Pete - you're one of the lucky ones - but don't you mean "crawl like I do?" -- Columbia County Talk

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Subject: Pete - you're one of the lucky ones - but don't you mean "crawl like I do?"

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Ned Depew

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Date Posted: 12:31:19 10/15/05 Sat
In reply to: Pete R 's message, "Re: Energy policy has to be about more than a few dollars..." on 09:29:01 10/15/05 Sat

I guess that's one of the side benefits of living under a rock, eh?

Most of us are wired-in to a system that requires us to drive to work, at least. And the geography of our towns and cities has developed into such a sprawl that unless you have all day to walk to Greenport and back for your retail needs or for entertainment at the Multi-plexes, and to the Hospital and various far-flung medical facitlites for your medical needs, and unless all your friends live within walking distance (this would imply that you actually have friends who want to spend time with you), then you have to drive.

Your response - like that of W. - who advised Americans to "drive less" - is a little like that of Marie Antionette.

On the one hand, I applaud efforts by the government (which in the latest "Energy Bill," it is emphatically not making) to improve public transportation and wean America off of fossil fuel, but on the other hand, simply telling the citizenry that they need to change their life-styles in ways that are impossible for the great mass of people in the short run is absurd.

Your advice is like that of the hereditary Millionaire who advises the poor to "make more money," - smug and self-satisfied, but not very helpful to anyone.

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: "crawl like I do?"
Author: Pete R. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:17:17 10/15/05 Sat Crawl I will, but at least i'am not polluting the amosphere like you with your foreign made car.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Saab is now a GM product...
Author: Ned Depew [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:23:45 10/15/05 Sat ...although I must admit I'm sorry to have to admit it! Actually, in your case maybe it should have been "slither" rather than "crawl?"

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Still a foreign product
Author: Pete R [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:34:39 10/15/05 Sat Here we are neighbors and you talk like that, no wonder some people can't get along with others.