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From: darsy on 3 Aug 2010 05:47 Well, I was going to go to this, as a birthday present to myself. And then I saw the cost of the tickets: £70! I'll watch it on TV. -- d.
From: Mike Buckley on 3 Aug 2010 05:52 In message <c2a94552-ec22-46ff-a38d-a556af7791a1(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, darsy <darsyx(a)gmail.com> writes >Well, I was going to go to this, as a birthday present to myself. > >And then I saw the cost of the tickets: �70! > >I'll watch it on TV. > Thought it had been cancelled[1]? Or is that just next years series? [1] Following a crash and organisational and safety concerns. -- Mike Buckley RD350LC2 XJ900S
From: ogden on 3 Aug 2010 06:03 darsy wrote: > Well, I was going to go to this, as a birthday present to myself. > > And then I saw the cost of the tickets: £70! I went last year, had grandstand seats. It was alright, a pleasant enough way to spend a warm summer's evening, but gets a bit samey after the first 20 minutes. If I got free tickets, I probably still wouldn't bother going again. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | ktm duke ii
From: Mike Buckley on 3 Aug 2010 06:04 In message <V5QBp4Xab+VMFwjM(a)hotmail.com>, Mike Buckley <Mike(a)hotmail.com> writes >In message ><c2a94552-ec22-46ff-a38d-a556af7791a1(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, >darsy <darsyx(a)gmail.com> writes >>Well, I was going to go to this, as a birthday present to myself. >> >>And then I saw the cost of the tickets: �70! >> >>I'll watch it on TV. >> > >Thought it had been cancelled[1]? Or is that just next years series? > > >[1] Following a crash and organisational and safety concerns. > Stupid, that's the air race. 70 quid is an awful lot, makes the 45 quid for a days cricket at Trent Bridge last Saturday look a bargain. -- Mike Buckley RD350LC2 XJ900S
From: Hog on 3 Aug 2010 07:51
darsy wrote: > Well, I was going to go to this, as a birthday present to myself. > > And then I saw the cost of the tickets: �70! > > I'll watch it on TV. and the whole spectacle gets more than a little boring, on TV at least. Eventually one amazing jump is much like another, the pool of competitors is rather small and the judging reminds me of WWF. -- Hog |