tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post1448560157913358243..comments2024-02-17T18:51:24.318+00:00Comments on Havering On: The lammermuir Hills Are Only 24 Hours From Los AngelesRichard Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-48035446195992030772008-07-17T19:23:00.000+01:002008-07-17T19:23:00.000+01:00At least you got a tiny packet of six peanuts to m...At least you got a tiny packet of six peanuts to munch while you were being tortured, right?r morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147514874434254047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-87679736904880331582008-07-16T13:51:00.000+01:002008-07-16T13:51:00.000+01:00I just flew from LA to Austin in Houston and a sma...I just flew from LA to Austin in Houston and a small child sitting behine be kicked the back of my seat the whole way....his sister aged a year or so cried and screamed for the whole way bar ten minutes - the parents were seemingly onliviousRichard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-84277982367186023842008-07-16T13:41:00.000+01:002008-07-16T13:41:00.000+01:00If God had meant man to fly he wouldn't have given...If God had meant man to fly he wouldn't have given him knee-caps and maybe even given him the ability to paralyse children with an indignant stare.Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-87908506282669136442008-07-16T00:58:00.000+01:002008-07-16T00:58:00.000+01:00Now I'm in Houston and I've just sold it back!Now I'm in Houston and I've just sold it back!Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-5545999291146841652008-07-15T20:50:00.000+01:002008-07-15T20:50:00.000+01:00Okay, Richard, so you've bought America. Now the ...Okay, Richard, so you've bought America. Now the big question---what're you gonna DO with it?!<BR/>:)<BR/>I've enjoyed the pithy comments on this posting from the other 'blokes'.r morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147514874434254047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-34293187831896191822008-07-15T04:35:00.000+01:002008-07-15T04:35:00.000+01:00Colin, in truth it wasn't so much the big guys for...Colin, in truth it wasn't so much the big guys forcing them out of business as they just had an unsustainable business model - too low fares, too high costs and too little management.<BR/><BR/>Blimey David, you must know a short cut across Dublin!<BR/><BR/>Rob, I've just bought America!<BR/><BR/>James, the problem is the bits on the ground....Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-41508843204459771112008-07-14T23:35:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:35:00.000+01:00I took my first flight to America on People Expres...I took my first flight to America on People Express to Newark in May 1984. My first view of America was the New Jersey Turnpike in all its glory. I flew People Express all over the States that year and got to know the Newark Airplane (Bus) Terminal very well. I was a little sad when the big guys forced them out of business. They were fun while they lasted. I had forgotten that it was Continental that took them over.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-4617002401271011232008-07-14T20:50:00.000+01:002008-07-14T20:50:00.000+01:00Blimey, exactly the same time it takes us to get a...Blimey, exactly the same time it takes us to get across Dublin by car!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-70115354527050886852008-07-14T08:27:00.000+01:002008-07-14T08:27:00.000+01:0024 hours is a fair old time though when London Aus...24 hours is a fair old time though when London Australia is 21 and a half. Still, the 9 hour journey south always added to that, I recall.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-36964109559544982192008-07-13T20:19:00.000+01:002008-07-13T20:19:00.000+01:00On your way back, Richard, pack a parachute, jump ...On your way back, Richard, pack a parachute, jump out over Idaho and visit.<BR/>Enjoy the exchange rate--I'll bet everything will seem practically free.r morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147514874434254047noreply@blogger.com