Call me a cynic, but....

I've lost count of the times you've said you can't do something because
of a lack of cash on here.

I can't be arsed to google, but you must have done it several times for
it to stick in my mind.

You're the one who started on personal snipes, not me.

Either you're deliberately being argumentative these days or you really
are as miserable as you come across on here.

 

I keep meaning to do an Interrail again - perhaps that is an alternative
option with a bit of forward planning for accommodation and nice whizzy
fast trains that I've not been on before e.g. ICE in Germany.

You, bring back drink? - sorry can't believe it.

I know this will sound barmy but I do not think I could ride a bike
through mountain passes or on precipitous bridges. I nearly panicked
going over some scary bridge near a toll area on the A26 in France on a
TOG Tour - scared of heights see.

 

Yes - what colour pink or blue, sweetie?

I think many people who have some fear of heights are like this. Flying
is no problem, I can climb a ladder reasonably OK and looking down a
hill or a mountain having walked up one is OK. Bridges over water or
precipitous cliff edges or ravines - err no thank you.

 

<Does the maths>

It would, too. Makes you think.

 

But, but, but... you've got an R1150GS.

 

So true. Twould be a small price to pay for a continuation of normal
life. ...and more importantly terrorism only works if we allow
ourselves to be openly and blatently terrorized to the point where we
close our airports and full our news with all this shit.

These wankers have killed a mere 50 people in the UK. I bet more die
from bee stings yet our press and politicians reward these cunts for
their pitiful attempts to kill us with a level of panic out of all
proportion to the risks we face.

Mind ewe, I'm pretty sure the government are well aware there is damn
all terrorism risk and just want to ramp up some panic for their own
benifit so discussing this issue in terrorism terms is perhaps missing
the point.

 

So you're not going to address any of the issues raised in my last
post destroying your arguments, then? Good show old boy.

 

Some complete and utter fuckwits also wish to make a short term work
around a long term investment. I imagine it's purely because they
have shares in some airport shop that sells purple Smarties and have a
selection of moody fiction to get shot of.

 

That'll be the city you're discussing I assume.

"The market is never wrong..." Pah!

 

No, it's the wish and viewpoint of our Expert Aviation Business
Consultant (also available for natural disasters) who appears to know
everything about business.

 

Just watching News 24.

Stuff bought airside can be taken on as hand luggage.

What was that about them not using it as an opportunity to generate
extra profits?

 

That wasn't the argument, young Steve. Your point was that they were
going to ban it forever and ever and ever.

 

We'll see.

Ramp back security to pre-alert levels but leave the hand luggage ban in
place. Negligible extra cost given that most people fly with hold
luggage, lots of extra cash generated from airside retail.

 

(SteveH) wrote in message

Well that's fine then and I'm happy.

I can buy books when I next fly.

 

(SteveH) wrote in message

It isn't BAA who set the security policy. It's the Government.

And what extra cash do you think will be generated? Sure book sales
will increase but do you really think a few extra bottles of water will
make that much difference?

 

Can we also see your reply to the points raised in Message-ID:
<> please? You've ignored
it totally changing conversation to an "I'm richer than your" pissing
contest.

Can you please give your source for 'most people fly with hold
luggage' thanks.

 

God yes. Steve is under the impression that the same amount of people
will fly even if they can't take hand baggage with them.

Long haul airline seat = £2,000 but even though the country has lost
that £2,000 as the passenger didn't travel it will make a whole POUND
from selling TWO bottles of mineral water! Genius! That man will go
far.

 

Working on average profit margins and assuming most passengers will buy
a bottle, BAA sites would stand to make an extra £50m or so just from
water sales alone.

 

Ah, but how much will people pay for a bottle if it's the *only* place
they can get it? Especially once they turn the heating up.

 

Hold on, Nick. *You* started a pissing contest. I've chosen to largely
avoid going further down that road as it's a bit pointless.

Can you give me figures that support the opinion that most don't?