In article ,
JPG writes:
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:33:09 +0000, JPG wrote:

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:38:57 -0000, "keith.r.harris"
wrote:
train spotting is considerably more
exciting than this weather, at least it was in pre-Beseeching days.

Bloody spell-chequer: for those old enough it was meant to say pre-Beeching
days.

Well, he was beseeched not to butcher the railways, but without success.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)