From: Fran on
On Jan 6, 3:58 pm, "Epsilon" <n...(a)this.address.com> wrote:
> Fran wrote:
> > On Jan 6, 1:16 pm, "Noddy" <m...(a)home.com> wrote:
> >> "Fran" <fran.b...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >> to you Fran.
>
> > What a stunning concession! You'd sooner present as thick than join
> > the dots and address the substantive claim.
>
> It's not a choice - it's a reflection of reality.

Well if I'd said that people would have accused me of flaming
Noddy ...

I don't believe he's as thick as you imply.

Fran
From: Fran on
On Jan 6, 4:01 pm, " Sunny" <wombatho...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> "Fran" <fran.b...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ba87287e-f5c0-41f6-8075-427a04a36adb(a)o28g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 5, 4:57 pm, " Sunny" <wombatho...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Noddy" <m...(a)home.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:4b42a411$0$66493$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
>
> > > "Fran" <fran.b...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> > >news:42baf50b-1c00-4a42-899d-7014e3609473(a)b2g2000yqi.googlegroups.com....
>
> > >> Let's hope so. I'd prefer it to be a lot more but I'll take six cents
> > >> as a start.
>
> > > Why?
> > > Regards,
> > > Noddy.
>
> > It's watermelon speak, for "all walk or ride a horse."
>
> Talking watermelons? What an odd headspace you inhabit!
>
> Fran
>
> PS: As an endorser of market forces, why are upward movements in the
> price of crude an occasion for regret?
>
> ***
> That question has nothing to do with your "Watermelon" wish, that everyone
> be prised out of mechanical transport.

Please provide a cite for this. Good luck finding one ... especially
since I favour public transport, car pooling, low emissions vehicles,
trip consolidation, bicycles -- all of which entail mechanical
transport.

> and the delivery of food etc.is put
> back to the horse and buggy days

Again, please provide a cite for this. I've never implied such a
thing. The voices in your head (talking watermelons on horseback?)
don't qualify.

Noted: you avoided coming to the defence of "market forces". Why would
that be?

Fran
From: Sunny on

"Fran" <fran.beta(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:99aa667c-e757-4137-86f1-f6aee863e0f0(a)h9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 6, 4:01 pm, " Sunny" <wombatho...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> "Fran" <fran.b...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ba87287e-f5c0-41f6-8075-427a04a36adb(a)o28g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 5, 4:57 pm, " Sunny" <wombatho...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Noddy" <m...(a)home.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:4b42a411$0$66493$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
>
> > > "Fran" <fran.b...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> > >news:42baf50b-1c00-4a42-899d-7014e3609473(a)b2g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...
>
> > >> Let's hope so. I'd prefer it to be a lot more but I'll take six
> > >> cents
> > >> as a start.
>
> > > Why?
> > > Regards,
> > > Noddy.
>
> > It's watermelon speak, for "all walk or ride a horse."
>
> Talking watermelons? What an odd headspace you inhabit!
>
> Fran
>
> PS: As an endorser of market forces, why are upward movements in the
> price of crude an occasion for regret?
>
> ***
> That question has nothing to do with your "Watermelon" wish, that
> everyone
> be prised out of mechanical transport.

Please provide a cite for this. Good luck finding one ... especially
since I favour public transport, car pooling, low emissions vehicles,
trip consolidation, bicycles -- all of which entail mechanical
transport.

> and the delivery of food etc.is put
> back to the horse and buggy days

Again, please provide a cite for this. I've never implied such a
thing. The voices in your head (talking watermelons on horseback?)
don't qualify.

Noted: you avoided coming to the defence of "market forces". Why would
that be?
Fran

Because it has nothing to do with your "wish" that fuel be priced out of
reach for us common people.


From: CrazyCam on
Fran wrote:

<snip>

> What do you suppose would happen to vehicle miles (and the composition
> of the vehicle fleet) in Australia if the price of petrol went up and
> stayed up by, say, 50 cents per litre?

Hi Fran.

In answer to your question, not very much.

Much of the petrol used is paid for by some one else.

Prices of almost everything will go up, but, it will have no effect on
motor vehicle traffic at all.

Only poor, unemployed people will suffer.

regards,
CrazyCam
From: Epsilon on
Noddy wrote:
> "Fran" <fran.beta(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1c1fdafb-540c-40c3-b063-3ac6c7d4783f(a)34g2000yqp.googlegroups.com...
>
>> What a stunning concession! You'd sooner present as thick than join
>> the dots and address the substantive claim.
>
> Certainly. I'd rather look like an idiot than publically declare that
> your plans make sense.

Hmmm. It certainly appears that you imagine that you have a choice.
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