Re: Tassie Garret & Penndennis Castle

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

I stopped a while ago, why are you responding to this "crap" then?. No need to get
bitter.

Regards etc

Chris

Bob wrote:

> I see you are still going on with this crap.
>
> "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I quoted this example  to when writing to a  number of people and
> > groups  about the Penndennis Castle,
> > The response  was "we didn't know that" and "we will investigate it further"
> >
>
> Another way of saying thanks but no thanks.
>
> > Maybe when claimed  by some people on this newsgroup that it was offered to
> > other groups in Australia Rio did not speak to the right people.(at govt
> > level).
>
> What is the point you are making here? It was offered to at least 2 groups who
> declined it. Can't you accept that.
>
> >
> > Hopefully a sudden rush of enquiries from these people may cause Rio to
> > think that something is going on.
>
> It will be back at Didcott to meet up with Flying Scottsman in May so I think
> you are just wasting you time here. A rush of enquiries, so what, how is that
> going to stop it leaving? It has been formally given to the GWS, all that need
> to be done now is delivered. They are raising 80,000 pounds as I write this to
> cover transport costs.
>
> >
> >
> > Anybody  critical of the number of locomotives in parks  or rusting in
> > museums should write to the relevent government people. If  100 of you wrote
> > asking  for more funding for the NSWTM or a similar group  you might achieve
> > something.
>
> Another joke from you right? How much lobbying for funding have you done in the
> past?? I can tell you that steam trains don't get much money , then again if
> it's not Olympic Games related, nothing much else does either.
>
> >
>
> Bob