http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/northyorkshire/display.var.2445365.0.too_many_toots_wensleydale_railway_complaint_rejected.php
and if it wraps http://tinyurl.com/42vkv9

On 13 Sep, 09:38, "nickw7...@gmail.com"  wrote:
> http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/northyorkshire/displ...
> and if it wrapshttp://tinyurl.com/42vkv9

I think we can read a lot of meaning into

"Well-known community campaigner Bernard Borman has already taken the
company to court, claiming drivers were breaking the law by blowing
the train whistle inappropriately."

The qualifications to be a "community campaigner" are, I imagine, the
same as those needed to be a "community leader".

Ian

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:42:35 -0700 (PDT), The Real Doctor put finger
to keyboard and typed:

>On 13 Sep, 09:38, "nickw7...@gmail.com"  wrote:
>> http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/northyorkshire/displ...
>> and if it wrapshttp://tinyurl.com/42vkv9
>
>I think we can read a lot of meaning into
>
>"Well-known community campaigner Bernard Borman has already taken the
>company to court, claiming drivers were breaking the law by blowing
>the train whistle inappropriately."
>
>The qualifications to be a "community campaigner" are, I imagine, the
>same as those needed to be a "community leader".

I suspect that "well-known local campaigner" is a euphemism for
"serial moaner".

http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2002/7/19/127782.html may be of
interest in this context.

Mark
-- 
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Mark Goodge wrote:

> 
> I suspect that "well-known local campaigner" is a euphemism for
> "serial moaner".
> 
> http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2002/7/19/127782.html may be of
> interest in this context.
> 

I love this bit -

"The district council's file on Mr Borman, who calls 
himself Bernard Borman-Schreiber von Ullersdorf, an 
inherited title he claims dates back to 1498 and the 
Holy Roman Empire, includes 1,034 separate documents, 
both complaints and the authority's responses."

A great name for Googling!

http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34382

Charlie

In message 
, The 
Real Doctor  writes
>"Well-known community campaigner Bernard Borman has already taken the
>company to court, claiming drivers were breaking the law by blowing
>the train whistle inappropriately."

I'm wondering which "law" said Drivers have been breaking?

-- 
Kenny

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:10:19 +0100, Kenny  wrote:

>In message 
>, The 
>Real Doctor  writes
>>"Well-known community campaigner Bernard Borman has already taken the
>>company to court, claiming drivers were breaking the law by blowing
>>the train whistle inappropriately."
>
>I'm wondering which "law" said Drivers have been breaking?
>
Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Noise Nuisance) possibly (the reason
for tweaking the horns on some recent EMUs?), but having seen the
descriptions of the "campaigner" elsewhere then it could be anyone's
guess what offence he might have alleged.