Posted on 08/31/2005 3:30:39 PM PDT by Sender
That's another solution that should be mandatory for the Fortune 500. It would save gas and help keep daycare costs down. We need a little creative thinking to cut down on waste and socialism.
I'm afraid that gas demand is far more inelastic than you may think.
How is that any different from walking in the streets?
And it doesn't really apply to me. I'm a big guy. People don't bother me. I said what I would do if I lived in the Atlanta area. I didn't say everybody should do what I would do.
But mass transit can be utilized to offset the higher cost of gas by reducing the frequency and distance in which you drive your car. Assuming that you live reasonably close to a station or stop, trips into heavily congested areas can be reduced by mass transit.
While you have valid points as to the safety concerns when using mass transit, for some it is a viable way to reduce consumption of gasoline, and parking fees.
I've ridden mass transit every day for months and find it a pleasant experience. Not always clean and not always on-time, but I've done plenty of reading and feel much less stressed.
It's not for everyone, but neither is it only for the desperate.
Concealed carry is mandatory in my books for public transit.
GIVE THE MAN A CIGAR! You've just captured one of the other benefits of "price gouging". Not only does it discourage demand, but it also encourages supply.
Your mass transit story reminds me of what horrible things that could have happened to my children and myself a few years back. We were on our way to a homeschool group meeting in a park. We had to transfer buses. While waiting for the second bus a man started snoking, so I moved to the other side of the stop. A creepy looking guy did the same, but I thought nothing of it. After all, he probably didn't want to breathe in smoke either. My children and I got on the bus without incident. When we got off I was leaning over to buckle the baby into his stroller and felt a presence behind me. Same guy. My children and I started walking. He kept following. It was a busy street, so I turned to face him on the sidewalk. He asked where I was going. If I was going to meet with a brother or something. I turned an abruptly kept walking. Told the children not to question. Just hold onto the stroller and keep up. At first my oldest son (who was about 6 or 7 at the time) tried to question why we were going toward the mall instead of the park. But, he soon stopped. (probably realizing how serious I was) We tried to catch up with a couple of people, but they weren't close enough. So, we still heading through the mall parking lot. Whichever direction we went this guy would follow. We tried weaving and making sharp turns. Up until we got to the Dillard's. He followed us into the Dillard's. I went to the nearest counter. I had been so determined to keep us safe that I did not realize how scared I was until a customer said, "You look like you've seen a ghost." When I mentioned what was happening, she suggested mall security. The idea of going through the mall with tha guy following us terrified me. Thankfully, the cashier back just then. She called mall security herself. He had been circling the area the whole time, so mall security got him quickly. There was no indication we should stick around, so we left to the homeschool group. I was so freaked out that when we were on the bus on the return trip home, I was a little nervous about a fellow trying to make friendly conversation, until I realized he was someone I had previously spoken to on other occasions.
Quote: I also have a nice barter system going with the farmer at the far end of the lake.
My wife is a veterinarian. Several farmers have said if things really get bad we'll trade her doctoring the animals for food. We're set!!
YES! Chaos, panic, pandemonium reign supreme, my work is done.
Did you hear they were going to stop selling milk at noon tomorrow? It seems that the pipeline is down. It was overwhelmed due to the sudden demand of bread and milk that happens during times of crises. So you better run out RIGHT NOW and buy all the bread and milk you can get your hands on if you want to have bread and milk before it runs out.
I drove right by with lines blocking intersections.
Thanks for the comments. Take care.
Dallas, but it wouldn't matter where I lived.
Well... rainy days do come and go. ;)
The key word to mass transit is vulnerability.
It takes one time.
I just raise this because it's an aspect that some don't think about. They should.
Men don't face the same problem. It's a sad fact, but it's real.
I'm glad to hear you were able to find help. Next time it happens, while you have folks around, just yell out for someone the please call 911 for you. Someone is following you, and you can't get them to leave you alone.
Get yourself an inexpensive cell phone, and just use it for such emergencies. I think you can get a no minutes phone for $20 or less, certainly $30 or less. Consider it insurance.
"....Dogs and cats sleeping together, MASS HYSTERIA!!"
Seriously, the markets should settle down once news about the SPR release and EPA waiver hits the wires. Nonetheless, gouging isn't pretty.
Consumers should remember the companies and vendors who do it and adjust their future choices. On the Macro, market punishment really works. I see it crush many a bad business.
This was about two children ago (about 2000 or early 2001). I have a cell phone now. My husband gets annoyed with me when I forget it.
What goes around, comes around.
Raising the price keeps from backing up 50 cars in the road
and emptying the station's tanks in an hour.
Free-market rules! [until our Republican Gov. stops it dead]
Thanks for the realistic assessment, Dog Gone. Nice to hear from someone in the Biz.
Good for him. Good for you.
Take care.
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