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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Phi to Your Name   
   Re: Myth: The motor car is the ultimate    
   09 Dec 14 12:38:03   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:17:51 PM UTC-5, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   >  wrote:   
   > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 12:01:11 AM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > > > On 2014-12-09 02:11:20 +0000, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   > > > said:   
   > > > > On Monday, December 8, 2014 7:22:17 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > > > >>   
   > > > >> Clearly, the people with the most experience of the situation   
   disagree...   
   > > > >> ...because they are CHOOSING to use their cars.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Do they have a choice?   
   > > >   
   > > > Yes.   
   > >   
   > > A choice of one? You could give me two at least, right?   
   >   
   > You've got way more than one .. you've got a massive choice of Toyota,   
   > Mazda, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Hyundai (for poor people), Ferrari   
   > (for rich gits), ... Then there's numerous models within those to   
   > choose from.  ;-)   
   >   
   > If you're stuck in a traffic jam, then in a car you've got the choice   
   > of using a different route. Those fools on the bus are stuck with just   
   > where the bus route says it must go, which is usually along the busiest   
   > and most congested roads.   
      
   You are better off sitting in traffic on the bus...   
      
   While on the bus you've got someone to talk to. You don't see your fellow   
   human being as competition. You may even philosophize, talk about revolution   
   or pick up a girl.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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