The Great Green Con

I heard on the radio today, that Virgin Atlantic will soon be offering passengers the chance to buy a Carbon Offset when the duty free trolley comes around!

Ha!

It seems that to carbon offset a trip to New York might cost about £20. What a con! They don't state how this extra tax might be used to offset your journey, so I imagine that it will go straight into the pocket of Mr Branson.

The conversation would probably go something like this....

Stewardess: "Hello Mr Taylor, would you like to give £20 to offset your journey?"

Me: "Hmm, no thanks, perhaps you might like a kiss?"

Stewardess: "Im sorry I don't follow?"

Me: "Well I thought I might offer you the chance to kiss my hairy arse?"

I can imagine what would happen if I started adding a few quid to my invoice at work, and tried to pass it off as an offset!

This green bandwagon is really getting beyond a joke now I think...