bah, somehow ended up sending this to hargrave. so i'm not quite bright enough to use email :P
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mar 13, 2007 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak To: Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> i've never ridden a marta bus, but i've always thought highly of the trains. I once made kleb take one and he was frightened. he has obviously never broken down at night in detroit. On 3/13/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MARTA is functional but I never said it was nice. All public transit systems are a compromise. I will say that MARTA is the best way to go down town on Friday or Saturday night. Tom -----Original Message----- From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: 3/13/07 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak you enjoyed marta, no? On 3/13/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MARTA, dont ask what it means. > > Tom Hargrave wrote: > > I grew up in Germany, where public transportation and especially the trains > > were great. But even in Germany, my relatives all drove because they lived > > in rural areas. > > > > The focus is different in the States. We have too many open areas where > > public transportation is a poor solution. Atlanta is a great example of an > > effective public transportation system at work, so is the SF Bay Area, but I > > doubt that you will see effective public transportation in Arab, AL or any > > other less populated area. > > > > We actually have a bus based public transportation system here in > > Huntsville, AL. I even see people riding them every once in a while...... > > Huntsville has about 130,000 residents. The issue? We are spread across a > > city that's 25 miles long by 9 miles wide & our shopping centers really > > aren't that centralized. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > 256-656-1924 > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, > 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, > 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 > http://www.okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
