From: ogden on 19 Nov 2009 10:29 ??? ??? ????? ??? wrote: > On Nov 17, 2:01 pm, YTC#1 <b...(a)ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote: > > ??? ??? ????? ??? wrote: > > > > I have a free lifetime pass to all national parks in the USA, so it > > > costs me nothing to get in. > > > > It costs someone, so that must mean you live in a socialist state. On > > hand outs are you ? > > It doesn't cost anybody anything. There's a program that gives totally > disabled Americans a free pass to all the national parks in order to > draw them out of feelings of loneliness and despair. That's genius. "Look at all the places you could go for free, if only your legs worked" -- ogden
From: Eiron on 19 Nov 2009 11:05 Ben wrote: > On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:46 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: > >> ??? ??? ????? ??? wrote: >>> On Nov 17, 2:01 pm, YTC#1 <b...(a)ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote: >>>> ??? ??? ????? ??? wrote: >>>>> I have a free lifetime pass to all national parks in the USA, so it >>>>> costs me nothing to get in. >>>> It costs someone, so that must mean you live in a socialist state. On >>>> hand outs are you ? >>> It doesn't cost anybody anything. There's a program that gives totally >>> disabled Americans a free pass to all the national parks in order to >>> draw them out of feelings of loneliness and despair. >> That's genius. >> >> "Look at all the places you could go for free, if only your legs worked" > > I'm just surprised about charging for national parks in the first > place. > > I can't think of any national park in the UK that charges. Lots of bikers charged for riding through Snowdonia or the Peak District. :-) -- Eiron.
From: Adrian on 19 Nov 2009 11:10 Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> It doesn't cost anybody anything. There's a program that gives totally >>> disabled Americans a free pass to all the national parks in order to >>> draw them out of feelings of loneliness and despair. >>That's genius. >> >>"Look at all the places you could go for free, if only your legs worked" > I'm just surprised about charging for national parks in the first place. > > I can't think of any national park in the UK that charges. (next to) Nobody actually lives in National Parks in the US, though. They're more like a tree museum.
From: CT on 19 Nov 2009 11:13 Adrian wrote: > (next to) Nobody actually lives in National Parks in the US, though. > > They're more like a tree museum. Well, for starters there's Sam; he lives in Yosemite. -- Chris
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 19 Nov 2009 11:15
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> typed >Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >saying: > >>>> It doesn't cost anybody anything. There's a program that gives totally >>>> disabled Americans a free pass to all the national parks in order to >>>> draw them out of feelings of loneliness and despair. > >>>That's genius. >>> >>>"Look at all the places you could go for free, if only your legs worked" > >> I'm just surprised about charging for national parks in the first place. >> >> I can't think of any national park in the UK that charges. > >(next to) Nobody actually lives in National Parks in the US, though. > >They're more like a tree museum. Do they charge a dollar-and-a-half just to see 'em? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" can you see the light of need shinin' in my eye? |