On 9 Dec 2004 07:57:56 -0800, "John Atkinson"
wrote:


R wrote:
dave weil wrote in
:
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:04:40 -0500, "Arny Krueger"

wrote:
"R" wrote in message
. 1
Go for it Arny. It would be a free trip and you are in a
position
to get some free press too. You could end up a true hero.

Try re-reading the terms and conditions again in Atkinson's 07:33
EST 12/8 post.

No such post on my server.

I guess you need to quote the relevant passage.

The only thing I can find is this (from the 7th):

"And as I also said, I will pay Mr. Krueger's expenses,
specifically a return coach air ticket from Detroit and 2
nights accommodation in the Show hotel".

It's not a free trip. It's a free trip home.

Maybe you don't know that "a "return coach air ticket from
Detroit" actually means a round trip ticket.

I do believe that Dave is correct.

He is. My apologies if I confused anyone with my English usage.
By "return ticket," I meant "round trip," "Detroit to NYC and back
again," "both directions." By "coach," I meant "economy," "main
cabin," "not first class," "not business class," etc.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

Yes, that's pretty common terminology, using the term "return ticket".
Additionally, the phrase "return ticket from..." somebody's home
location would tip off most people who are even barely conversant with
the English language that it means leaving from their home location
and returning to said home location.

But this is Arnold that we're dealing with.

I wonder what his next attempt to claim that you didn't say what you
said will be. After all, you thought that you were keeping things as
simple as possible. Unfortunately, you're dealing with omeone simpler.