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This whole argument about how to solve the traffic problem reminds me about something I heard about health care. The Gross Domestic Product goes up every time someone is hurt due to a social or personal disaster. A car accident produces work for the insurance man, the health care industry, the auto shops, etc. Safety measures, which would have prevented the accident, limit the expenditure and transfer of money. Disaster means that money will be spent. Consider a house that burns down. The things that can be replaced are replaced. Money, goods, and services are exchanged. Multiply that on a national scale and GDP goes up. Conversely, consider the savings that could occur if health care money were spent primarily on the preventive end rather than after the fact. With regard to spending money treating symptoms, it’s been suggested that over 80% of the total money spent in health care is spent in the last six months of terminal patients’ lives. The vast amount of money that is exchanged translates roughly into number of jobs, which also promotes social cohesion. Will the reduction of number of personal cars sold, reduction in gasoline consumed, etc. result in a smaller economy and consequently, a lower standard of living? I don’t know. Maybe just stating the obvious, but any solution to a given problem only raises other problems. I can see the energy crisis addressed when the petroleum multinationals solve the problem of transporting and using hydrogen power safely, but I don’t believe that the issue of congestion will be effectively addressed by reducing the number of personal vehicles. Reduction seems to make the most sense but at what cost? A gas tax is promoted as a solution by increasing the cost of usage but I’m skeptical that it will be promulgated at a rate that will be effective. A bad case scenario of the Middle East situation may be the most likely catalyst in the way that the 1973 Arab oil embargo prompted energy efficiency. So a solution to the traffic congestion problem may arrive involuntarily.

Wonder if it's a function of population density? Have to have a critical mass of people before it's feasible? Will the Seattle area become dense enough with population for this development? Monorail and light rail is the same idea on a smaller (Seattle size) scale. I did ride the light rail in Tacoma and it was all right. 'Cept I noticed that all of the other passengers were retired folks with mucho free time.

Klenke shouldn't you be editing your novel or something?

Cosmic. The solar eruption on Wednesday that sent a bubble of charged particles toward Earth. Sunspot 484 as it rotated into view. CREDIT: SOHO/ESA/NASA

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey explained. Kubrick 2001: Flash Uses Macromedia Flash player. Quick to load on broadband, takes a couple of minutes on narrowband. Are you experienced?

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Yeah, I was being facetious when I sent the first post. But it does make me wonder what would go through Rush's head if he were faced with the challenge of climbing. And we all know it's addictive as hell. Maybe it's just the substitute gratification he needs.

Is his head tattooed or something? Weird.

Rush's treatment center has a climbing wall! Sierra Tucson "As patients confront the physical demands of the wall and the challenge to scale it, they discover personal emotional truths concerning fear, trust, honesty, and dependency." Wow, do you think he'd kick drugs and become a climber? Could you imagine the boost he'd give to this site?

Ok, I'm back you losers. I had to show ya this picture of a time machine. This guy Maddox trashes Matrix Reloaded. NOTHING IS SACRED. YESTERDAY WAS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY---- YOUR GONNA LOVE THIS! Today is something like Talk Like An Angry Freak Day. 20021022: CAPSLOCK DAY TALK IN ALL CAPS THE ENTIRE DAY! 20021023: Fucking Cuss Day Fucking cuss at least fucking once per fucking line, fucker! 20021024: Drunken Love Day Act like an emotional drunk. I love you man! 20021025: Normal Day Act like normal. 20021026: Lan at Cecil's Day Go to the lan at Cecil's house! 20021027: Butchering Hairstylists Day Go out and get your hair FUCKED UP by a shitty hair stylist! 20021028: Assumption day, you know what I mean? You know, I mean, it's assumption day, you know what I mean? 20021029: ...uhh... I forgot. / Ram your Box Day Two holidays at once! Ram your box, then forget you did it! 20021030: Resurrect Old Threads Day Go through the forum and resurrect old, dead threads from a year ago or more! There's 23 pages of Various Crap, find some old thread and bring it to life! There is no originality.

I guess I ruined a potentially 'good' thread. I'm going outside to breath some fresh air and try to find the sense of 'humor' that I think I've misplaced. Things have been too serious lately. Adios... See ya later.

I knew you couldn't 'walk the walk'.

I can't speak for the whole world but personally I couldn't give a shit less if Josh answers or not. Just a figure of speech, rbw1966. No need to take it literally.

Well answer the questions, JoshK, you chickenshit. The whole world is waiting for your answers.

Necro, you juvenile shit

It only *kind of* pisses you off? You should take more of a stand. It's spray...I'll post whatever inane shit I want...piss off. Screw you.

You know JoshK, your post kind of pisses me off. Do you even know Scott personally? Who the F**K are you to judge him? Do you even know if Scott will personally be guiding clients? Have you thought that maybe he might just be the proprietor and hire other experienced people to guide for him?

Don't you love the subversive nature of dreams? When your conscious censor is turned off, these dreams sneak up from the subconscious and hijack the theater of your mind. The Internet is like a BIG dream. Yeah… Subversive novelty. It’s all about changing your thinking. Leary said it. The Matrix trilogy advocates it.

Yes, a takeoff on sobriety.

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Dryad, That's the height of fashion for Pax Americana. Now bring on the bread and circuses.

Stream of consciousness... Plus ça change / plus c'est toujour la même chose Translation: The more things change / the more they stay the same

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