And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Bullet Trains, Nanjing South Bullet Train Depot, Nanjing, China
America's future? As in China taking over? Or high-speed trains in America? If you simply look at what California has been able to accomplish (that is a joke) then high-speed trains in America is a pipe dream that the "WOKE" weenies fantasize about.
At first glance, I thought they were skis. (Trains might be okay, except for the people that ride them. Spent too much time on transits and the asswipes that populate them.)
That's a US problem...and I thought they were skis at first too. Folks in other countries get places faster and more efficiently because of trains, while virtually NONE of the BS that you find on US trains is allowed (although the ME and African imports might be changing that).
One of the major impediments for train expansion is the outrageous real estate costs for many locations. Even with public land condemnation, the cost to RR companies makes the expansion have a disproportionate cost impact.
If Gabbin' Nuisance wasn't stupider than Gov. Moonbeam (and believe me, that's quite an accomplishment all by itself), we'd have a pair of those doing flip-flop trips L.A. to Vegas and back, several times a day, and eliminate 25% of the flights to and from SoCal in about a week.
Instead, flying pigs making that trip are more likely, and sooner.
america's future
ReplyDeleteWe in America have seen the future. It's called air travel. Cheaper, faster, more convenient.
DeleteAir travel is really not that much "cheaper" and today it is a major pain in the ass.
DeleteAmerica's future? As in China taking over? Or high-speed trains in America? If you simply look at what California has been able to accomplish (that is a joke) then high-speed trains in America is a pipe dream that the "WOKE" weenies fantasize about.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance, I thought they were skis. (Trains might be okay, except for the people that ride them. Spent too much time on transits and the asswipes that populate them.)
ReplyDeleteThat's a US problem...and I thought they were skis at first too. Folks in other countries get places faster and more efficiently because of trains, while virtually NONE of the BS that you find on US trains is allowed (although the ME and African imports might be changing that).
DeleteOne of the major impediments for train expansion is the outrageous real estate costs for many locations. Even with public land condemnation, the cost to RR companies makes the expansion have a disproportionate cost impact.
ReplyDeleteThe only place in the US that makes sense for a bullet train is the Northeast Corridor, DC to Boston with stops in between.
ReplyDeleteI have traveled on the Amtrak NE Corridor for many years. It was a fairly inexpensive and a very convenient way to get where you needed to go.
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DeleteAu contraire. See below.
DeleteIf Gabbin' Nuisance wasn't stupider than Gov. Moonbeam (and believe me, that's quite an accomplishment all by itself), we'd have a pair of those doing flip-flop trips L.A. to Vegas and back, several times a day, and eliminate 25% of the flights to and from SoCal in about a week.
ReplyDeleteInstead, flying pigs making that trip are more likely, and sooner.