Quote Originally Posted by Mike T View Post
Attack the argument, not the man?
I am allowed to have a different opinion.
Given the huge carbon footprint of flying, when it comes to the individual, it is between them and their conscience as to whether they fly and how often, but the planet would prefer they didn't.
The NHS saves lives/treats people's ill health - for free at the point of delivery - so that those people can create jobs. Money not spent on flights will be spent elsewhere, helping the process.

Attack incoming...!

Whilst it is very noble to have genuine concern for the environment, i personally think the world as it is now has gone too far past the point of no return, and we are now in the hands of technology to clean up the planet. I don't think we can put the worldwide flying/travel culture back in it's box.

We can all say we are only going to holiday abroad only once a decade, but it's really a drop in the ocean compared to worldwide commuting by air, scheduled air services, etc.

I liken it in some ways to the argument (which i recently had on facebook) that fellrunners should only do local races to ease their carbon footprint... another noble idea, but a couple of hundred fellrunners driving round the UK doesn't even touch the surface of tens and tens of thousands of tourists heading into London every day, let alone on weekends.

Should we put a stop to European football competition? Test cricket? Olympic games? Formula One? Or is it only us plebs who are not allowed the privilege of earning a living then visiting foreign shores...?

What about the next generation... my two nephews for example... as a family we do everything we can to give my nephew hopes and dreams and an imagination, i couldn't bear to see him become another "ipad drone" like many kids are even at his young age...

I remember seeing his face when he first saw a waterfall (Stock Ghyll Force just round the corner from you!) and using a lttle map to walk around Rydal Water. I love to teach him how to say "hello" in French, Italian, Chinese, "Australian" (g'day mate), etc... In his last video call to us, he ran out on us because he wanted to get his World Atlas out and read about the animals that live at the North and South Pole...

Should we crush the dreams of young children like that, and say sorry matey, you're not allowed to visit these places, and you'll only ever experience the world through your Ipad, PC, TV screens.

Can't help thinking that the cat is out of the bag in regards to world travel and the solution won't/can't come from trying to stop it.