that's hardly a sensible solution

if you're trying to cut down on petrol use.

Do they give preference to people who live closer when they're hiring? And when oil prices go up, do they try and persuade people to move closer? How?

More sensible to leave it to people to make their own decisions, I'd have thought.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 2nd 2008 at 11:59:30

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FAO BaB (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 11:21:33
- One idea would be to offer tax breaks to companies who... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:55:30
  - In the Netherlands, your employer almost always pays travel costs from home to work (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 11:57:32
    - that's hardly a sensible solution (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 2, 11:59:30
      - I'm not sure these increases are necessarily environmental decisions (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 12:02:12
        
        No, they're partly down to supply issues (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Jun 2, 12:07:42
        
        I hope it doesn't happen quite that way. First of all, I don't want (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 12:09:22
        
        Maybe not in Holland (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Jun 2, 12:11:33
        
        It is expensive though. I mean, our own public transport system is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 12:15:08
        
        Oh, and... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 12:05:13
- "is it OK to increase the price of ANYTHING by 40%" (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:30:13
  - exactly, tough shit poor chav cunts (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 11:50:18
    - thank fuck for that (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jun 2, 11:52:33
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 11:56:51
      - 'copters (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:54:54
      - Two actually Galapogus, Chile and Argentina in January (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 11:54:00
        
        Remember to moan about how everything is run (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:58:33
        
        And how everyone incorrectly spells Galapogus (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 12:00:27
        
        Chairman Lmao (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 12:02:10
        
        run by crooks whom you can't get rid of (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 11:59:27
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 2, 11:53:09
  - I earn enough to get by and I drive a low emmisions car, that is pretty cheap to run. (General Chat) - lurd, Jun 2, 11:47:22
    - Bus services £4 to the city and back for me! (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 11:51:20
    - Quack (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 11:48:11
      - That's got to be a record - a quack that takes over 4 minutes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 2, 11:49:48
        
        i think i broke the TSO server (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Jun 2, 11:59:16
  - I earn enough to get by and I drive a low emmisions car, that is pretty cheap to run. (General Chat) - lurd, Jun 2, 11:47:02
  - I earn enough to get by and I drive a low emmisions car, that is pretty cheap to run. (General Chat) - lurd, Jun 2, 11:43:00
  - It's not just car fuel though, is it. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:40:43
  - You're right in principle (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 2, 11:38:30
    - in practice the only price changes i'd prefer would be downwards (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:46:09
      - Eat pasta then (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 11:58:21
        
        for us in this country, exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 12:06:39
  - Driving to/from work isn't exactly a luxury like a holiday... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 11:37:11
    - I wouldnt want to be a small time Haullier at the moment (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 12:10:53
    - ... (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 11:39:54
    - ... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:39:21
      - I like it... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 12:21:13
        
        Some people are happy in their cosy world (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jun 2, 12:33:51
        
        or others are ignorant to the fact that i am obviously exaggerating to make a point (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 12:47:33
      - Choose where you work? You might, not all can.... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 11:52:28
        
        ... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:56:58
        
        untrue, many people are stuck in their current job, (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 12:00:44
        
        100% correct (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jun 2, 12:14:43
      - The only small problem is, this government and the rest of the just won't deal with it (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:41:23
        
        The problem with Nuclear is less the safety aspect and more to do with efficieny (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:44:14
        
        France has gone big on Nuclear power (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 2, 11:43:49
        
        Nothing is 100% safe (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 11:43:15
        
        Nuclear would be a disaster on so many levels though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:44:55
        
        Just out of curiosity... (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 11:46:15
        
        Chernobyl fall out (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:48:57
        
        Actually, the effects of the Chernobyl fallout have been surprisingly small. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:51:18
        
        but it is going to happen. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 2, 11:45:31
        
        I know, a world of nuclear waste (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:46:13
        
        Nuclear power stations generate hardly any waste (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:48:47
        
        WE WILL SEND IT TO SPACE OBVIOUSLY (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 2, 11:50:39
        
        Yep. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 2, 11:54:11
        
        Too expensive. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 2, 11:53:13
        
        rest of the *world* (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:41:43
        
        how should they 'deal with it'? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 2, 11:42:07
        
        Stop blaming China would be a good start (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:44:33
        
        you're right, India is just as much to blame... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:49:41
        
        It's a good point BUT (General Chat) - pieman63, Jun 2, 11:54:36
        
        except that you've missed my point... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 11:58:21
        
        absolutely, George Bush not ratifying the Kyoto agreement (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 2, 12:03:42
        
        True (General Chat) - pants, Jun 2, 11:52:16
  - Is that the sound of the nail being it on the head? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 11:32:44
  - Yeah. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 2, 11:32:04

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