Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 11:10:58 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Juergen Nickelsen <jnickelsen@acm.org> Cc: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com>, Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cool, A White Snowy Christmas in Sunnyvale, California 8) Message-ID: <4.1.19981221111011.06c2e7b0@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <367E53A1.66F44F8@uk.radan.com> References: <4.1.19981220152518.00ac53d0@genesis.ispace.com> <Your <4.1.19981220151248.00ac5c60@genesis.ispace.com> <199812202020.MAA46296@rah.star-gate.com> <4.1.19981220152518.00ac53d0@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981220213341.009a9160@genesis.ispace.com> <v03110702b2a3d2cf5128@[195.21.35.63]>
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At 01:56 PM 12/21/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: >I think we get ripped off for just about everything in Europe (when >compared to the States). Air fares are another example. The last >(only) time I went to the States (OK it was 18 years ago), your neck >of the woods Drew - New England, for the cost of my return flight >UK-US-UK I could purchase a 7 day, unlimited travel air ticket for the >whole US mainland and for most things, e.g. petrol, beer, tobacco, >clothes etc, what cost a Pound in England cost a Dollar in the US (the >exchange rate was ~$2.40/UKP, thats 60% cheaper!). I'll bet things are >still the same, although we're down to ~$1.60/UKP. No wonder Americans >are rich ;-). I don't think you could EVER get an unlimited air travel ticket. I think you mean a rail pass. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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