On 3/29/07, Chet Gardiner <chetdude@pacbell.net> wrote:

> Not when you don't have to factor in the cost of a bloated military to

> insure that we continue get "OUR" cheap oil... ;-)

Oh, for cripes sake. Tell me you don't think this is Off-Topic. Take

it there, please. All you have to do is alter the subject line, as I

did above.

> Europe was "stupid" enough to invest in a great inter-city rail system

> including in many cases high-speed rail. The great cities of Europe are

> also laid out in such a way that most of the time one doesn't need a car

> around town either...silly Europeans.

Agreed. And the US and Allies did a fine job of rebuilding them as

part of the Marshall Plan after we and the opposition blew them to

pieces. I wish we'd do as good a job on the Amtrak Acela. Great idea,

poorly funded and supported.

> I'd rather travel by rail and Metro in Europe than by air OR motor

> vehicle anywhere else.

Yep, I have fond memories of taking a series of trains out into the

hinterlands of the Netherlands late last century. A great system.

But NotFox. NotTechnology. OffTopic. Please.

Darcy won't be the only one unsubscribing if we keep trashing the

mailing list like this.

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