Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : Graham Thurlwell Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 21:25:40 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape On the 31 Aug 2005, Rick Savoia wrote: > "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..... Ah yes, the joys of declaring 'Tax The Sims Until They Scream Year' every so often. Almost as fun as rewarding their constant nagging about building a stadium with planting a nuclear power plant slap-bang (often literally 'Bang') next to their back gardens. Ungrateful little bastards. As for Civ 3, many's the time I've wondered what the reaction of my International 'Partners' would be if I selected my most disloyal city for nuclear testing purposes... -- Jades' First Encounters Site - http://www.jades.org/ffe.htm The best Frontier: First Encounters site on the Web. nospam@jades.org /is/ a real email address! .