They are whingeing about petrol prices again!

On 18-Nov-2011, Simon Weaseltemper wrote:

On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:



On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

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Simon
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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(


It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I’d
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion would
save on fuel costs in the end.

Doug.

On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, Squashme wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.

What you really mean is you are employed by an oil company. From the
amount of time you spend here during business hours, I thing the term
"work for" could hardly be applied.

b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

--
Simon Mason

On Nov 20, 8:52*am, Mark O'Knee wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:

On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, Squashme wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.

What you really mean is you are employed by an oil company. From the
amount of time you spend here during business hours, I thing the term
"work for" could hardly be applied.


Ah, but I don't work business hours though.
For example, today I will be working 1430-2230, but then won't be back
at work until Thursday at 0700.
I haven't done a 9-5 M-F job since 1979.

--
Simon Mason

On 20/11/2011 08:50, Doug wrote:
On 18-Nov-2011, Simon wrote:

On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:



On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

--
Simon
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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(


It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I’d
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion would
save on fuel costs in the end.

Still waiting for the penny to drop....


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 20/11/2011 08:50, Doug wrote:
On 18-Nov-2011, Simon wrote:

On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:



On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

--
Simon
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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(


It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I’d
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion would
save on fuel costs in the end.

Doug.

Yes, the higher the better, we all know that only motorists use fuel.

Those lorries, buses, trains, ambulances, hospitals, etc do not use fuel
at all, they are powered by Pixie Dust that falls out of the skies in
cloud cockoo land.

"Dave - Cyclists VOR" wrote in message
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On 20/11/2011 08:50, Doug wrote:
On 18-Nov-2011, Simon wrote:

On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:



On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

--
Simon
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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(


It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I’d
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the
higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion
would
save on fuel costs in the end.

Still waiting for the penny to drop....
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It will when he realises that increases in food prices are largely due to
increased transportation costs.

Doug wrote:
On 18-Nov-2011, Simon Weaseltemper wrote:

On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:



On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

--
Simon
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text -

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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(


It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I'd
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the
higher the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads
so that serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of
congestion would save on fuel costs in the end.

Doug.

and who do you think pays for your state benefit handouts?

On Nov 20, 9:48*am, Tony Dragon wrote:


Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion would
save on fuel costs in the end.

Doug.

Yes, the higher the better, we all know that only motorists use fuel.

Those lorries, buses, trains, ambulances, hospitals, etc do not use fuel
at all, they are powered by Pixie Dust that falls out of the skies in
cloud cockoo land.- Hide quoted text -

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In years to come when all of the oil has run out, those vehicles will
be powered by biofuels made from palm oil, maize, wheat, sugar cane
and all sorts of other renewable resources. We are in a transitional
period when we are having to learn to be weaned off fossil fuels and
into cleaner forms of energy which will benefit us all.

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Simon Mason

On 20/11/2011 09:31, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 20, 8:52 am, Mark wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:

On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.

What you really mean is you are employed by an oil company. From the
amount of time you spend here during business hours, I thing the term
"work for" could hardly be applied.


Ah, but I don't work business hours though.
For example, today I will be working 1430-2230, but then won't be back
at work until Thursday at 0700.
I haven't done a 9-5 M-F job since 1979.

Blimey... he's going to start blaming Mrs Thatcher now...

On Nov 20, 8:50*am, "Doug" wrote:
On 18-Nov-2011, Simon Weaseltemper wrote:





On 18/11/2011 14:48, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 17, 7:33 am, Simon
wrote:
On 17/11/2011 04:05, Simon Mason wrote:

On Nov 16, 11:46 pm, *wrote:
On Nov 16, 6:53 pm, *wrote:

Doug wrote:
Fortunately this hardly affects cyclists at all.

so why are you mentioning it here?

"just about everybody on this group have said they own a car."

I am not moaning about high petrol prices as
a) I work for an oil company.
b) I get a staff discount c) I hardly ever drive anyway.

Win win win.

Higher prices, less traffic!

--
Simon
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My fuel bills are going through the roof due to me driving Mrs M out
to all of these hills.
I've just put another 70 quids worth in. :-(

It does not go far, I spend approx £80 a month on diesel. Still I’d
rather pay £160 per month and see less traffic on the roads.

Of course that is the undoubted benefit of higher fuel prices so the higher
the better. Lets get all those frivolous drivers off our roads so that
serious road users can benefit. I bet the resulting lack of congestion would
save on fuel costs in the end.

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Agreed.
Fuel is far too cheap - if people can afford to sit in traffic for an
hour like I was the other night doing 8-9 mpg, then the fuel taxes
need to be raised in order to force people to consider more sensible
alternatives. I certainly won't be driving to work today, that's for
sure.

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Simon Mason