tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post146057487915868793..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: A Modest Proposal & A FootnoteCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-33401678416357216242014-05-13T11:04:22.482-07:002014-05-13T11:04:22.482-07:00The government has a huge incentive in us not gett...The government has a huge incentive in us not getting anywhere. The longer we sit the more they make in gas taxes. Stop voting for liberal morons who crave taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-88053733664124664362009-09-19T08:52:32.318-07:002009-09-19T08:52:32.318-07:001) It's an opportunity for an unanticipated re...1) It's an opportunity for an unanticipated rest for a minute or so. <br /><br />2) I once heard of a guy who read <i>War and Peace</i> in a year, just at red lights. Maybe it's apocryphal.Charles Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-62098313093589111262009-08-26T14:22:47.070-07:002009-08-26T14:22:47.070-07:00i've often wondered why americans don't in...i've often wondered why americans don't investigate the possibilities around the turnabout<br />DC has many of these<br /><br />especially for complicated intersections<br /><br />my thought is americans love the freedom of the road and the auto but they like to know there are periodic controls as well<br /><br />up north in the winter we have the added problem of winter when the air is heavy and the intersections become invisible clouds of exhaust<br />which just hang there until the wind blows<br /><br />i've noticed more and more people pushing the yellow light whizzing through on the red<br /><br />everyone wants to drive faster these days<br /><br />i'm given to taking country roads whenever i can anymore<br />the interstates are anxiety makers<br /><br />we've a whole new generation of drivers who've done most of their training with video games<br /><br />people need to learn to stay home and relax<br /><br />jjhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-33310911280666583442009-08-26T10:58:48.533-07:002009-08-26T10:58:48.533-07:00What's the price tag on this innovation? A tr...What's the price tag on this innovation? A traffic light costs about 200,000 dollars to put in, I was told about ten years ago.<br /><br />It's not just th eequipment, but the inspections by all the agencies -- electrical, environmental, and others.<br /><br />Finland has the exact thing you name on all its traffic lights.<br /><br />They also have you pay all bills online, electronically.<br /><br />It's very easy to pay your bills. You can do a whole day's worth in about three minutes.<br /><br />The whole idea of checks has been gone for at least twenty years over there.Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.com