... had never ... program! ... I lurk regularly and have been carfree for several years. I'm not opposed to comments against the space program but I am...
... Apart from Jym Dyer's excellent arguments, I would add a few: - Too many designs. Concepts like ASS, USS, LWB, SWB, etc are quite intimidating for new...
Hi Rachel, Looks like these conspiracy theorists think that everyone's lives revolve around the Internet. I'm lucky to have time to read this group once a...
... All I seem to see from Barbara is vague dismissals and demeaning pejoratives. Rachel did mention the advancements that we obtain from space research, but I...
... Not impressive. RPG (Soviet rocket propelled grenade) launchers are rather common. If I was planning to murder anyone inside such a car it would no doubt...
David Hansen
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Mar 6, 2003 7:22 am
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=v= There are a bunch of road-widening priority projects across the U.S., and Environmental Defense has set up a web page with info on some of them, some with...
Jym Dyer
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Mar 6, 2003 4:00 pm
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From: Paul Esbrandt Signs of intelligent life. An actual American Newspaper reporter wrote this. I thought I better send this out, because you don't see this...
... Yes, this sort of thinking is very rare to come from a newspaper reporter in America. Wow! Tom Horton probably won't last long in that career. John O....
Hi everyone, I am Fabien from Seattle, WA. I'd say only one thing about the guy who wrote the article, Tom Horton... DUH! :) Sorry, that was the first word...
Hello again, so here is my intro... ================================================= Introductory Profile 1. Which of the following best describes you? Please...
Yeah you are right... if he works in a press group that is heavily supported by the car or petroleum industry that might be the case... Sad, very sad... ==...
I overheard someone say that US schoolchildren could get driving licences from age 14 if they lived beyond half a mile of a school bus. Can someone confirm ...
... There ... might ... simon, most US states require liability insurance -- it's usually actually required to be carried by the owner of the vehicle -- a...
Had an encounter on the commute home yesterday in which a car behind me started frantically honking for no apparent reason. I was riding in the right-hand...
... but I ... world ... I rented a car recently while moving and saw the downside of this "protection". I felt like I was watching a movie and missed being...
Hey Doug, I think she was scared because you were on the road and she did not know what to do... I had, over the last 2 years, 2 encounters that I "liked"... ...
Hello Rachel, well yeah the stats say that... it's sad... I think you should carry mace or pepper spray anyway... One thing that I have noticed from my friend...
... very thought-provoking commentary -- thanks Doug! I have thought about this a lot myself over the last few years (the difference between the perspective...
This incidents described in this thread and several similar ones, makes me wonder if the USA is still on the same planet the rest of us are. I grew up in...
Theo Schmidt
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Mar 9, 2003 11:57 am
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... Some decades I'm more car-free than others. ... a) Sometimes economics (although other times, including when doing most of my farm work, that works the...
... <grin> recent evidence of various kinds suggests perhaps not :-) ... I think it depends where you are and what kind of cycling. But I'd say (having lived...
... Perhaps you could learn to trim quoted material before joining in the campaign. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will...
David Hansen
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Mar 10, 2003 9:35 am
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... Sorry, my mistake. Others pointed it out to me, too, privately. I'll try to do better next time....
http://www.collegeofcomplexes.org/ College of Complexes Lincoln Restaurant Lincoln & Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL Saturday, April 26th 2003 8:00 p.m. (note:...
Yesterday while walking to the Fullerton El stop I noticed gas prices posted at the nearby Amoco station were $1.999 for regular unleaded, $2.099 for...
Hello Bob, 2.18 for premium IS a premium, that's a lot, here in Seattle the max I saw this morning was 2.08... but that's nothing compared to 1.25 per liter in...
I live in L.A., and on this evenings local news, they were showing gas prices in Northern California, as high as 3.00 dollars a gallon. They said California...
... I am about the same distance from downtown Chicago. Luckily I have a few public transportation options. If the weather is decent and I am feeling...