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Automotive News & Views Are gas prices fueling your pain? 
10042 messages, Last post on Jul 12, 2008 at 3:07 PM
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 10, 2008 7:26 am) I wonder where the gas price is that will start really putting people into mass transit? I admit I'd rather not find out. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 10, 2008 6:57 am) Need a lot of flexibility for 2 month bus trip. Were buses like Romancing the Stone bus on mountain in Columbia, with lots of people carrying odd things such as chickens? Public not-for-profit transportation has to do a much better job at scheduling "and" filling the buses, train cars, etc. Have many, many times in past years seen small amount of passengers (1,2,3, 4...) on full-size public buses, both in semi-rural and suburban settings. When fuel was cheap and plentiful, obviously didn't matter. But, not today.
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Replying to: flash11 (Jul 10, 2008 4:20 am) I agree with much of what you said but this statement sticks out for me. In times of change that is often when the most money can be made by those with a clear balanced view of what could happen in the future. These people are often called visionaries but they are also entrpreneurs. Right now there is a fantastic opportunity to make a fortune giving the US public what it wants in terms of fuel availability. All the alternate fuel sources you noted are certainly immediate opportunities to 'get ahead'. Pessimism serves no purpose. Optimism see opportunities in everything. Just Do It! ( to borrow a phrase  )
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jul 10, 2008 7:48 am) Schedules are posted all over so it's easy to plan if you don't have much flexibility. A few times we just did a flag stop and got on a bus that way. It wasn't much different in Italy last year when we went over for a week or so - took a train for a couple of hours, then bused around until it was time to train back to the airport. We're meeting friends in Chicago in a few weeks and they get to take the train - we're stuck with flying (not enough time to drive). I keep waiting for Northwest to call and say our flight has been cancelled. If gas does double in price, maybe that will make more public transportation options feasible just from the economics - the last thing I need when I get to Chicago is a car (already got a transist pass in the mail)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 10, 2008 6:57 am) There are a lot of smaller regional bus companies, but I bet they're now being decimated by psychopathic pump prices.
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 09, 2008 7:03 am) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 10, 2008 8:05 am) Disregard if done already. For a 2-3 hour view, afternoon or evening, of the most spectacular skyline in the world, try Odyssey cruise boat (at Navy Pier) on Lake Michigan. Cruise has dinner/drinks option. Read somewhere that some personal boats in $200-$300K price range only get one mile to the gallon of fuel. But, people in this bracket could probably care less about the price of fuel. A few months ago, read that Illinois Governor made provision for those of senior age (65+) to ride free on Chicago buses, EL trains subway. Pretty good deal for them. |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jul 10, 2008 10:53 am) All I have to do is convince the family that would be a good vacation... |
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 10, 2008 9:20 am) The Green Tortoise is still going strong I guess. 
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Replying to: dave8697 (Jul 09, 2008 7:37 am) Regards, OW |
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