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  1. It would seem that the first two "protestors" the BBC have interviewed for their website are
    cyclists. Does CM just start earlier than everyone else?

    news.bbc.co.uk2986211.stm

    Colin

  2. Colin Blackburn said:

    It would seem that the first two "protestors" the BBC have interviewed for their website are
    cyclists. Does CM just start earlier than everyone else?

    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting...

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  3. In "]news:[email hidden],

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    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting...

    Did he *wax* lyrical?

    IGMC

    Tony

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  4. "Colin Blackburn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    It would seem that the first two "protestors" the BBC have interviewed for their website are
    cyclists. Does CM just start earlier than everyone else?

    news.bbc.co.uk2986211.stm

    Colin

    On Radio 4 this morning was a protester telling us to "go to London to have our say".

    This was on a day when I walked down to the village hall to vote for my Ms - these protesting people
    don't need to make a nuisance of themselves in city centres they need to get the populus behind them
    and get elected (assuming their arguments are valid).

    John

  5. Tony Raven said:

    In "]news:[email hidden],

    Quoted message said:

    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting...

    Did he *wax* lyrical?

    IGMC

    Tony

    Hehe - you cant use wax for everything and doesnt it come fron oil anyway? Also the tarmac he rides
    on partly comes from oil...

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  6. Eatmorepies said:

    On Radio 4 this morning was a protester telling us to "go to London to have our say".

    This was on a day when I walked down to the village hall to vote for my Ms - these protesting
    people don't need to make a nuisance of themselves in city centres they need to get the populus
    behind them and get elected (assuming their arguments are valid).

    And they have the necessary readies. And have the backing of one of the big three political parties.
    Me, I exercised my democratic right to vote for none of them as none of them represent my views.
    Anyway, I'm new here and don't want to argue politics so I'll just say that I think we'd all be
    better off if the populace in general got off their collective bottoms and did something useful.
    I'll leave the definition of "useful" as an exercised for the reader. :-)
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    DG

    Bah!

  7. "Eatmorepies" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "Colin Blackburn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:MPG.191b1f79cae1c44c9899a1@localhost...

    Quoted message said:

    It would seem that the first two "protestors" the BBC have interviewed for their website are
    cyclists. Does CM just start earlier than everyone else?

    news.bbc.co.uk2986211.stm

    Colin

    On Radio 4 this morning was a protester telling us to "go to London to


    have

    Quoted message said:

    our say".

    This was on a day when I walked down to the village hall to vote for my Ms - these protesting
    people don't need to make a nuisance of themselves


    in

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    city centres they need to get the populus behind them and get elected (assuming their arguments
    are valid).


    In what way is riding your bike and having a picnic in central London being a "nuisance"?

  8. On Thu, 1 May 2003 22:56:20 +0100, Stephen (aka steford) scrawled: ) In what way is riding your bike
    and having a picnic in central London being ) a "nuisance"?

    Perhaps they look funny when they eat.

    J-P
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    Controversial gargling gonk millionaire Björk warns that a new ice age is far from inevitable in her
    latest video, Me So Pingu

  9. In "]news:[email hidden], Alex Graham <[email hidden]> typed:

    Quoted message said:

    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting...

    Have you *seen* the sort of bikes some of these hippy / activist types ride? (and their general
    standard of maintenance) 😉

    I think the CM *does* start earlier than the other stuff (perhaps to avoid being held up by the
    marchers on foot and the large presence of old bill!). As journos take up position early, they would
    have encountered the CM lot first.

    Alex

  10. Alex Graham said:

    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting...

    Assuming he means the black stuff from out of the ground and not all oils, I think that's fair
    enough. It'd be a moderate nuisance to do without, but not the end of the world.
    --
    David Damerell <[email hidden]> flcl?

  11. David Damerell said:

    Assuming he means the black stuff from out of the ground and not all oils, I think that's fair
    enough. It'd be a moderate nuisance to do without, but not the end of the world.

    The black stuff that we smear back on the ground is quite an important part of cycling as a
    practical mode of transport, mark you, as well as of a hygienic urban environment.

  12. Alex Graham:

    Quoted message said:

    The bloke who says cycling doesn't rely on oil was interesting

    David Damerell:

    Quoted message said:

    Assuming he means the black stuff from out of the ground and not all oils, I think that's
    fair enough

    Yay! Back to whale oil for chain lube!!

    (dies)

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