tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post2253114584671864411..comments2023-12-09T07:21:51.160+00:00Comments on The Druid: Fighting for Anglesey: IWJ, Ieuan Air and the passenger-less Ministerial CarPaul Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-40089435191861968122010-08-26T19:10:06.581+01:002010-08-26T19:10:06.581+01:00Pen.
When he's not driving women wild, the dr...Pen.<br /><br />When he's not driving women wild, the dreamy Anglesey Joskin AM and Plaid Cymru leader is most likely found driving around in his famous 1967 Morris 1000 van. And it was while he was behind the the wheel that he met Dot Herpes. The attractive 45 year old divorcee had broken down in a country lane when Jones pulled up in his souped up Morris 1000 van.<br />" He looked under the bonnet of my car and told me that I had a flat battery." she remembers." He said he would get me started again, and got a pair of jump leads out of the back of the van.He connected one set to my battery, But I couldn't believe what he did with the other end. Instead of fastening the clips onto the battery in his van, he shoved them down the front of his trousers.<br />"I don't know what he did with them, but my car started immediately! I didn't have to turn the key or anything. He had started my car using sex power alone. In fact, there was so much electricity coming down those wires that the horn on my car started sounding, the electric aerial went up and down and my headlights exploded. It was the sexiest thing I have ever seen"<br /><br />When I rang the Welsh Assembly they told me thay were unaware of his breakdown activities, it has no bearing on his abilities to work hard for the people of Anglesey and that other breakdown companies are available, they hung up on me. To Ieuan I wish him well for helping damsels in distress on the highways of Wales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-47866787354637436982010-08-26T13:04:11.214+01:002010-08-26T13:04:11.214+01:00Sir, you forgot to mention where his pen is.Sir, you forgot to mention where his pen is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-46799365831239284832010-08-26T12:08:16.403+01:002010-08-26T12:08:16.403+01:00Forget Omar Shariff, Rober Redford and George Cloo...Forget Omar Shariff, Rober Redford and George Clooney, it's Ieuan Wyn who get's Anglesey's women frothing at the ballot box. <br />To the female of the species, the 20- stone joskin's appeal is obvious, but to men it's a little harder to understand. But if Jones's way with the ladies is a mystery, one thing's for certain-every red blooded fella would like to know the secret of his appeal in the hope of recreating his success with the fairer sex!<br /><br />Hair.<br /><br />Despite what bald men claim, women love a good head of hair on a man , Jones sports a healthy thatch, in addition his hair is styled to look as though it has been cut by his mam, Phyllis, with the kitchen scissors on a Sunday tea-time. This 'basin-cut' accentuates his air of vulnerability and brings out the mothering instinct in women.<br /><br />Eyes.<br /><br />The eyes are the first point of contact between prospective lovers, and when Jones fixes a woman with his watery 'come to bed' gaze, resistance is futile. And the huge dark bags underneath his eyes confirm that once he gets her between the sheets, there'll not be alot of sleep going on!<br /><br />Voice.<br /><br />Traditionally, the language of love has been French, Charles Aznavour, Sacha Distel and Maurice Chevalier regularly turned women's knees to jelly with words such as'l'amour' 'ma cherie' and 'he-honh, he-honh, he-honh' all uttered with a romantic Gallic-lilt. <br /><br />Jones may not be French, but his Anglesey accent, fine tuned in the bars of Cardiff and Llangefni has an emotional honesty that can charm the underwear off any lady.<br /><br />Chins.<br /><br />It's a scene familiar from many nature documentaries; the male frogs in a pond inflating their chins to impress a prospective mate. In nature, it's a case of the bigger the chin the more attractive is the male to the female.<br />Today we may not live in ponds eating flies, but that primeval amphibious instinct remains as stong as ever deep within a woman's psyche. <br />Jones's chin air bags are a signal to women, unleashing their primitive desires and leaving them like putty in his fingers.<br /><br />Gut.<br /><br />Since the dawn of creation, women have looked for mates who could provide security and sustenance for themselves and their offspring. Back in cave-man times, a well filled stomach on Neanderthal man was a sure sign that a prospective mate hag got waht it took to hunt successfully. Today we may buy our food from shops, but the primeval instinct remains as stong as ever deep within a woman's psyche. <br /><br />Jones's massive bilge tanks are a signal to women, unleasing their primitive desires and leaving them putty in his hands.<br /><br />Hands. <br /><br />Anglesey Joskin Jones's hands have been toughened by his early days planting potatoes. Twelve years as a tea boy on the Irish Mail Train from Holyhead to Euston, operating a tea urn and collecting tips has left them strong and powerful enough for him to pilot a balloon on his own, manhandling the ropes and basket. <br />But these same hands are gentle enough to caress a woman's breast to orgasm, an ability that ensures he is constantly in demand as a lover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-82726420953254985582010-08-13T20:27:56.645+01:002010-08-13T20:27:56.645+01:00At last we can find a use for him!
I think the Ho...At last we can find a use for him!<br /><br />I think the Hot Air Baloon idea is fantastic. We could have them going to London, Glasgow, Dublin...all over the place and to keep them topped up all we need is the Magnificent Councillor Twaddle. As long as that councillor keeps spouting hot air they will float forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-38600455148400651232010-08-13T14:43:31.949+01:002010-08-13T14:43:31.949+01:00Huw
You're worth at least a 'monkey' a...Huw<br />You're worth at least a 'monkey' as Arfer Daley would have said.Pucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-16664859309010680192010-08-13T12:31:50.866+01:002010-08-13T12:31:50.866+01:00Puck..I asked the Druid to delete two of the ballo...Puck..I asked the Druid to delete two of the balloon trips to mynydd bodafon, he must send me that penny now don't you think? Pesky druid hanging on to his penny.<br /><br />Huw TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-1120083339126723162010-08-12T21:46:44.361+01:002010-08-12T21:46:44.361+01:00Anon:
I think I'm falling in love with you.
...Anon:<br /><br />I think I'm falling in love with you.<br /><br />PS. ... in triplicate? You must work for the French.Pucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-49431611692713408212010-08-12T21:10:03.670+01:002010-08-12T21:10:03.670+01:00Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to b...Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to be operated by Plaid Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones are up in air- after Ieuan's maiden flight landed him in hot water.<br /><br />Anglesey's"Super Plaid Cymru" leader planned to take a leaf out of airline boss Richard Branson's book by becoming a balloon operator. But Jones's maiden voyage from Mona to Cardiff was a disaster and left his first customers furious and demanding their money back.<br /><br />David Bowles and Clive Mcgregor saw Jones's advert in the Anglesey herald offering return flights to Cardiff for only twenty pounds. They rang Jones and were told to meet him in a field near Mona early the following day. When they arrived they were surprised to find former solicitor on his own, struggling to unravel the balloon which had become entangled on nearby bushes.<br /><br />When the balloon was eventually inflated Jones told the couple to join him in the small basket. <br /><br />"There was barely enough room for Ieuan Wyn, never mind the two of us" said Mr Bowles yesterday. Eventually the balloon got off the ground, but as he struggled with the controls Jones repeatedly caught Mr Bowles on the ear with his elbow."It was bruised for several days afterwards", he told me.<br /><br />Within ten minutes it became obvious to Mr Jones that the balloon was travelling in the wrong direction.<br /><br />" I pointed out to Mr Jones that we had crossed the island and we were heading towards Cemaes, in the opposite direction to Cardiff. He didn't seems to have a clue what he was doing"<br /><br />Shortly afterwards Jones announced that he was stopping for lunch, and made a precarious landing near mynydd bodafon, during which McGregor hurt his elbow, Jones then wandered off, leaving the two passengers to fend for themselves in a field.<br /><br />After three hours he had not returned, and after walking four miles, Bowles and McGregor eventually flagged down a taxi and returned to their offices at a further cost of £48.50.<br /><br />When we rang Jones he told us that his balloon service has been suspended due to " technical difficulties". Later when pressed, he admitted that he had been unable to steer the ballooon in the right direction." I didn't realise that so much depends on the wind" he told us "It's not like a van or tractor, when you just turn a wheel and go anywhere you want". <br /><br />"Balloons have a mind of their own, and they just go anywhere they please" He added that he was considering operating a revised service from Holyhead to Llangefni, but had no dates yet. <br /><br />When we rang the Welsh Assembly they informed us that they were unaware of his ballooning activity, it has no bearing on his constant hard work for the people of Anglesey and the balloon industry of Wales. They hung up on me, to Mr Jones we wish him well, up, up in the air in his beautiful balloon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-87519707669855827742010-08-12T21:09:33.868+01:002010-08-12T21:09:33.868+01:00Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to b...Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to be operated by Plaid Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones are up in air- after Ieuan's maiden flight landed him in hot water.<br /><br />Anglesey's"Super Plaid Cymru" leader planned to take a leaf out of airline boss Richard Branson's book by becoming a balloon operator. But Jones's maiden voyage from Mona to Cardiff was a disaster and left his first customers furious and demanding their money back.<br /><br />David Bowles and Clive Mcgregor saw Jones's advert in the Anglesey herald offering return flights to Cardiff for only twenty pounds. They rang Jones and were told to meet him in a field near Mona early the following day. When they arrived they were surprised to find former solicitor on his own, struggling to unravel the balloon which had become entangled on nearby bushes.<br /><br />When the balloon was eventually inflated Jones told the couple to join him in the small basket. <br /><br />"There was barely enough room for Ieuan Wyn, never mind the two of us" said Mr Bowles yesterday. Eventually the balloon got off the ground, but as he struggled with the controls Jones repeatedly caught Mr Bowles on the ear with his elbow."It was bruised for several days afterwards", he told me.<br /><br />Within ten minutes it became obvious to Mr Jones that the balloon was travelling in the wrong direction.<br /><br />" I pointed out to Mr Jones that we had crossed the island and we were heading towards Cemaes, in the opposite direction to Cardiff. He didn't seems to have a clue what he was doing"<br /><br />Shortly afterwards Jones announced that he was stopping for lunch, and made a precarious landing near mynydd bodafon, during which McGregor hurt his elbow, Jones then wandered off, leaving the two passengers to fend for themselves in a field.<br /><br />After three hours he had not returned, and after walking four miles, Bowles and McGregor eventually flagged down a taxi and returned to their offices at a further cost of £48.50.<br /><br />When we rang Jones he told us that his balloon service has been suspended due to " technical difficulties". Later when pressed, he admitted that he had been unable to steer the ballooon in the right direction." I didn't realise that so much depends on the wind" he told us "It's not like a van or tractor, when you just turn a wheel and go anywhere you want". <br /><br />"Balloons have a mind of their own, and they just go anywhere they please" He added that he was considering operating a revised service from Holyhead to Llangefni, but had no dates yet. <br /><br />When we rang the Welsh Assembly they informed us that they were unaware of his ballooning activity, it has no bearing on his constant hard work for the people of Anglesey and the balloon industry of Wales. They hung up on me, to Mr Jones we wish him well, up, up in the air in his beautiful balloon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-91601460321748570172010-08-12T21:09:10.696+01:002010-08-12T21:09:10.696+01:00Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to b...Plans for a hot air balloon passenger service to be operated by Plaid Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones are up in air- after Ieuan's maiden flight landed him in hot water.<br /><br />Anglesey's"Super Plaid Cymru" leader planned to take a leaf out of airline boss Richard Branson's book by becoming a balloon operator. But Jones's maiden voyage from Mona to Cardiff was a disaster and left his first customers furious and demanding their money back.<br /><br />David Bowles and Clive Mcgregor saw Jones's advert in the Anglesey herald offering return flights to Cardiff for only twenty pounds. They rang Jones and were told to meet him in a field near Mona early the following day. When they arrived they were surprised to find former solicitor on his own, struggling to unravel the balloon which had become entangled on nearby bushes.<br /><br />When the balloon was eventually inflated Jones told the couple to join him in the small basket. <br /><br />"There was barely enough room for Ieuan Wyn, never mind the two of us" said Mr Bowles yesterday. Eventually the balloon got off the ground, but as he struggled with the controls Jones repeatedly caught Mr Bowles on the ear with his elbow."It was bruised for several days afterwards", he told me.<br /><br />Within ten minutes it became obvious to Mr Jones that the balloon was travelling in the wrong direction.<br /><br />" I pointed out to Mr Jones that we had crossed the island and we were heading towards Cemaes, in the opposite direction to Cardiff. He didn't seems to have a clue what he was doing"<br /><br />Shortly afterwards Jones announced that he was stopping for lunch, and made a precarious landing near mynydd bodafon, during which McGregor hurt his elbow, Jones then wandered off, leaving the two passengers to fend for themselves in a field.<br /><br />After three hours he had not returned, and after walking four miles, Bowles and McGregor eventually flagged down a taxi and returned to their offices at a further cost of £48.50.<br /><br />When we rang Jones he told us that his balloon service has been suspended due to " technical difficulties". Later when pressed, he admitted that he had been unable to steer the ballooon in the right direction." I didn't realise that so much depends on the wind" he told us "It's not like a van or tractor, when you just turn a wheel and go anywhere you want". <br /><br />"Balloons have a mind of their own, and they just go anywhere they please" He added that he was considering operating a revised service from Holyhead to Llangefni, but had no dates yet. <br /><br />When we rang the Welsh Assembly they informed us that they were unaware of his ballooning activity, it has no bearing on his constant hard work for the people of Anglesey and the balloon industry of Wales. They hung up on me, to Mr Jones we wish him well, up, up in the air in his beautiful balloon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-67062416598477162712010-08-12T18:40:13.132+01:002010-08-12T18:40:13.132+01:0018:38 - Me too. Keep 'em coming anyway!18:38 - Me too. Keep 'em coming anyway!Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-91420808526260952382010-08-12T18:38:57.520+01:002010-08-12T18:38:57.520+01:00Pesky Druid, I was looking forward to his next sig...Pesky Druid, I was looking forward to his next sighting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-14040179966121027862010-08-12T18:31:52.026+01:002010-08-12T18:31:52.026+01:00LOL!
Good spotting!
You need photos to claim your ...LOL!<br />Good spotting!<br />You need photos to claim your penny though...!Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-91486988197266538052010-08-12T17:49:58.744+01:002010-08-12T17:49:58.744+01:00I saw the ministeral car in the hangar at Mona Air...I saw the ministeral car in the hangar at Mona Airfield, it's a 1967 morris 1000 van with the reg number A1 IWJ.<br /><br />I peeped inside, it has got a full leather interior, green reclining seats with a red dragon embossed on the back. <br /><br />The engine runs sweetly and very quick it is too off the mark, with it's low rider suspension and wide alloys. I have seen Ieuan hit 40 mph when he was in a rush to get to the chip shop before it closed, he nearly ran me over, but luckily enough, the noise from his side pipes gave me ample warning, to dive into the hedge, as he flew past.<br /><br />It's a credit to him, this is his run around when he's back on the block, on his turf. The back bumper has a sticker on it, DYLAN FOR MON, some wag has defaced it and it now reads DYLAN FOR MONGS.<br /><br />The back doors are blacked out, the side indicators which are on the door pillar, have been pimped to read IEUAN RULES when they pop out, when he's indicating. <br /><br />I saw a file on the passenger seat, something to do with Ieuan's Manifesto, the druid's Manifesto, it was originally, but he's scratched out Druid and wrote Ieuan's instead there's large writing on it, for DYLAN'S EYES ONLY. <br /><br />On the floor of the van, is a packet of cheese and onion crisps, a half drunk bottle of oasis, some peanuts, pork pie from Morrisons with a bite taken out of it, some apple cores and a crumpled up Holyhead Mail. A card from Albert Owen and an invitation to Merched Y Wawr in Llangefni, are tucked behind the sunvisor, all in all, he's a bit of a scruff, or is it his driver? <br /><br />Failing to keep his ministeral van in a prim and proper fashion should be a crime.<br /><br />His car in Cardiff is a Fiat Punto. I should get a penny, if I don't then there will be more car type postings..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-46904072927914362232010-08-12T17:05:51.223+01:002010-08-12T17:05:51.223+01:00I was met at Cardiff Airport by IWJ's minister...I was met at Cardiff Airport by IWJ's ministeral car, a Fiat, driven by his beautiful boyish assistant, as we sped through the thick fog he played" you spin me right round" at full volume as we sped through the streets of Cardiff, our police outridrers struggling to keep pace. <br /><br />How we made it, I'll never know. It was the most intensley power mad IWJ moment I ever had. Do I get a penny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-36170805696210831552010-08-12T16:28:55.643+01:002010-08-12T16:28:55.643+01:00I claim the penny, I saw IWJ sat in the back seat ...I claim the penny, I saw IWJ sat in the back seat of his ministeral car in the layby by the Pilot Boat in Dulas, he was wearing red high heeled shoes, stockings and a red silk bra and knickers, when I asked him what he was doing there, he told me he was getting changed for a night out, in the Marquis later.<br />I swear I never told a soul till now. Where's my penny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-11986201466897526812010-08-12T16:23:59.304+01:002010-08-12T16:23:59.304+01:00I claim your penny, I saw him in Cafe Gaerwn liste...I claim your penny, I saw him in Cafe Gaerwn listening to Tony ac Aloma, crooning with Dafydd Iwan about "yma o hyd", when he went to the ministeral car, he found the car on bricks and someone had pinched the car tax disc, I didn't take a photo as I was rolling with laughter, I did offer him a lift on my tractor, but he was too upset.<br /><br />A short while later, Dafydd Iwan came out and after crying on his shoulder, he went back to the cafe for a bag of chips, I swear I never told a soul till now, so where's my penny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-26274510575056862082010-08-11T10:56:19.541+01:002010-08-11T10:56:19.541+01:00"if it's as popular as is made out, it ca..."if it's as popular as is made out, it can withstand a price-hike to at least a break-even point.<br /><br />If it can't, then it's an albatross."<br /><br />Agreed. But, then, if auditors and the like, who do use the service a bit (I once met one, and shook his hand, inviting him to visit more often), save the best part of a whole working day in car/rail travel, then I suppose you have to factor this in as a better use of public resources. Get to Anglesey from Cardiff by mid-morning, find some irregularity in the books, and then get back to the kids in time for their bed. <br /><br />Not everything yields to purely business-like analysis.TGCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-75930836839913775212010-08-11T08:55:14.475+01:002010-08-11T08:55:14.475+01:00Where does this idea that having other destination...Where does this idea that having other destinations from Anglesey would be feasible? Just consider the following, the current air link to Cardiff is, I would suggest, used mainly by island peole. How many would anyone guess come from the mainland to use the link? Very few if any in my opinion. As for destinations further afield, does anyone really believe that people along the North Wales coast would use Valley as a departure airport when there are two major airports in Manchester and Liverpool within a couple of hours driving distance away? Come down from your clouds up there in cuckoo land, the whole airport issue is a dead one and would never make money which would then call for even more subsidies than now from we the taxpayers. This mooted route between the IOM and Anglesey will fall flat on its face, who would want to spend time commuting from one wind-swept island to another for pleasure?Groundhog Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-81129854141471995272010-08-11T08:33:09.276+01:002010-08-11T08:33:09.276+01:00Perhaps I can pick up a couple of points here made...Perhaps I can pick up a couple of points here made by ANONYMOUS - although I have to ask what's so wrong about using our real names here?.....Oh, I see, "Druid" isn't Druid's real name either - OK, touche!<br /><br />Anyway, back to the discussion. ANONYMOUS makes the point that there could be more destinations offered from Anglesey Airport - and he (she?) is absolutely right. In fact Manx2.com have now a twice-weekly service from Anglesey to the Isle of Man so residents of either island can spend the weekend "overseas" as it were. And that service is NOT subsidised.<br /><br />ANONYMOUS also notes possible head-room for a price-hike. Well here I think we have to listen to the operators who are the experts in where to pitch the price. I believe however that the actual seat-price is set by WAG (but I could be wrong about that). It;'s worth making the point that the hop to Anglesey from Cardiff already costs £49.50 (one-way) which is a lot more than you would pay on Ryanair or BMIBABY domestic routes where fares are much lower. However Manx2's fares actually do include all airport taxes etc. You do need to pay extra for baggage though.<br /><br />I should also point out that you also get a free barley-sugar handed to you by the captain of the plane on Manx. You won't get that on Ryanair!david morris jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-50147804458938430402010-08-10T20:21:27.995+01:002010-08-10T20:21:27.995+01:00Great Councillini, I think part of the argument i...Great Councillini, I think part of the argument is that if it's as popular as is made out, it can withstand a price-hike to at least a break-even point.<br /><br />If it can't, then it's an albatross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-49410085061185394112010-08-10T18:08:54.585+01:002010-08-10T18:08:54.585+01:00"The train runs regardless of whether the pla..."The train runs regardless of whether the planes are in the air"<br /><br />True, but no train or plane would ever run if they were consistently empty. You've got a point, though, as there should be some correction factor for average passenger numbers; I suspect this is already fudged-in, but perhaps not.<br /><br />But, I do agree that Wales should have a good air service; from a car, the Wales of 4-and-a-half hours looks a desperately large and difficult place to negotiate. From the air, it's a pleasant one hour from end to end, and you start to get a feel of togetherness between north and south. That has to be be worth encouraging, especially as we can always offset the carbon with some native tree planting or something.The Great Councillininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-69254715274130205402010-08-10T16:11:59.169+01:002010-08-10T16:11:59.169+01:00The only way to make it popular and making money i...The only way to make it popular and making money is to add new destinations, is it compulsory that it only flies to Cardiff. I'm sure there would be great demand if other destinations were on offerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-18459530125746949212010-08-10T15:05:27.366+01:002010-08-10T15:05:27.366+01:00David Morris Jones said..."What really matter...David Morris Jones said..."What really matters however is that Anglesey is now within a realistic travelling time from Cardiff."<br /><br />As far as I am concerned the further we are from Cardiff and that gin palace of a talking shop with inferior politicians like IWJ the better. We were fine without the air link and with a subsidy of £800k per anum then the sooner we close that the better. Cardiff does nothing for us here in the north, if we need medical care other that the basic care supplied in Ysbyty Gwynedd then we go to Liverpool and Manchester and thank the lord for those fine cities.Groundhog Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-48900219121279582322010-08-10T13:58:37.062+01:002010-08-10T13:58:37.062+01:00I'm sorry if I should also have included Alber...I'm sorry if I should also have included Albert Owen as sharing the honours for the airlink and am happy to "include him in" as Eisenhower might have said. <br /><br />Oh dear. I hoped we were not going to get into "green" arguments - which are entirely superfluous to the central issue. Indeed I wish I hadn't mentioned it at all!<br /><br />However, the train from Cardiff to Holyhead will burn 2282 gallons of diesel fuel.(8.77 gallons per passenger) The plane burns less than 70 gallons of kerosene.(3.6 galls per passenger).<br /><br />What really matters however is that Anglesey is now within a realistic travelling time from Cardiff.David Morris Jones Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340485521710464123noreply@blogger.com