Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:24:09 -0700 From: mike allison <mallison@konnections.com> To: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk> Cc: dyson@freebsd.org, freebsd-obscure-off-topic-conversations@freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Price of FreeBSD (was On Holy Wars...) Message-ID: <335A7B69.6560BC31@konnections.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970419200049.2984D-100000@bagpuss.visint.co.uk>
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Stephen Roome wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, John S. Dyson wrote: > > > > > > > The thing I LOVE about England is that I NEVER have to drive. No > > > Parking, finding the car, negotiating traffic, getting uptight....No, > > > No, no.... > > > > > > > I disagree with this original point. It's just wrong, it takes years to > find a parking space anywhere in England, unless of course you don't mind > having your car clamped. Stephen: That was my point and you misread, I said I DON'T have to drive, thus I needn't look for parking, etc.... I don't want to park in england or the US. I CERTAINLY don't want to drive in ENGLAND. > > > Well, I lived in a small town -- even there was some mass transit, > > but not enough to be convienient. I had very very seldom gone to > > London or any other big city -- I way VERY happy where I was. Most > > of my friends there did drive cars to/from work, the store, etc. > > > > With my temperment, I think being in a big city is like being in > > a zoo -- nice place to visit (and very interesting), but sure wouldn't > > want to live there. > > Unless of course, like me you find yourself having to buy cigarettes, cat > food and milk at 3am. I can live without milk for a couple of hours if it means not living in America. I like London, but I'd rather live in Halifax. >Then living in a city can come in handy. > Anyway, I'd rather be in the zoo, than basically on the moon. > > Oh, there's no computer shops if you live, for example, in Scotland. -- > Steve Roome Christ, now we're gonna piss the Scots off. There's no computer shops in UTAH either..... -Mike
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