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From: William Black on 17 Apr 2010 06:49 EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: (Whatever > happened to the cable news channels that broadcast ONLY news - "in > depth", but NEWS, not comment?) You obviously can't get BBC NEWS -- William Black "Any number under six" The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
From: William Black on 17 Apr 2010 06:49 Mxsmanic wrote: > William Black writes: > >> It's called 'the continent'. > > To people on the Continent, an island is not the mainland. It depends on how often we invade... -- William Black "Any number under six" The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
From: William Black on 17 Apr 2010 06:51 Martin wrote: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:30:13 +0100, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Martin wrote: >>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:35:02 +0100, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Martin wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:22:06 +0100, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Martin wrote: >>>>>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:39:35 +0100, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mxsmanic wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hatunen writes: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> But the train is still a good idea if the ash stays. >>>>>>>>> Trains are a good idea even after the ash leaves. >>>>>>>> Not if I want to leave the UK mainland... >>>>>>> Channel tunnel? >>>>>> Full. >>>>> North Sea Ferries? >>>> The P&O web site is down because of the weight of traffic. If you want >>>> to talk to them it's a 10p a minute phone call. >>> I have no interest in talking to them I have a season ticket that guarantees me >>> a place. >> Even if 'bumped' by act of God? >> >> This is P&O we're talking about, an organisation whose contempt for its >> customers is exceeded only by their contempt for their own staff. > > If you have a season ticket the P&O service is fantastically good. We have > already got on a "full" ferry once. You can also cancel a booking up to about an > hour before the ferry leaves. They're still advertising '�68 two for the price one on North Sea Ferries' around here, but I'll bet you can't get a berth. -- William Black "Any number under six" The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
From: Mike on 17 Apr 2010 07:10 On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:27:31 +0200, Wolfgang Schwanke <see(a)sig.nature> wrote: >That was probably about the climatic effect. It's unlikely that >aviation will be affected longer than a couple of days. the previous eruption from this one lasted years. -- Mike "if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by shooting Orville down" Warren Buffett
From: Mike on 17 Apr 2010 07:12
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:20:36 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Not if I want to leave the UK mainland... > >You mean leave the UK for the mainland. nope, the UK has a mainland. Perhaps you meant continental Europe? -- Mike "if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by shooting Orville down" Warren Buffett |