On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:17:09PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 07:27:06PM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > > > (the average distance a tourist moves > > > from their car is 300 yds or some such number). > > > > Just far enough to get to a public toilet... > > I never understood this. I usually try to find some compromise with > being able to get out easily and not having to walk more than four > blocks from where I parked if I'm at home, work or on errands. But if > I'm out on vacation, the car's just gonna get ditched from time to > time along the way.
Same here. Especially given that the Lake District is *made* for walking, and trying to drive there in the tourist season is a painful experience - very narrow roads, flanked by drystone walls and filled with idiots who are unable to judge the width of their cars. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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