[Gllug] [OT] Technobabble

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, John Hearns whispered secretively:
> On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 18:12 +0000, David Damerell wrote:
>> On Monday, 21 Nov 2005, Jim Bailey wrote:
> 
>> >Fewer cars would be a _nice_ option but the vast majority of people
>> >don't want to give up their car and unless forced to do so by a police
>> >state won't give up their cars.
> Congestion charging has worked rather well in our own city,
> much though the press try to rubbish it and label it as a money spinning
> scheme.

Is this so they can say it's failed? ('Cos it's not making much money;
it lowered traffic volumes more than expected :) )

> Cue the television news 'vox pop' I saw at the weekend, on the Oxford
> Street traders calling for a suspension of the congestion charge.
> Man and woman shopping in street quote: "Congestion charging has priced
> us out of driving into London"

*gah*

> Me - banging head on wall and screaming "Yes, that's the ruddy point of
> it"

Quite.

-- 
`Y'know, London's nice at this time of year. If you like your cities
 freezing cold and full of surly gits.' --- David Damerell

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