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Petrol to rise to £2.30 a Litre ?!!
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PasturesNew wrote: »People's journey plans will be halted. e.g. holiday home owners in Cornwall will start to question the cost of the petrol there/back.
We've been to Cornwall on a family holiday in the last 3 years, and we're going again this summer. We always take the train, and hire bikes when we get there. Cheaper (if you book ahead) and much nicer - DS would go insane on the long drive, and we'd go doolally with him. On the train, you can move around, read books, play games, etc....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
(By the way, I live about 15 mins walk from my job. It all worked out very handy. I still like to drive in though
If the summer has reliably good weather I'll try cycling, maybe 
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We both live within 5 minutes' walk of our Chambers. When we have to travel to go to court, we both use public transport. Between us, we've driven for work 5 times in the last year. OH has driven to Uxbridge County Court twice, and I've driven to Harmondsworth immigration centre three times - both a nightmare to get to by public transport....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
:T but we're going to have to watch out for Armaggedon.
I spent some time on a Disaster Recovery group for a bank.
Often the question would come up, 'What would happen if the City went up in smoke?'
The response could only be, 'I don't care, the only thing you'll see from me will be a clean pair of heels.'
If it's a Biblical thing then I guess we'll see which sect was right.0 -
I live in the 'burbs and I hate them.
Live in the country or the city. Anything else is a hateful compromise IMO.
Couldn't agree more. We live in a flat in the centre of London. My parents' Kent house is in the middle of its own fields, and the only buildings to be seen from any window in the house are the stables, hay barn, dairy, and oast house. One or the other for sure!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
We changed our car in March from a 2 litre to a 1.4!!! :eek: I have to say I was dreading it at the time but boy am I pleased now. Went last Saturday from Exeter to Heathrow and back on 1 full tank of petrol, with a further 3 days left of driving before filling up. The 2 litre car on the same journey would have needed at least 1 other petrol stop to do the same.
And the new car went just as well as the previous at high speeds............though the 0-60 when going from slip road to motorway took about 5 minutes!
Still, it gave me a chance for the first time to admire the diverse planting of trees and shrubs on the banks of motorways. Very lush. :cool:
"Life is difficult. Life is a series of problems. What makes life difficult is that the process of confronting and solving problems is a painful one." M Scott Peck. The Road Less Travelled.0 -
LittleMissAspie wrote: »I really don't understand why people take jobs in places they have trouble getting to. People complain about long commutes but they chose the job and they chose the house. It makes no sense!
Not everything in life is choice, unless you're very lucky.
A job you choose can finish. A house you choose to buy can suddenly be in the wrong place if your job finishes and the next/nearest one is 20 miles away.
Things change in life.
Also, the less you earn/the more houses cost, the less choices you have.
We make choices based on what we know at that time. Or we'd all sit around not making choices "in case".
But then life gets you ... and it all changes.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Couldn't agree more. We live in a flat in the centre of London. My parents' Kent house is in the middle of its own fields, and the only buildings to be seen from any window in the house are the stables, hay barn, dairy, and oast house. One or the other for sure!It's not their fault they do not know
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead
It's Barbican or bust for me I think.0 -
That'd be the south coast more likely. Not the North. Clues there are: train and bikes.neverdespairgirl wrote: »We've been to Cornwall on a family holiday in the last 3 years, and we're going again this summer. We always take the train, and hire bikes when we get there. Cheaper (if you book ahead) and much nicer - DS would go insane on the long drive, and we'd go doolally with him. On the train, you can move around, read books, play games, etc.
The north coast is rugged/hilly. You don't see bikes up there except serious nutters with all that racing gear (and even they are usually pushing it, struggling and sweating).
At the moment the train is often more expensive for one person ... hate to think what the bill for 4 would be. But for those who have bought their holiday homes not near the train line, and in remoter areas ... they're toast.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »That'd be the south coast more likely. Not the North. Clues there are: train and bikes.
The north coast is rugged/hilly. You don't see bikes up there except serious nutters with all that racing gear (and even they are usually pushing it, struggling and sweating).
At the moment the train is often more expensive for one person ... hate to think what the bill for 4 would be. But for those who have bought their holiday homes not near the train line, and in remoter areas ... they're toast.
No, north Cornwall - we've stayed near Camelford twice, and near Port Isaac (had to give DS a look at "his"port!)
Back of an envelope calculation. If, say, we were going to Penzance for a week in July, sat to sat, it would cost us as a family £195 to get there and back by public transport (train) or £146 by coach.
By car, it would be a round trip of 636 miles. At a cost of, say, 40p a mile, this would cost £255....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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