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iwarburton
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 Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: Value for Money? |
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The other day I went to the local supermarket and bought a tub of margarine. After I'd paid for it, the assistant scooped a bit out of the tub and told me that I couldn't expect to have all the margarine that I'd paid for.
Actually I just made that up but no doubt it will resonate with train travellers who've been told they shouldn't moan if they have to stand during journeys.
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John W
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Ian,
But while 89p guarantees 500g of margarine, does the rail ticket say £4.50 guarantees a seat to Birmingham? 
Does Composer of the week guarantee complete works?
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Cherskiy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| John W wrote: | But while 89p guarantees 500g of margarine, does the rail ticket say £4.50 guarantees a seat to Birmingham?
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They should take the seats out of the trains if it doesn't, and just put cattle-cars on.
I liked the way thay the company involved didn't dare to prosecute anyone who produced a false ticket yesterday.
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gfloyd
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Boeing are thinking of developing a standing only area in new planes. They plan to market it to budget airlines. I'm not joking about this. They are mad.
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John W
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Boeing are thinking of developing a standing only area in new planes. They plan to market it to budget airlines. I'm not joking about this. They are mad. |
I've flown from Cincinatti to Cleveland and other short flights over there, less than half an hour some flights. Only 12 seats. But no standing room because the planes are so small you CAN'T stand up! 
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Cherskiy
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Boeing are thinking of developing a standing only area in new planes. They plan to market it to budget airlines. I'm not joking about this. They are mad. |
Boeing are desperately trying to claw back some of the market they've lost to Airbus in the last fifteen years. However, Airbus have also apparently been quietly pitching this idea to some of the Far Eastern carriers recently (in 2003 at least) - pax would be upright, propped up against a padded backboard, held in place with a harness. Then again, Japan Air Lines may go for it with Boeing, as they ran to capacity on some of their domestic services several years ago, having to use Boeing 747SPs (!) fitted out into cattle class to pack 'em all in.... "mind the doors"!
The New York Times ran a story back in April suggesting that the new A380 would pack in 853 pax if standing only sections were used, as opposed to 560 seated. This is clearly false, since the 560 is based on a three-class system which obviously cuts into the total seat capacity - the A380 is cleared for 863 seats if they're all at economy pitch.
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Boeing are thinking of developing a standing only area in new planes. They plan to market it to budget airlines. I'm not joking about this. They are mad. |
Oh just like a night-flight in a Charlie 130 to Baghdad!!!!! |
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Cherskiy
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| Rachel wrote: | | gfloyd wrote: | | Boeing are thinking of developing a standing only area in new planes. They plan to market it to budget airlines. I'm not joking about this. They are mad. |
Oh just like a night-flight in a Charlie 130 to Baghdad!!!!! |
Without the ear defenders and the Elsan in the corner, hopefully....
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You'll be surprised just how long a girl can cross her legs for, when needs must...  |
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Gives you terrible cramp though 
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Cherskiy
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If you're in a C-130 heading into downtown Baghdad, I don't think even crossing your legs would stop the call of nature happening.... at least not if the anti-missile alarms started going off on finals! 
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gfloyd
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| Rachel wrote: |
Oh just like a night-flight in a Charlie 130 to Baghdad!!!!! |
So Rachel are you a weekend commando or perhaps an international spy?
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Cherskiy
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Rachel wrote: |
Oh just like a night-flight in a Charlie 130 to Baghdad!!!!! |
So Rachel are you a weekend commando or perhaps an international spy? |
A 'weekend commando' or goes 'commando' at weekends?
Rachel, have you been there recently with your job by any chance? If so, I hope they issued you with a good flak jacket.
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