matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well if Heathrow loses its footing as the central > hub in Europe to likes of Amsterdam then according > to business leaders there will be a huge impact on > the economy and loss of jobs. This takes me back to the open air boy's toilets in St George's primary school playground. Imagine if you will, me as Heathrow and Tommy Bond, as Amsterdam airports. In fact imagine, if it's not too distasteful, that our penises represent the airports. Yes, yes I know, I'm rambling but stay with me. The three pints of Addlestones and 'some' Peronis may have some bearing on the presentation, but the analogy is, I think sound. Now, where was I? Yes, young bladders full, we 'skin back' our 'willies', and with the kind of forcing and sphincter control that, alas has long since deserted me, we force our 'jets' up the wall. To cut a brief story shortish, Tommy managed to get his his 'jet' over the top of the wall. Thereby winning. Or so it might seem. It would appear that 'Amsterdam' (Tommy's 'jet') had bested 'Heathrow' (my 'jet'), but perhaps not so. Tommy had in fact peed right on the head of Miss Mitchell, who had been loitering outside of the boy's toilets and she, mindless of protocol had come in and dragged him off by the ear. My memory is a little hazy, but I think Tommy got a caning off Sister Mary Frances (a sadistic nun). To sum up, mine and Tommy's pent-up urine represents the competition between the hubs of Heathrow and Amsterdam, Miss Mitchell represents the city that has been abused by the more 'successful' hub and Sister Mary Frances represents the larger environmental backlash that inevitably awaits the sort of pissing contest that we might be dragged into. Think about it. Go on. Someone has to.