Holmfirth Cricket Club had even slashed its prices by 20%, perhaps realising that charging £170 a four-man pitch for Saturday and Sunday night was unrealistic.
The crackdown has even inspired a "no picturephones" logo, a drawing of a phone with a camera and a slash through it.
But their efforts often get little thanks from their neighbours, who have spat at and abused the Kempsons, and even slashed the tyres of their car.
The cordial relations have even survived an edict from Mr Osborne that spending on Christmas trees in Whitehall must be slashed.
The company reported a $900 million charge last summer to reflect a $150 price cut on unsold Surface inventory, and has since slashed the price even more to make room for the second generation of Surface, which went on sale last fall.
Even BBC local radio has recently slashed the number of songs played during the day to a couple of hundred.
Even the New York Times Company has slashed its dividend and announced that it would borrow against its headquarters to avoid cash-flow problems.
Even using the new figure, Malaysia's poverty rate has been slashed from 22.8% in 1990 to 5.7% now.
"Even under the best of circumstances it's difficult to recruit personnel as funding has been slashed over the years".
Their income has been slashed.
