nomics of the 'real' left leaves
them with a big fat credibility hole right in the center, so no one listens
to their politics either.
-TD
From: Steve Furlong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums
Date: Mon, 3 Feb
On Friday 31 January 2003 12:40, Tim May wrote:
> On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
(snipped)
> I understand your politics is lefty...this has been shining through
> for years.
>
> But your analytical skills are lacking.
That's redundant in the modern US. Too bad; th
Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
>
> > I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
> > and pretty reliable in Europe.
>
> A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work
> on the train -- given that here cit
Steve Mynott wrote:
> In the UK at least railway stations tend to have been built in the ugly
> parts of towns for good reason -- simply because land is a lot cheaper in
> the low rent parts of town.
>
> Also railways stations and the associated cheap hotels with a large
> transient population te
Bill Stewart wrote:
> Tim commented about railroad stations being in the ugly parts of town.
> That's driven by several things - decay of the inner cities,
> as cars and commuter trains have let businesses move out to suburbs,
> and also the difference between railroad stations that were
> built f
Bill Stewart
> Tim commented about railroad stations being in the ugly parts of town.
> That's driven by several things - decay of the inner cities,
> as cars and commuter trains have let businesses move out to suburbs,
> and also the difference between railroad stations that were
> built for pass
At 02:21 PM 01/31/2003 +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
> I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
> and pretty reliable in Europe.
A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work
on the train -- given
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:44:50AM -0800, Tim May wrote:
> I don't know if this is your reason for expecting not to fly
> commercially again, but for anyone who thinks trains will somehow be
> exempted from the national security police state, think again.
Right. One Democratic "anti-terror" pr
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 11:53:47AM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
>Of course. I have no doubt whatsoever that we'll soon see checkpoints at
> every entrance and exit to all cities where they search the cars and
> passengers. It's only a matter of time. And probably require "visas" to travel
> anyw
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 12:12:16PM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:44:50AM -0800, Tim May wrote:
> > I don't know if this is your reason for expecting not to fly
> > commercially again, but for anyone who thinks trains will somehow be
> > exempted from the national s
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
I'd love to see more and better train service in the US. Great way
to
travel, work, read, watch the scenery. I don't mind at all taking a
few days,
and, unless it's a real emergency, I'm very sure at this point I'll
never f
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:21:20PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both
comfortable
and pretty reliable in Europe.
A bit too expensive,
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 04:55 AM, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
Railroads are for hoboes and untermenschen.
I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
and pretty reliable in Europe.
Yes, and I spent 7 weeks traveling around Europe with a Eurail Pass.
Except
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:21:20PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
>
> > I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
> > and pretty reliable in Europe.
>
> A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to wor
chaos it is now.
-TD
From: Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 21:44:32 -0800
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 07:39 PM, Neil Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 30 January 2003 10:12 am, Declan McCullagh wr
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
> I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
> and pretty reliable in Europe.
A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work
on the train -- given that here cities are only a few kilotons apart a
> Railroads are for hoboes and untermenschen.
I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable
and pretty reliable in Europe.
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 07:39 PM, Neil Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 30 January 2003 10:12 am, Declan McCullagh wrote:
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:32:10AM -0800, Marshall Clow wrote:
3) Train - about 17 hours - $130 round trip.
Out here in the Midwest, we have people creating "committ
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