OT Inflation

Report on BBC today about rising inflation.

They focused on one family who now walk to the supermarket. Good!

They said the family have done away with luxuries and only buy the
basics.

That would be good, but inside the family's shopping bag could be seen
a box of frosties. Hmmmm! - cutting out the luxuries? - I don't think
so!!!

Tom Crispin said the following on 12/08/2008 12:16:
Report on BBC today about rising inflation.

They focused on one family who now walk to the supermarket. Good!

They said the family have done away with luxuries and only buy the
basics.

That would be good, but inside the family's shopping bag could be seen
a box of frosties. Hmmmm! - cutting out the luxuries? - I don't think
so!!!

There was a report a while ago on the BBC about how people were
receiving help with heating costs. One family featured seemed ever so
grateful that they could now afford to stay warm - cue shots of them
swanning about the house wearing flimsy summer clothes. Have they never
heard of jumpers to keep warm?

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd wrote:
Tom Crispin said the following on 12/08/2008 12:16:
Report on BBC today about rising inflation.

They focused on one family who now walk to the supermarket. Good!
They said the family have done away with luxuries and only buy the
basics.

That would be good, but inside the family's shopping bag could be seen
a box of frosties. Hmmmm! - cutting out the luxuries? - I don't think
so!!!

There was a report a while ago on the BBC about how people were
receiving help with heating costs. One family featured seemed ever so
grateful that they could now afford to stay warm - cue shots of them
swanning about the house wearing flimsy summer clothes. Have they never
heard of jumpers to keep warm?


Jumpers? When we were kids...

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:56:58 +0100, Paul Boyd
wrote:

Tom Crispin said the following on 12/08/2008 12:16:
Report on BBC today about rising inflation.

They focused on one family who now walk to the supermarket. Good!

They said the family have done away with luxuries and only buy the
basics.

That would be good, but inside the family's shopping bag could be seen
a box of frosties. Hmmmm! - cutting out the luxuries? - I don't think
so!!!

There was a report a while ago on the BBC about how people were
receiving help with heating costs. One family featured seemed ever so
grateful that they could now afford to stay warm - cue shots of them
swanning about the house wearing flimsy summer clothes. Have they never
heard of jumpers to keep warm?

OK - let's do an A-Z of cyclists' inflation beating top tips. Only
one letter per URCer and in alphabetical order.

A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:22 +0100, Tom Crispin
said in
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A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

B - Bromptons go on buses and trains as well as roads and you can
take them into the security of the building with you, if you have a
Brompton you only need one bike.

OK, that's a joke, really, we all know that everybody needs n+1
bikes where n is the number you currently have :-)

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:22 +0100, Tom Crispin
said in
:

A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

B - Bromptons go on buses and trains as well as roads and you can
take them into the security of the building with you, if you have a
Brompton you only need one bike.

OK, that's a joke, really, we all know that everybody needs n+1
bikes where n is the number you currently have :-)

Yes, both my bikes are currently in a state of flux, so a third would be
useful ;-)

btw. I had to look up obdurate in the OED, nice word. ;-)

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:56:58 +0100
Paul Boyd wrote:

Tom Crispin said the following on 12/08/2008 12:16:
Report on BBC today about rising inflation.

They focused on one family who now walk to the supermarket. Good!

They said the family have done away with luxuries and only buy the
basics.

That would be good, but inside the family's shopping bag could be
seen a box of frosties. Hmmmm! - cutting out the luxuries? - I
don't think so!!!

There was a report a while ago on the BBC about how people were
receiving help with heating costs. One family featured seemed ever
so grateful that they could now afford to stay warm - cue shots of
them swanning about the house wearing flimsy summer clothes. Have
they never heard of jumpers to keep warm?

And what is it with shops that one day have the heating on and they're
too warm, and the next day the air conditioning greets you with an icy
blast, all the while leaving the doors open?

"Tom Crispin" wrote in message
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OK - let's do an A-Z of cyclists' inflation beating top tips. Only
one letter per URCer and in alphabetical order.

A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

Point of order : isn't that causing inflation rather than beating it?

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:22 +0100, Tom Crispin
said in
:

A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

B - Bromptons go on buses and trains as well as roads and you can
take them into the security of the building with you, if you have a
Brompton you only need one bike.

C... hmmm. Something to do with cycling and cycles that starts with a
'C'... No, I give up!

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

"Peter Clinch" wrote in message
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:22 +0100, Tom Crispin
said in
:

A - Air is free, so pump your tyres to the optimum pressure to reduce
tyre wear and calorie use.

B - Bromptons go on buses and trains as well as roads and you can
take them into the security of the building with you, if you have a
Brompton you only need one bike.

C... hmmm. Something to do with cycling and cycles that starts with a
'C'... No, I give up!

D - Downhills. These are easier than uphills so you should try and arrange
your route to include as much as possible without the uphills. This may
require assistence from a certain Mr Escher.