I live four miles from Kingston and at this time of year I don't even bother with the bus because of the traffic. I appreciate it's not an option for most people but once December gets here, if I head into Kingston, it's the train or on foot.
"If only there was a sort of interconnected web of computers, and you could maybe find out what stock some shops had, and they could post it to you..." "Nah, it'll never catch on."
