KC is best how it is now

[mike neuliep]

Hey there's nothing wrong with those 440 cubic inch motors.  My 68
Roadrunner (seating for four) has one of those with Illinois plates 
"LINUX 7"  (see it was an appropiate e-mail)  If you're going to drive
somewhere, you might as well do it in style!

	Mike

On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Bradley Miller wrote:

> At 10:15 AM 11/22/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >No argument there! I choose KC 9 years ago as a place to live, because I
> >think it is in the top ten places to live. There is much that could be done
> >to improve KC though, like a real Mass Transit System and some more
> >technical seminars and conferences hosted here. Speaking of which, why don't
> >we start planning on a conference or something here and see if we can't get
> >some corporate sponsors to help out. It's about time to start working on KC
> >LinuxFest 2001!
> >
> >IMHO,
> >Brian
> 
> 
> This stuff is way off topic of course . . . but what makes anyone think a
> light rail or other system would make any difference in people's driving
> habits.  Gas is going through the roof and yet people are still buying big
> SUV's to commute daily in.  (As in one person on a 20+ mile trip.)  I know
> there are people with valid needs for SUV's but for the price of some of
> those behemoths, you could get a really small/fuel efficient car and then a
> truck/van/etc... for the occasional hauling needs.   Does anyone ever
> remember the old stationwagons -- 440 cubic inch engines, seating for 9?
> There is already some mass-transit in KC -- the METRO buses.   I don't see
> long lines for them.   There might be a change in the future, but I don't
> think we'll see anyone abandoning the comfort and flexibility of a car soon.
> 
> -- Bradley Miller
> 
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