Re: A Republican!!!!!! (was Re: OT: sponge burning!)
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Rather bitch than try and fix it, I see.
Uh, Paul, here's a hint on why this isn't the zinger you think it is. I
think public transportation is the problem. It is part of why things are
broken. So how do you reconcile "fixing it" with actually wanting it
around?
Furthermore you insist that I fix the physical limitations. I'd like to
see how *you* would fix it!
According to maps.google.com here's the nearest major intersection(s) of my
commute in LA:
39.4 mi (about 44 mins)
1. Head southeast on Sierra Madre Villa Ave toward E Sierra Madre Blvd 1.1
mi 4 mins
2. Turn left to merge onto I-210 E 6.9 mi 9 mins
3. Take the exit onto I-605 S 27.3 mi 26 mins
4. Take the CA-22 W exit 0.3 mi
5. Take the right fork to CA-22 W/7th St/Long Beach and merge onto CA-22 W
2.5 mi 4 mins
6. Slight right at E Pacific Coast Hwy 1.3 mi
So how do you propose that public transportation, which often goes
*slower* than posted limits, has to frequently stop, is not fast on
acceleration and isn't going to from door-to-door (tack on another 20m for
walking to the intersections in question) is going to do the above in the
time you claim it would if it were "fixed". It's 40 freakin' miles! Even
the employee bus where I work now which goes 40 freeway miles and only stops
once takes close to an hour! Add in stops, multiple boardings, lots of time
under the speed limit and you are flat out asking the impossible.
Do I have to constantly prove you wrong or are you finally going to
figure out I don't abide by your lies, misdirection and flat pompous attitude?
>>> Most people are not suicidal and would rather not dodge Californian
drivers while lane splitting,
>> Uh, nice generalization there. I only *legally* lane-splitted when
>> speeds dropped below 30mph.
> That wrongly assumes Californian drivers are safe at any speed. There's a
reason you have to actually take the test instead of just exchanging your
driver's license when moving to Oregon now.
The point was, Paul, that you presumed to insinuate I only made decent
time because I was on a motorcycle and lane-split all the time. I refuted
that and you come back with a snide remark about Californian drivers. As
someone else pointed out, at least they can pump their own gas.
> I lived there for five years and very rarely saw traffic get to properly
move if I went any deeper towards downtown than San Fernando.
Of course you didn't. That would involve you actually tearing off the
huge blinders you wear all the time. Here's Paul Johnson's blinders in a
nutshell:
1: If it's California, it sucks.
2: If it's not socialist, it sucks.
3: Oregon is great.
4: I am never wrong.
5: If anyone has facts to the contrary, see rules 1-4. The rules trump any
facts, opposing opinions or logical reasoning.
You are a tired, broken record Paul.
--
Steve Lamb
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