Re: [Futurework] Downshifting to a better work-life balance

[Ed Weick]

I guess it all depends on where you live and what you have to work with. The best public transit system I've ever seen, in terms of design, was Moscow's metro: spokes radiating out of the center of the city and inner and outer rings connecting all those spokes. Moscow is a city of some 12 million, but you could get from any one part of it to another in a very short time, provided the wheels stayed on the rails, a problem in 1995. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Pollard To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 3:33 PM Subject: RE: [Futurework] Downshifting to a better work-life balance Arthur,   I don't think we have a point A and point B in Los Angeles.   I think I remember riding a bus once several decades ago, but I can't be sure.   By the time I walked to the bus stop and waited for the next bus, I could drive into downtown LA. That is if I wanted to go there.   By far, the best transportation system for LA is the automobile. Why this is so requires some thought, but thinking seems to be in short supply these days.   Harry   ******************************************** Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655  Tujunga  CA  91042 Tel: 818 352-4141  --  Fax: 818 353-2242 http://haledward.home.comcast.net ********************************************       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Futurework] Downshifting to a better work-life balance harrry,   What is public transit?   arthur   What you will be riding from point A to point B when all costs are counted and internalized to the transportation equation. -----Original Message----- From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:28 PM To: 'Ed Weick'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Keith Hudson' Subject: RE: [Futurework] Downshifting to a better work-life balance Ed,   I suppose everything I have is old - except the computer and some of the peripherals.   My car is 8 years old. It's a station wagon which can take an 8' x 4' sheet of plywood, or 7 passengers, as the need arises. My 60" TV is now about 4 years old. I don't know how old my other two televisions are.  My 60" is used for films, news and discussion programs. The living room TV mostly is used for peculiar international film noire by son Alan. (He's just brought me in a DVD disk with an old British "Avengers" on it (downloaded from the Internet) - restored in brilliant color and excellent crispness. I hope he can get more episodes.   Don't feel 'holier'. Just continue to "do as you wish, but harm no-one".   What is public transit?   Harry       --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/2003