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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On May 29, 10:13 pm, "Jeff Strickland"  wrote:   
   > "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher"   
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   > > On May 29, 9:17 pm, opel  wrote:   
   > >> On 5/29/2013 6:16 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble   
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   > >> Philosopher wrote:   
   > >> > Let's build bullet trains like   
   > >> > every other civilized nation out there.   
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   > >> Are you willing to build the _freestanding _dedicated_ and _specialized_   
   > >> trackage_ they need.   
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   > >> You do know they can't run on standard issue freight line track, don't   
   > >> you?   
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   > >> You do know that's why the ACELA isn't as fast as a Euro or Jap bullet   
   > >> train, don't you?   
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   > >> Or are you just a simpleton?   
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   > > Hey, I just know you are behind every other civilized nation. I'd let   
   > > the engineers figure out the tracks it needs and every other possible   
   > > option.   
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   > > Well, we can get Japanese or German engineers since ours can't even   
   > > connect the bike lanes. Do you know what it takes to ride a bike?   
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   > > Yes, it needs one continuous path or road. Not a sidewalk!   
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   > Of course I know what it takes to ride a bike. I'm 60 and I rode my bike for   
   > years and never had anybody honk at me, except once the cops on base were   
   > annoyed that they could not keep up, so they honked.   
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   > You are a miserable excuse for a man if you demand your own lane amongst the   
   > congestion. I have no pity for your plight at all.   
      
   Around here it's the tourists who often ride on the streets just   
   because they don't have a clue how dangerous that is. They are   
   "liberating" this town for us so to speak. Pity them if you will.   
      
   Traffic here is out of control. They speed well beyond the 30mph   
   posted speed. They blast at cyclists and pedestrians if they feel like   
   it. One section in the "beautiful" part of town posted a 20mph speed   
   limit AND speed bumps. The lions of the jungle want their part of town   
   nice and calmed. They can because it's a lawyers and doctors who live   
   there. We are in the monkey section and anything goes. There are three   
   hotels where people must dash across the street on a blind curve to   
   get the convenience store and they do nothing to provide a light or   
   something.   
      
   So save your prayers for all those people.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)