Whilst I take more than a passing interest in eco-friendliness...
The ecomentalists have become the Jehovahs Witnesses of the noughties - except that they've got the ear of government.

If the ecotwats and government were to quietly ban the sale of polluting cars, restrict polluting industries and build better and cheaper railways I'd be fine with it. Really I would. I'd be here saying "Isn't eco-mentalism really a good thing?".

Instead it's all "Green Taxes" this and "Carbon Footprint" that, they insist on shoving down my throat ever more ludicrous charges, taxes and costs which bear no resemblence whatsoever to actual damage done to the environment by my choice of transport while enthusiastically building more runways and unveiling plans to tax people on the number of trees on their property.

Even then they have the cheek to charge me £200 a month for a rail ticket to stand on a cramped, late train that smells like a urinal for an hour a day.

Hang 'em all with hemp rope.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:20, 1 reply)

Trains
Don't get me started.
I have a friend in Lincoln I haven't seen in years but have kept in touch with. With the government promoting the use of public transport whenever possible(unless of course you're a Jabba-The-Hutt-esque ex-MP with 2 of a certain brand of vehicle), I decided to look into taking the train. After all, it's bound to be the fastest and cheapest isn't it? No. If I took the train it'd take me around 3 and a half, hours, with 2 changes to get there, and 4 to 4 and a half hours with 2-3 changes to get back. It'd cost me more than £50 in train fares too. Alternatively I can take my own car, leave whenever I feel like it, and expect the journey to take 2 and a half to 3 hours each way, I don't have to sit next to a mentalist (unless I invite him along for company), and I actually save money.

Big fuck off to National Rail from me then.
(7inchcodpiece, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 16:44, closed)