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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:24:09 -0700
From: mike allison <mallison@konnections.com>
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To: Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Price of FreeBSD (was On Holy Wars...)
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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