Asleep At The Wheel: Just Keep Truckin' On (Trees And Things)

hp: Re: Asleep At The Wheel: Just Keep Truckin' On

Thu, 3 May 2007 08:25:52 EST

r1 r2 r3 support for my notion that railway commercial use was on the rise. The article seems to have been produced for lobbying purpo

thefadd: Re: On the topic this time

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:07:59 EST

The car companies bought up all the public transit in pre-WWII Los Angeles and just plain shut it down. I think that's about all you need to know to understand what happened in America. What did you think Who Framed Roger Rabbit was about?

pO157: Re: Umn, No

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:25:29 EST

Do you live in the midwest? I know in Washington and Oregon the rail system never really decayed all that much, and it's still common to see a lot of rail traffic, along the Columbia river especially. But a lot of rail lines were torn u

uncarved block: Umn, No

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:06:44 EST

I don't believe government regulation is bad-- in fact, I think it has a good deal to do with the high quality of life Americans currently enjoy. In this particular instance, I happen to believe that the regulations have already hit the best b

jwb: Re: On the topic this time

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:58:18 EST

There's a tremendous amount of public money that gets poured into rail as well. It just happens that the private railroad companies get to keep all the infrastructure, all the profits, and the public gets squat. I wish I knew how this came to p

tomc: Re: On the topic this time

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:51:28 EST

how about reinvesting in cargo transport via rail for some of the less time criticial freight?

I'm all for more trains!

I don't understand why this country is so "anti-train". Are companies unable to keep up the infrastructure? So

pO157: On the topic this time

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:22:24 EST

If we followed yours and the blocks suggestions this would lead to much less government regulation in all fields, which could be good overall, but I would imagine some dicey things would happen as a result as well.

My modest proposal: If everybody is so

pO157: I think I saw this in the Big Lebowski...

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:18:22 EST

That is too cliched.

Did you ever tell the hot receptionists that you "were there to pick up a package?" or ask said folks where they wanted all that hot exotic sausage?

I wouldn't be able to do that job without busting out laughing at least once a

uncarved block: To Be Clear

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:54:26 EST

I don't know that folks were entirely comfortable with doctors pulling day long shifts-- they just didn't feel as if they were in a position to tell a medical professional how to do their job, or how long. Truckers, I was thinking, coul

Acefantastik: Drive time

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:59:47 EST

I've been paid to drive vehicles, and I've driven thousands of miles recreationally, so I my opinions on this topic are probably biased in favor of the wheelman. In the early to mid-2000s, I had two different driving jobs: the first was for a private