From: d4g4h4 on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>
> > And how soon before the situation affects the worldwide economy?
> > Passenger travel poses a serious enough problem, considering how many
> > business travelers are affected, but much of the world's freight moves
> > by air nowadays, too! (As though the economic situation were not
> > already bad enough.)
>
> The world may discover that a lot of things really don't absolutely have to be
> transported by air.

A lot of things don't absolutely have to be transported at all. Indeed,
none of us absolutely have to travel at all. None of us absolutely have
to post to usenet groups either. Any other fascinating nuggets of wisdom
while you're channelling?

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From: Mxsmanic on
David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) writes:

> A lot of things don't absolutely have to be transported at all. Indeed,
> none of us absolutely have to travel at all. None of us absolutely have
> to post to usenet groups either.

Agreed.
From: d4g4h4 on
Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) writes:
>
> > A lot of things don't absolutely have to be transported at all. Indeed,
> > none of us absolutely have to travel at all. None of us absolutely have
> > to post to usenet groups either.
>
> Agreed.

Well, that was easy then. :)

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From: Hatunen on
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:18:14 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>At some point, the ash is so sparse that it is no longer a hazard. There's
>often ash in the atmosphere in very small amounts, since there are always
>volcanos erupting somewhere.

When I said pretty much the same thing you took me to task about
how even a little bit of ash would endanger the engines.



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From: JohnT on

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) writes:
>>
>> > A lot of things don't absolutely have to be transported at all. Indeed,
>> > none of us absolutely have to travel at all. None of us absolutely have
>> > to post to usenet groups either.
>>
>> Agreed.
>
> Well, that was easy then. :)

I am going to notify "The Guinness Book of Records" that Mixi has agreed
with you about something!
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JohnT