Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 19:29:14 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Rick Savoia wrote in news:Xns96C490A0F22F9rsavoiaNOSPAMyahooco@127.0.0.1: > weirdwolf wrote in > news:Xns96C42F73A797r73u67jw56nas@80.5.182.99: > >> John Iwaniszek wrote in >> news:Xns96C3C34532CABjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9: >> >>> Tyler Trafford wrote in >>> news:3nmrg4F2bb0mU2 @individual.net: >>> >>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote in >>>>> news:3nmr2uF2bb0mU1@individual.net: >>>>> >>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote in >>>>>>> news:3nmkgoF2a1tqU1 @individual.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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wouldn't that just increase cost-of-living and just cause >>>>>>>> inflation? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shipping this week has a 50% increase in fuel surcharge. last >>>>>>> week it was 20 cents a mile. This week it's 30 cents. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah, interstate commerce, I completely forgot about that >>>>>> consequence. >>>>> >>>>> one that will encourage locally grown produce, a movement which is >>>>> rising in this country. >>>> >>>> That would still screw over states like Montana and South Dakota >>>> (etc) which grow mass quantities of corn and wheat. >>>> >>> >>> >>> They are already fucked because of aforementioned fuel prices and >>> katrina-caused NOLA bottleneck. >> >> but Katrina hasn't caused the bottle neck it is only served as a >> focus >> point to bring the problem into the light. >> >>> What this might due is shift transport and port resources to the mid- >>> atlantic and stimulate a rebuilding of the rail system. >> >> Yeah and the pigs will fly themselves to market. Can you really see >> that >> happening in the current political climate? > > > New Bumper stickers: "Bring back the cattle drive!" Equiped with bullbars and with better steering? Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .