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Okay, so what have we learned?
If you're poor and don't have a car, you can't get out of the way of the flood. If you can afford a car and try to get out of the way of the flood, you get stuck in traffic. And if you leave by bus, you might blow up. 9/25/05 the New York Times reports we can't drive any less. American households make 491 shopping trips per year, average r/t distance 7 miles. 9/26/05 President Bush asks America to conserve, and drive less. President Bush is an avid mountain bicyclist. His new best friend, Lance Armstrong, is a world champion bicyclist, the greatest American hero for whomping the French since Bobby Fischer whomped the Russians. Can NO ONE in the mainsteam media or political or corporate arena suggest that we might try looking at bicycles? BTW, since everyone here is computer savvy, does anyone broadband/telecommute for work one or more times a month? --ag |
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On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:01:05 -0500, andy gee wrote:
BTW, since everyone here is computer savvy, does anyone broadband/telecommute for work one or more times a month? Basically once a week -- stay home and either do research, or, like today, grade papers. But, since I get to work on my bike, anyway, it probably doesn't count. -- David L. Johnson __o | When you are up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember _`\(,_ | that your initial objective was to drain the swamp. -- LBJ (_)/ (_) | |
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"andy gee" wrote in message 7.142... Okay, so what have we learned? That if you count on the government to help you in times of disaster, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Cheto |
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David L. Johnson wrote:
Basically once a week -- stay home and either do research, or, like today, grade papers. But, since I get to work on my bike, anyway, it probably doesn't count. Same here. I VPN in from my house about once a week. I have a specific goal of taking some form of alternative transportation into work at least three times per week. For me, alternative transportation is defined as biking, light-rail, motorcycle, car-pool, or any combination thereof. In reality, it consists of my riding my bike in and out of the office. This month has been great for me and the bike. I've blown way past the three days a week minimum. In fact, I haven't filled up my gas tank since before Katrina hit. Sometime during the last year I decided that I just felt like a dick everytime I commuted by car alone. Regards, --mike -- Michael Erickson Senior Technical Marketing Engineer Logic Product Development http://www.logicpd.com |
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As I watched those traffic jams that was my exact thought: why aren't
these people on bicycles? Seems like common sense, but then again... I bike to work every day except when there's bad ice or snow (then I take public transportation). |
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andy gee wrote: Can NO ONE in the mainsteam media or political or corporate arena suggest that we might try looking at bicycles? No, anyone who has eer watched the "Wizard of Oz" clearly understands the risks of riding a bike during high winds. Seriously, What % of the population do you think is capable or riding a bike out of a potential large scale disaster? Please consider in the estimate: 1) the number of elderly, 2) the number of small children, 3) the number of infirm, 4) the number of totally unfit folks, 5)the number of pets, 6) the number of folks who want/need to carry some possesions. 7)the number of folks who have working bicycles for every family member, 8) etc. Also, since the recent Rita situation called for evacuation distances to be travelled at 100+ miles please consider how many folks can cycle that distance in a reasonable amount of time. My own non scientific estimate is that (way) less than 10% of the population could evacuate by bicycle. So, there is clearly a serius problem with disaster planning. Let's solve the problem. That is important. Let's not try to pretend to solve it by suggesting that something we like to do is the solution. I can see the debate betwen the hikers and bikers now. Biking is faster say the cyclists. Hikers can carry more possesions say the hikers. And for the flooding we just saw perhaps the kayakers will "wade" in and tout the superiority of their preferred activity. Like it or not we live in a modern, industrial society and need to come up with plans that utilize technolgy effectively. The problems that were so obvious are not with technology but with very poor application of technology. Remember, when Pompei was buried by volcanic activity the problem was not massive traffic jams. |
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"gds" wrote:
andy gee wrote: Can NO ONE in the mainsteam media or political or corporate arena suggest that we might try looking at bicycles? No, anyone who has eer watched the "Wizard of Oz" clearly understands the risks of riding a bike during high winds. Seriously, What % of the population do you think is capable or riding a bike out of a potential large scale disaster? I /think/ the OP meant: how about riding bikes, generally, as a way to cut down on fossil fuel consumption. |
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Perhaps. The context of referencing the recent disasters suggested
otherwise to me. But... . |
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"David L. Johnson" wrote in
news On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:01:05 -0500, andy gee wrote: BTW, since everyone here is computer savvy, does anyone broadband/telecommute for work one or more times a month? Basically once a week -- stay home and either do research, or, like today, grade papers. But, since I get to work on my bike, anyway, it probably doesn't count. Of course it counts! I'm trying to build a case that rational solutions to tough problems are either not supported by the folks to whom the solutions are or should be be important, or they are being blocked outright. --ag |
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"Cheto" wrote in
: "andy gee" wrote in message 7.142... Okay, so what have we learned? That if you count on the government to help you in times of disaster, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Cheto Too right, looks like. But then what are we paying them for? And, would you rather get the help you pay for or would you rather just not pay? --ag |
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