On 11 Feb 2007, at 14:38, Captain Beeky wrote: > > On 11, Feb 2007, at 14:19, Julian Tether wrote:
<some stuff about distances to facilities> > > Oh yes . . . wouldn't it be nice to see what the UK would look like if > we knocked everything down and started again, meeting all the > governments idealistic and tax neutral criteria for everything. > > Wonder how that might turn out ? Milton Keynes? Although the criteria against that was built have long since been superseded. > > I presume the stated distances are intended to be horizontal and thus > living at the top of a 3 mile high tower block next to Tescos at > London > Victoria would thus be a very good thing. The said table has a note which reads 'steep gradients will effectively reduce these distances'. Whether that applies to lift shafts in tower blocks would be idle speculation. > > Would BW consider pricing moorings on the extent of compliance with > the > guidelines Baz mentioned ? I do like it when things get back on topic. Spoilsport :>) But I imagine that the market rate for mooring charges does reflect their convenience to convenience stores to some extent. Baz
