Big Polluters Pay

Addickted

Well apparantly they don't (thank God).

As I'm in the process of having a mid life crisis and trying to banish the disappointment of Curb It's forthcoming nuptials, I've lashed out on a car that raises sea levels by about half an inch everytime I fill it up.

Whilst sorting out the annual road tax, I was surprised to see that as the vehicle was first registered before April 2006 the maximum tax would be £205 as from next year. If it had been first registered two weeks later that tax would in fact be £400 PA. So, by having an older higher polluting vehicle I will in fact be paying less money than a newer 'greener' car.

I've worked out that if we hurry up and use all the oil left in the ground as quickly as possible, then this finite resource will immediately stop producing carbon emmissions and the earths atmosphere can quickly heal itself.

Well that's my Green Credentials.

Rothko

I think you should donate the difference to a charity who do Carbon off setting ;o)

LenGlover

I'm confused as to what carbon offsetting is.

From what I can discern it seems that the ordinary scum are not allowed to drive or travel on an aeroplane in order that politicians and fat cat businessmen can do so all the more and salve their consciences accordingly as the prols have been priced out of the market.

Strange situation when we've had 10 years of socialism. Ho hum.

BlackForestReds

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]I'm confused as to what carbon offsetting is.

From what I can discern it seems that the ordinary scum are not allowed to drive or travel on an aeroplane in order that politicians and fat cat businessmen can do so all the more and salve their consciences accordingly as the prols have been priced out of the market.

Strange situation when we've had 10 years of socialism. Ho hum.

Carbon offsetting is making a contribution in lieu of the carbon you have just expended by flying/using energy generated by carbon fuels. It hasn't got anything to do with politicians, fat cat businessmen or proles salving their consciouses, just the reality that if we keep pumping carbon ito the atmosphere that we are warming the planet unsustainably, carbon off-setting at least tries to well, off-set some of this by planting more trees and stuff.

And we haven't had ten years of socialism either...we have had ten years of knee-jerk reactions though...

carly burn

This green issue is a load of old bollards.

Did you know that a dinosoars flatulance was far stronger than any of the crap that comes out of a car exhaust or an aerosole can.

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: carly burn[/cite]This green issue is a load of old bollards.

Did you know that a dinosoars flatulance was far stronger than any of the crap that comes out of a car exhaust or an aerosole can.

yeah and they're all dead

KillersBeard

But I doubt there was 2 million Dinosaurs queued up behind one another farting uncontrollably whilst trying to get under the River Thames!!

carly burn

[cite]Posted By: KillersBeard[/cite]But I doubt there was 2 million Dinosaurs queued up behind one another farting uncontrollably whilst trying to get under the River Thames!!

Oh of course not KB.


They would go over it!

KillersBeard

Blimey, didn't realise the bridge was that old!! :-)

Ketman

If it's a Chelsea Tractor 4x4 thing you are driving Addickted hang your head in shame you should be paying £1,000 a year not £200. They are Child Killers as well as earth killers FACT.

suzisausage

[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]If it's a Chelsea Tractor 4x4 thing you are driving Addickted hang your head in shame you should be paying £1,000 a year not £200. They are Child Killers as well as earth killers FACT.

all cars are potential people killers. and bendy buses.

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]If it's a Chelsea Tractor 4x4 thing you are driving Addickted hang your head in shame you should be paying £1,000 a year not £200. They are Child Killers as well as earth killers FACT.

all cars are potential people killers. and bendy buses.

and Routemasters, and normal buses

Salad

If you all hate bendy busses clap your hands ...

suzisausage

bendy buses more so, because people call them free buses, which makes people mad when everyone else pays and people think they can jump on for free!

mind you, with this new stupid rule that buses are free to kids, that makes me wanna kill a few people every morning on my way in, flaming joke that is. Who do i write to if i wanna complain about that?

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: Salad[/cite]If you all hate bendy busses clap your hands ...

I don't mind them to be honest.

[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]bendy buses more so, because people call them free buses, which makes people mad when everyone else pays and people think they can jump on for free!

mind you, with this new stupid rule that buses are free to kids, that makes me wanna kill a few people every morning on my way in, flaming joke that is. Who do i write to if i wanna complain about that?

Why it's a stupid rule?

Addickted

[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]If it's a Chelsea Tractor 4x4 thing you are driving Addickted hang your head in shame you should be paying £1,000 a year not £200.

4 x 4s are for farmers and like caravans, should all be banned from any road that is tarmacced.

Hope that helps!

Salad

Double deckers are an icon of London, even England and the whole UK.
Bendy buses are fine in Amsterdam, wrong in London.

suzisausage

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]bendy buses more so, because people call them free buses, which makes people mad when everyone else pays and people think they can jump on for free!

mind you, with this new stupid rule that buses are free to kids, that makes me wanna kill a few people every morning on my way in, flaming joke that is. Who do i write to if i wanna complain about that?

Why it's a stupid rule?

oh you'll wish you never asked!

I thought these days we were supposed to be encouraging kids to get out there and get some excercise? by allowing 'children' under the age of 16 to board buses, they get on for 1 or 2 stops and get off again, preventing other paying travellers to board the bus and thus preventing others getting on their longer journeys.

I sat on a bus for 25 mins last thursday as a non-paying 15/16 yr old got on the front of the bus when it was full up (he found the 'open door' external button) and refused to move off the bus. the bus driver had to turn off the engine and turn on the alarm for 20 minutes. what with the trend of other free travellers on this full up bus to play their music without earphones, the noise at 8.15am was not plesant and not the best way to start everyone's morning. other passengers were pleading with the boy to move, and were asking him to be polite, say sorry and then asking the driver to start the engine but he refused. other passengers (paying ones) got off and started walking, but still he refused to move. another bus turned up behind but only had the destination of half of the journey, so he didn' twant to get on that either.

*deep breath*

this morning I stood on the bus surrounded by seated free travellers, who didn't stand up for some elderly travellers who got onto the bus for a few stops, and were drawing on the back of the seats. they should put signs up, "free art class kids? get on this bus for free for 2 stops and draw all over it"

carly burn

[cite]Posted By: Gump[/cite]What would happen if the world's population passed wind at the same time?..

An enormous amount of smelly methane would be released.

A similar amount is only ever seen when Simon Jordan opens his mouth!

Oggy Red

[cite]Posted By: carly burn[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Gump[/cite]What would happen if the world's population passed wind at the same time?..

An enormous amount of smelly methane would be released.

A similar amount is only ever seen when Simon Jordan opens his mouth!

I've never seen Methane before. What does it look like........?

;o)