Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 23:19:53 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Rick Savoia wrote in news:Xns96C3B931A2185rsavoiaNOSPAMyahooco@127.0.0.1: > "Steve Brooks" wrote in > news:eMoRe.2375$k4.1149@newsfe4-win.ntli.net: > >> weirdwolf wrote: >>> "Steve Brooks" wrote >>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Which should lead to the development of brown field innercity >>>>> sites and the development of better mass transportation. >>>> >>>> Why should there be any move towards better mass transportation >>>> when petrol is a mere $4/gallon? >>>> >>> >>> I'm an advocate of increasing fuel prices to the consumer, might >>> stop people driving the 15 minute walk to the shop. >> >> Couldn't agree more. I quite like the government's road pricing >> scheme - except that I don't trust the technology thay claim is going >> to make it work. I must admit I drive a bit of a gas guzzler (a Rover >> 620i which has a 2 litre engine.) But I do a very small mileage. Less >> than 5000 miles/year. >> > > You know, going through this thread, you guys sound like you're > running a Civ3/SimCity game..... > My old man was actually part of the planning department for the Birmingham city council. I grew up with this kind of stuff, probably one of the reasons I love playing sim city. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .