London Congestion Charge (US Embassy)

Griff · 10-22-2005, 11:07 AM

I'm not a big fan of the automobile. I think much of the freedom we Americans attribute to it is illusory. However, when we look at what went down in New Orleans where everyone who was dependent on public transport by choice or not was screwed, it bolsters my anti-planning bias.

Elspode · 10-22-2005, 05:08 PM

My theory goes something like this: America has a problem with the automobile because we have a Puitanical attitude toward sex.

I don't know about you all, but the whole reason I wanted my first car was so I could have a reliable place to get laid and a way to obtain a partner with whom to pursue being laid.

If we all hadn't had to sneak off and fuck in our cars when we were kids so our families wouldn't be offended, we wouldn't have gotten so hung up on cars, and we'd be less car-oriented and more public transportation oriented.

Okay, maybe my thinking is flawed. I just got this vision of teenagers screwing on city busses, and everyone else pretending not to notice...they'd probably get upset over that even in Europe, where they not only have naked people on regular TV, but lots of great trains and busses.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-22-2005, 07:21 PM

Curtains, Els, curtains. Even if you have to carry your own.

10-22-2005, 11:07 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm not a big fan of the automobile. I think much of the freedom we Americans attribute to it is illusory. However, when we look at what went down in New Orleans where everyone who was dependent on public transport by choice or not was screwed, it bolsters my anti-planning bias. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-22-2005, 05:08 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	My theory goes something like this: America has a problem with the automobile because we have a Puitanical attitude toward sex. I don't know about you all, but the whole reason I wanted my first car was so I could have a reliable place to get laid and a way to obtain a partner with whom to pursue being laid. If we all hadn't had to sneak off and fuck in our cars when we were kids so our families wouldn't be offended, we wouldn't have gotten so hung up on cars, and we'd be less car-oriented and more public transportation oriented. Okay, maybe my thinking is flawed. I just got this vision of teenagers screwing on city busses, and everyone else pretending not to notice...they'd probably get upset over that even in Europe, where they not only have naked people on regular TV, but lots of great trains and busses. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-22-2005, 07:21 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Curtains, Els, curtains. Even if you have to carry your own. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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