Mildly surprised, and enlightened

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Mildly surprised, and enlightened

RNE — 4/26/2002 3:45:37 PM (archived)

For the vast majority of the USA, mass transit is simply not an option. The population is to scattered, destinations to far apart.

Take where I live, a small town of about 4500. A large number work in the two larger cities north and south of here. There is no practical way that mass transit could deal with that. This is true for the majority of this state, for that matter, almost all of the central USA, and most of the rest.

We here find those who buy a 4WD Navigator, or some such, and never take it offroad to be idiots. Why on earth spend that kind of money, for something you never use.
I have had 4WD vehicles in the past, and will in the future. And you can bet that the 4WD feature was used for a lot more than show. ( came home with as much mud on the top as the bottom more than once. Getting to Caney Creek is tough, and the fishing is only good when it rains, a lot. Besides, getting to Slick's favorite Spring Turkey hunting spot was an exercise in offroad skill, dosed liberally with a lot of luck). I would not be a favored Navigator Customer. The paint wouldn't stand up. Wife told me I needed a Hummer, she rode down in Caney Crek Bottom with me once, almost walked out rather than ride out with me.

I amend my rant, for the most of us, it is what we can afford, more than anything else that drives our Vehicle purchase choices. Some folk buy shine and gloss, me, I buy what I think will stay together longer than the payments.

The whole thread (39 posts)

A comment from the middle class. - RNE - 4/26/2002 12:26:58 PM
- Re: You can fight the future but you'll lose - SM - 4/30/2002 2:50:10 PM
- Re: A comment from the no class. - Bowser - 4/26/2002 4:52:26 PM
  - If the Left were really concerned about dependence on foreign companies... - Larry J - 4/26/2002 6:54:14 PM
- The other middle class - Mary Anne - 4/26/2002 2:11:45 PM
  - Only in America... - Tom Brosz - 4/26/2002 6:47:11 PM
    - Re: Another reason . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 7:08:19 PM
  - Alternatives - Larry J - 4/26/2002 3:09:14 PM
    - I would ride a bus if there were one... - Mary Anne - 4/26/2002 9:51:14 AM
      - Mass transit works best in densely populated areas - Larry J - 4/26/2002 10:13:42 AM
        
        Re: Mass transit works best in densely populated areas - Nick Hoffman - 4/27/2002 2:58:03 PM
        
        Re: Pretty sure it’s 100 percent . . . - D. Spires - 4/30/2002 10:46:34 AM
        
        Not necessarily - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2002 11:31:04 AM
        
        Re: Well, California is the exception to many rules . . . - D. Spires - 4/30/2002 12:21:16 PM
        
        Re: You can get tolled to death in Florida. - Marcia - 4/30/2002 1:48:47 PM
        
        A question for you, Larry - Mary Anne - 4/26/2002 10:47:22 AM
        
        Most of the time, it isn't a problem - Larry J - 4/27/2002 4:50:07 PM
        
        The Old Order Amish should live around you - Mary Anne - 4/27/2002 9:33:26 AM
        
        Maybe we should let public officials make all of our decisions - Larry J - 4/29/2002 6:12:16 PM
        
        What, couldn't find a pop song to quote? - Mary Anne - 4/29/2002 3:59:25 PM
        
        I'm surprised at such a superficial and shallow response from you, Mary Anne - Larry J - 4/30/2002 3:21:06 PM
        
        Mary Anne on the Flame Board! Gonna be a GOOD day! - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2002 4:52:07 PM
        
        See you at Flame (n/t) - Mary Anne - 4/30/2002 4:25:27 PM
        
        The times, they are a'changing... - Tom Brosz - 4/29/2002 5:05:23 PM
        
        Public property - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:31:01 AM
        
        Re: "If the roads were private property, the Amish situation would be a simple property rights issue." - Mary Anne - 4/27/2002 1:06:43 PM
        
        Re: Say what? - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 2:02:46 PM
        
        History lesson - Mary Anne - 4/27/2002 4:13:24 PM
        
        Re: History lesson--very informative, thanks! - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 12:11:34 PM
        
        Re: History lesson - Publius - 4/28/2002 10:25:40 AM
        
        Pork - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2002 11:59:05 AM
        
        Re: Alot of people actually believe that . . . - D. Spires - 4/26/2002 1:30:04 PM
        
        Mildly surprised, and enlightened - RNE - 4/26/2002 3:45:37 PM
        
        What it boils down to: - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 7:56:16 PM
        
        Judging by the number of times you have used words like - Mary Anne - 4/27/2002 10:13:59 AM
        
        Re: Judging - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2002 11:45:32 AM
        
        Sunshine - Larry J - 4/27/2002 8:57:43 AM
        
        Time wasted - Mary Anne - 4/26/2002 10:29:12 AM
- Exactly - Larry J - 4/26/2002 1:45:52 PM

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