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On 9 Mar 2005 04:30:51 -0800, "Larry Bud" >
wrote: >> The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry >cars, >> trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity >> and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at >a >> cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money. > >If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't want >to drive on it, don't have to pay for it. You know ... concentrating THAT much traffic and commerce along a narrow corridor ... makes a GREAT target for terrorists. So, private money or not, this may not be an especially good idea. |
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BlackWater wrote:
> On 9 Mar 2005 04:30:51 -0800, "Larry Bud" > > wrote: > > >>>The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry >> >>cars, >> >>>trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity >>>and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at >> >>a >> >>>cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money. >> >>If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't want >>to drive on it, don't have to pay for it. > > > You know ... concentrating THAT much traffic and commerce > along a narrow corridor ... makes a GREAT target for > terrorists. So, private money or not, this may not be > an especially good idea. > > So what's on Fox News tonight? |
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On 9 Mar 2005 09:51:33 -0800, Larry Bud , one of an infinite number of
monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters said the following in rec.autos.driving... > > Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote: > > Larry Bud wrote: > > > > The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry > > > cars, > > > > trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, > > electricity > > > > and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years > > at > > > a > > > > cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money. > > > > > > If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't > want > > > to drive on it, don't have to pay for it. > > > > No it wouldn't be perfect. Lots of people are going to lose their > homes > > because of this insanity. And it just encourages more driving which > > means more wars to steal the needed oil. We need to cut back on > > vehicle useage. > > Maybe you should just stick to riding in black helicopters. ....and trying on tinfoil hats..... |
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Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote: > But hey - it will only cost $185 billion. While I consider most of your posts over-the-top attempts at trolling, I have to say, I think this project is a BAD IDEA, and a waste of taxpayer dollars at any price. > No question this love affair with cars is the sickest thing in history. Like I said, I consider most of your posts over-the-top attempts at trolling. Barry L. Camp |
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Furious George wrote: > Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote: > > But hey - it will only cost $185 billion. No question this love > affair > > with cars is the sickest thing in history. > > > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ersizehighways > > > > Mon Mar 7, 7:52 AM ET Politics - USATODAY.com > > > > By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY > > > > Texans are known for doing things in a big way. But the state is > > planning a futuristic highway system that's gargantuan even by Texas > > standards: 4,000 miles of expressways, mostly toll lanes. > > Everything is bigger in Texas - especially their idiots. But it's a > bargain compared to Iraq. The Texas idiots are no where near as big as the idiots coming from Ontario. Those are the biggest idiots in the world. |
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well lets see:
Special Report at 5 pm central time FOX News Report at 6pm central time O Reilly Factor at 7pm central time Hannidy and Combs at 8pm central time(has a conserative and a liberal hosting the show). On the Record at 9pm central time O Reilly Factor repeated at 10 pm central time Special Report repeated at 11 pm central time etc. etc. etc. LOL with sarcasm Kevin |
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"Barry L. Camp" > wrote in message oups.com... > > No question this love affair with cars is the sickest thing in > history. > > Like I said, I consider most of your posts over-the-top attempts at > trolling. It's not that absurd. So many of the problems with traffic, the solution is to just build another road, instead of looking at other solutions. I'd like to see more roundabouts in the US, especially connecting small roads. It would allow faster traffic throughput at some intersections- and it would cut down on having to widen so many roads. Not a perfect solution, but it's better than what we have now- miles and miles of 4-way stops with lots of idling. They've also proven for every 10 percent more lanes you build, you get about 9 percent more traffic. Simply widening lanes doesn't do enough to reduce congestion. Another thing, why do idiot developers/traffic planners think an uncontrolled 4 way intersection is cool (theere's one right outside my neighborhood, connecting to another subdivision)? Just because it looks symmetrical? A staggered series of 2 3-way "T" intersections would allow for better traffic flow and safety. The US needs more highspeed rail corridors, and a laxing of the rules regarding train/engine weight. In Europe they have high speed trains that don't trash the tracks to ride on them. In the US, the Acela weighs twice what it has to, to comply with deluded US regulations regarding crashworthiness. And it can't tilt as much or it will quickly damage the tracks it rides on, reducing the top speed of the train from 200 mph to about 125 mph for most of its trip. |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:36:20 -0500, ill > wrote:
>BlackWater wrote: >> On 9 Mar 2005 04:30:51 -0800, "Larry Bud" > >> wrote: >> >>>>The Trans-Texas Corridor, almost a quarter-mile wide, would carry >>> >>>cars, >>> >>>>trucks, trains and pipelines for water, oil, natural gas, electricity >>>>and fiber optics. The roads would be built over the next 50 years at >>> >>>a >>> >>>>cost of up to $185 billion, mostly with private money. >>> >>>If it were only 100% private money, then it'd be perfect. Don't want >>>to drive on it, don't have to pay for it. >> >> >> You know ... concentrating THAT much traffic and commerce >> along a narrow corridor ... makes a GREAT target for >> terrorists. So, private money or not, this may not be >> an especially good idea. >> >So what's on Fox News tonight? Fox suddenly got a monopoly on 'news' ? |
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> > No question this love affair with cars is the sickest thing in
> history. > > Like I said, I consider most of your posts over-the-top attempts at > trolling. No such luck. She truly is a nut job. |
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WesTex Ruffnek wrote: > "robertlangdirect" > wrote in message > oups.com... > > Unfortunately, the private funds will come with "non-compete" clauses > > -- that means that other alternative routes will either be dropped from > > production or reduced in maintenance. You are wrong to believe that > > you won't pay to ride the road. You will because it will eventually > > become the only means to go from A to B. > > > > As the good people of California. > > > > And, as soon as it passes in Texas, it will be extended all the way to > Canada. And, if you have a 200 acre farm that gets split down the middle by > this monstrosity, you will have to drive as much as 100 miles to find a > crossover so you can go see the other side of your farm. Neat, huh? Probably not. Considering how wide the corridor is (1/2 mile), it is more likely that it will simply swallow your entire farm. > > > -- > You don't like oil, > ride a horse to work. > > WesTex Ruffnek |
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