Managing erosion and numbers

[Splatcher]

Excellent observations by Splatcher! But in all fairness to Antisocial, he has the best interests of the youngsters at heart: Taking up fell running at the age of Young Dave Foulup or UKhursty, they will just end up with knackered knees before they have chance to graduate into the V40 ranks!

No criticism of Antisocial intended by me either. I'd vote for a minimum age of 55 though.

[Antisocial]

No criticism of Antisocial intended by me either. I'd vote for a minimum age of 55 though.

If no one is criticising me this thread has blatantly failed.

I mean CL and Heathens where are you when I need you?

[IanDarkpeak]

A better solution would be to make it a rule that every athlete has to cycle to and from the event. Local races for local runners.

didn't one of the hayfield races have a reduced price for non car users or 4 in a car LLL

[Fat Bloke]

If no one is criticising me this thread has blatantly failed.

I'd go a bit further; ban anyone with a birthdate on or before 10/6/58 aand everyone with a birthdate on or after 12/6/58



OK....I've thought about it; I'd probably still come last........



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[DinoF]

didn't one of the hayfield races have a reduced price for non car users or 4 in a car LLL

I'm sure I saw a race that had a sliding scale of fees according to the type of car you were driving as well as the number of people in it.

[southernsoftie]

I'm with Splatcher: population control is the future. We should stop trying to cure everything and insulating people from the world's risks so they don't die.

For my part, I vow never to procreate. Though I still think I should keep my hand in with the mechanics of it all in case of global emergency.

[ukhursty]

Sorry but I think you don't understand the ramifications of your own argument, you need to think it through a bit more.

And who decides it a price worth paying for what is eseentially a leisure activity. I doubt many of us would want to stop running offroad but even less would say "and I don't give a toss" which is your implication.

*Shovel*

*Hole*

[FellJunior]

We should be thinking longer term & more strategically. The only viable solution to this and so many other present-day problems is to address the problem that there are too many people, and this problem is getting worse as populations increase.

Respected scientist and strategic thinker Professor W. Connolly has some interesting proposals for controlling world population based on cannibalism.
a) If one person undertakes to 'consume' one other, this will at a stroke halve world population.
b) If the jobless are targeted, this will eliminate unemployment.
c) Similarly, if the homeless are selected, this will remove the need to build housing.
There are many benefits to his ideas, which deserve consideration.

[noel]

I'm sure I saw a race that had a sliding scale of fees according to the type of car you were driving as well as the number of people in it.

Yes, I remember I was feeling extravagant that day and paid £23 to turn up alone and park my long-wheelbase transit in six spaces. Some people weren't too keen, but what could they do? I had paid for it.

[Pilgrim]

Respected scientist and strategic thinker Professor W. Connolly has some interesting proposals for controlling world population based on cannibalism.
a) If one person undertakes to 'consume' one other, this will at a stroke halve world population.
b) If the jobless are targeted, this will eliminate unemployment.
c) Similarly, if the homeless are selected, this will remove the need to build housing.
There are many benefits to his ideas, which deserve consideration.

The (ex?)fox hunters could help with the cull... it will give them an interesting change from foxes and give the foxes a break. It would also provide plenty of spare meat for both the hounds and the foxes so the farmers wouldn't need to be too concerned about fox attacks on their livestock.