On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:07:54 -0500, Ian Burgmyer <spe### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

>> I forgot the smiley
>
>Here, have mine: :)

Thankye


>There are some cases where I do prefer to go alone.  I ended up buying a 
>camera the other day (Nikon D40, so I can finally stop using my crappy 
>cell phone camera) and I doubt I would have sprinted in and out as 
>quickly as I did if I'd had someone there.  Odds are I would have wound 
>up spending more money. :S  External influence can be a bad thing in 
>some cases.

Well I'm lucky, I just tell my wife what sort of thing I'd like and she will
find out the model and best price then send me out to buy it. She's not a techie
but developed the skills shopping for HiFi. Again she'd send me out to buy it
because she got comments like "The blue interconnects, is that to match your
curtains?"
"No to match the colour of your face as I strangle you with them!" 
It was safer if I went alone and quicker too. :) Yip a touch of red headedness,
I fear.


>> Don't sleep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_congestion_charge
>> I heard that New York was thinking of trying it.
>> BTW I approve of it, travelling in London has improved since it was introduced
>> IMHO
>
>I dunno...seems a little steep to me.

The idea is to cut down the number of cars. Drivers need more that just a polite
asking.

>I'm really not sure if that would work in the States.  I'm just thinking 
>of all the people who have hour-plus commutes and the relatively poor 
>public transit systems in a lot of areas.  I'm fairly ignorant about 
>daily life in Europe (for obvious reasons :P), so I don't know about the 
>situation in various parts overseas.
>

It might in NY, maybe Jim C will have an idea. You have to remember most of
London was designed for the horse and cart. The traffic is horrendous, a journey
of about six miles could take between twenty minutes and two hours (not rush
hour). Oxford street, a bus and taxi only street takes about fifteen minutes to
travel a mile. Almost as quick to walk. The transport system has been improved
but our tube maintenance company just went bust. 
Bicycles, motor bikes, invalid's cars and green cars are free (I think). 

>> That is for on street parking
>
>Ouch. O.O

Have you heard about "wheel clamping" where your car is immobilised if you don't
park in a recognised parking bay? You get the car back after paying a large fine
and then have to wait until someone unlocks your car.

The signs of things to come, Whooooo! :)
 

Regards
	Stephen

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