Come To Britain And Travel In Style.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3271045/Pictured-50-000-luxury-stretch-Hummer-used-ferry-asylum-seekers-London-Manchester-village-complained-deluged.html

Why the need to transport seven young African males, at a cost of £3,000, all the way from London to Manchester, in such luxurious transport?

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, a newspaper selects what it includes in its reports and you are free to include or ignore comments in those reports. The fact that a villager said the men were African did not mean you were obligated to say that.

[Sqad]

\\\\How would you know they are immigrants?\\\

because I had just been on AB.

[trt]

## But as you realise, some people think it is wrong for me to do both - but that is not a matter for them to worry about, so I shall continue - it has done my career no noticeable harm in fourteen years. ##

Spend as much time as you want on A/B at work andy.h, as long its not a Government office, and your salary is not paid by the taxpayers. :-)

[anotheoldgit]

/// As a poster who takes a swipe at the Mail on a regular basis - it is a well-known fact that the Mail likes to wind up its readers with stories like this. ///

I think you have got it the wrong way round, it is not it's readers who get 'wound up' but the Anti-Daily Mail Brigade it would seem.

For your interest, I first heard of this on a LBC radio phone-in, prompting me to chose the Daily Mail's report (other newspapers are freely available) to post a thread on the story.

[andy-hughes]

trt - //## But as you realise, some people think it is wrong for me to do both - but that is not a matter for them to worry about, so I shall continue - it has done my career no noticeable harm in fourteen years. ##

Spend as much time as you want on A/B at work andy.h, as long its not a Government office, and your salary is not paid by the taxpayers. :-) //

LOL! No, it's not, and no I am not!!!

[andy-hughes]

Sqad - //\\\\How would you know they are immigrants?\\\

because I had just been on AB. //

Come on, you are dodging the question! You understand my point perfectly - you cannot assume that every person of colour you see is an immigrant, and surely even less so if they are getting out of a stretch limo?

[retrocop]

//I am sorry you feel under attack, only from me it appears, but since you take such exception to my posts, I shall cease providing them on this thread.//

Another post at 1213,1218,1219,1221,1222. I always admire an honourable gentleman true to his word!!

[Sqad]

A-H...my post was in context of this thread, established by the OPer.

I think that my answer was appropriate.

Now, if my post was OUT of context, then i would agree....."how would i know indeed?"

[237SJ]

It`s not just the Mail that is "winding up" people. The whole situation in Longford was on the local news the other night. The locals are fed up with gangs of men hanging about and changing the face of the place. There is a lot of cheap local accommodation around there (owned by Indians who are very good at that sort of thing). One guy had asylum seekers either side of his house and they congregate in his garden. I`m not surprised people were peeved at seeing them going off in a Hummer. At least they were going off somewhere though..

[andy-hughes]

AOG - ///// As a poster who takes a swipe at the Mail on a regular basis - it is a well-known fact that the Mail likes to wind up its readers with stories like this. ///

I think you have got it the wrong way round, it is not it's readers who get 'wound up' but the Anti-Daily Mail Brigade it would seem.

For your interest, I first heard of this on a LBC radio phone-in, prompting me to chose the Daily Mail's report (other newspapers are freely available) to post a thread on the story.//

Since that post is directed at me - did you not read my post where I advised that I was withdrawing from this thread because you were unable to interpret my observations without turning them into a personal feud?

[anotheoldgit]

/// My point was really more of a 'same old same old ...' observation from the Mail, not really a criticism. ///

LOL

Perhaps one should get their dictionary out and look up 'Criticism'

/// I am seriously thinking about a change, or an addition to my daily news intake. ///

May I suggest 'The Morning Star'?

[andy-hughes]

retrocop - ////I am sorry you feel under attack, only from me it appears, but since you take such exception to my posts, I shall cease providing them on this thread.//

Another post at 1213,1218,1219,1221,1222. I always admire an honourable gentleman true to his word!! //

A fair point - I should have been more specific and advised that I was no longer replying directly to AOG, who takes issue with my on a personal level - however, I am delighted to continue to debate with the remainder of the AB community, who don't appear to feel under similar pressure.

[sp1814]

AOG

By the way - those Hummers are absolutely not luxurious.

You'd be surprised at what the average one looks like on the inside.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - //Question Author

/// My point was really more of a 'same old same old ...' observation from the Mail, not really a criticism. ///

LOL

Perhaps one should get their dictionary out and look up 'Criticism'

/// I am seriously thinking about a change, or an addition to my daily news intake. ///

May I suggest 'The Morning Star'? //

I have no doubt that you read my post where I advised that I was withdrawing from direct exchange with you - why are you still commenting on what I have said?

Am I correct in my interpretation that you are simply trying to cause trouble? I can see no other reason for your actions.

[Mamyalynne]

Most stretch vehicles aren't comfortable especially for long journeys.

[naomi24]

Good grief! As far as I can tell it’s been established that this mode of transport was provided at no extra cost to the taxpayer, but once again we’re into petulant spats. What on earth are you all arguing about? Get over yourselves for goodness sake! It’s tedious!

[tonyav]

Not a lot of room in the front of those gangsta rappers blinged up crates.

[retrocop]

No Mr aog
Stretched hummers are not luxurious inside.I wonder what the deluded poster would have us believe is his normal mode of transport. The Underground perhaps ?
http://www.go-easylimo.co.uk/white_hummer.htm

[gness]

Mmm....Mamya and Tony seem to know a lot about them.......☺

[Mamyalynne]

That's horrible Retrocop.