tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post2537797054393169085..comments2023-08-22T16:18:38.393+01:00Comments on Rail Thing - Friends of the S&D: psychology, agenda and ownershipUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-83137645550879690532010-03-26T23:32:47.195+00:002010-03-26T23:32:47.195+00:00Agree entirely. Listening to other's points of...Agree entirely. Listening to other's points of view is a very valuable way of getting the feel for things.Steve Sainsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024394243500109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-74812113530864454382010-03-26T22:24:09.959+00:002010-03-26T22:24:09.959+00:00Making cheap insults at people because they do not...Making cheap insults at people because they do not share your point of view is unfortunate and quite possibly counter productive.<br /><br />Worth a thought maybe.<br /><br />Mark Dicker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-78195180474798006052010-03-25T20:16:30.065+00:002010-03-25T20:16:30.065+00:00As the old cliche goes: Nostalgia ain't what i...As the old cliche goes: Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-66678247993685579362010-03-25T10:25:48.611+00:002010-03-25T10:25:48.611+00:00They will get the argument within ten years, if no...They will get the argument within ten years, if not sooner.<br /><br />if i had oil i would be restricting supply in order to maximise price & profit.Knoxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-30078578544471270492010-03-25T09:39:52.801+00:002010-03-25T09:39:52.801+00:00And of course we're not even talking about som...And of course we're not even talking about some new, untried technology!<br /><br />The sad thing is that it's the very people that should be all for what we're doing that are trying to talk it down, because that is what they are doing. They may not even understand their motives for this, but I think we do, as laid out in the post.<br /><br />It's nothing to do with raising enough money, or with finding exotic new technology, it's to do with a 70s mindset that celebrates dead railways and thinks nostalgia is a good thing!Steve Sainsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024394243500109831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-47460898775202453952010-03-24T19:55:43.264+00:002010-03-24T19:55:43.264+00:00Basically they're saying that the idea of the ...Basically they're saying that the idea of the revival of the S&D is a bit far fetched.<br />Well, yes. It is. Very.<br />But, then, I remind myself that when my Granny was born in 1886 the idea of flying the Atlantic in a heavier than air machine at twice the speed of sound was a bit far fetched. But when she died in 1989 such a thing was a twice daily event.<br />The message that these doubters must understand is that 'never' is a self-fulfilling prophesy. And you should never, ever, say 'never.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.com