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Re: Fair warning, I think I'm coming back
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:10:14 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Jonathon Goldsworthy writes:
> > I can't help but feel that I should make the effort to meet up with the
> > legendary Larry P, especially since I work in Bath.
> > Larry, how long will you be in Bath?
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> Chalk it up to cluelessness somewhere, but I actually won't be *in* Bath. I
> will be in Bournemouth. Which is not all that close to Bath in "english"
> distances (although tis just a hop skip and a jump in US distances) so where
> my travel department got that it's Bath is a mystery to me.
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> I will be there all next week arriving Sunday (the 9th I think) during the day
> sometime (taking the train from Gatwick after I land) and will be leaving on
> Friday afternoon. I haven't decided if I will hire a car and drive back to
> London or take the train.
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> (I was leery of hiring a car due to you lot driving on the wrong side (most of
> the rest of the world drives on the *right* side of the road so you must drive
> on the wrong side, eh?) but I did rather well in Oz when I hired a car for the
> weekend, I didn't headon with any one and only turned into the wrong lane
once)
I think most of the world drives on the Left... or so I am told. I am pretty
sure that a good deal of Africa, Asia and Ociania do as we. However, I think
that cars were counted - the European way would be in the majority.
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> If I hire a car I'd be looking for crash space for Friday and or saturday in
> the greater South England area (not picky about where exactly), could be Bath
> for that matter... or perhaps the Queen will invite me to stay at Windsor
> Castle. Or Huw will put me up again, that would be better, he has better toys.
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> How feasible is it to just pick up and find a place to stay (hotel, inn, B&B)
> if you're not too picky about exactly where but aren't all that well
> acquainted with the area?
At this time of year you will do well.
> In the US you just drive along major highways till
> you see a hotel chain sign. That didn't seem to be the case when I was in the
> UK last, chain hotels were rather a rarity.
Yep, thats right. Our hotels don't have flashing neon signs. We have planning
regulations here. :-)
Scott A
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> ++Lar
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