists, and
    >>unless they are lucky enough to have a London Connections map
    >>http://www.londontransport.co.uk/tfl...cs/lon_con.pdf
    >>then they are not going to find it on their tube map.
    >The point being made, which is not trivial, but has been ignored in
    >each reply, was that Hampton Court is more easily accessible by public
    >transport than by car.

You'll get little disagreement there. In fact, there's hardly anywhere
in the Greater London area that isn't easier to access by transport
than buy car.

    >Fustanella's previous posts made it quite
    >clear he was going to hire a car from Easy Car to go outside of
    >London. My point was that this place is not outside London, although
    >he had included it in his 'cluster' of ;outside' destinations.

I think mayhap the thread had drifted down far enough that
Fustanella's comments were lost and yours had to stand on their own.
Loss of original context is a pretty common problem in Usenet.

    >To point out that it's a local train, and not a tube is fair enough.
    >Especially when crossposting from a tourist group, as you almost
    >indicated. To point out that it's a local train three times (four if
    >you include your post) without any information as to whether it's
    >'easily accessible' from London or not, is not fair enough.

I am then guilty of your own sin, assuming it would be understood by
all that train from Waterloo Station *means* easily acessible.

    >While the first reply was useful, pointless repeptition without adding
    >any useful information borders on netkopping, and tends to invite
    >sarcasm.

You assume that anyone who has posted a comment has already had access
to others making similar comments and is therefore being a repetitious
dold. It is not necessarily true, due to the way Usenet propagates
messages. If having several people give you the same info is something
you find irritating enough to be sarcastic about it I'm afraid you are
going to be expressing a lot of sarcasm on Usenet.


************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *