GA Governer's decision blows my mind
09-25-05 | 01:14 AM
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Wait 'till the guvna figures out how much fuel and tax money he can save by closing schools all together! Just have to find someone who can do the math?... Maybe the Georgia leadership can hire somebody from another state where people actually attended school...
09-25-05 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by jyossarian
Here in NYC, the snow had to be around 3 ft. deep before they called a snow day and only cuz it would take the us so long to walk to school and the teachers even longer cuz they took the subways and buses. We didn't have school buses and no one drove us.
As for conserving gas, didn't we go through this in the 1970's? That's when Japanese cars became so popular for their fuel efficiency and people took mass transit and car pooled. I wonder if now's a good time to buy Honda and Toyota stock.
As for conserving gas, didn't we go through this in the 1970's? That's when Japanese cars became so popular for their fuel efficiency and people took mass transit and car pooled. I wonder if now's a good time to buy Honda and Toyota stock.
Buy stock in who ever is making diesel passenger cars. They get better mileage than Gasoline Hybrids.
09-25-05 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by -=£em in Pa=-
Not to hijack the thread but somewhat related.....
Wacky politicians, people who just dont get alternative trans etc, etc...
A Fox Propaganda dissemination agent was interviewing McCain last night
about government pork and asked McCain if he would stop funding for bicycle
and ped walkways to try to cut pork spending in Az and McCain said
resoundingly he would have no problem doing that.
What type of thought process or lack thereof, would lead someone to think
that making it difficult for non-oil using modes of transit in this time is a good idea ?
Wacky politicians, people who just dont get alternative trans etc, etc...
A Fox Propaganda dissemination agent was interviewing McCain last night
about government pork and asked McCain if he would stop funding for bicycle
and ped walkways to try to cut pork spending in Az and McCain said
resoundingly he would have no problem doing that.
What type of thought process or lack thereof, would lead someone to think
that making it difficult for non-oil using modes of transit in this time is a good idea ?
Here in Michigan they passed some law that would force them to use a % of transportation money for bike stuff. The Powers That Be refuse to make any kind of bike lanes(please no VC comments) so they use the money to spread wood chips on the mountian bike paths. An older guy in this area I have known since high school who was a civil engineer quit his job over this issue.
And so it goes.
09-25-05 | 08:17 AM
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I'd like to point out that this is a useless gesture when it comes to saving fuel. These "inclement weather" days will need to be made up, which means that those 250,000 gallons of diesel WILL be purchased and wasted, just at a later date when it's more expensive to buy. This isn't going to do the state of Georgia a lick of good. Congrats, Georgia.
09-26-05 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by grolby
I'd like to point out that this is a useless gesture when it comes to saving fuel. These "inclement weather" days will need to be made up, which means that those 250,000 gallons of diesel WILL be purchased and wasted, just at a later date when it's more expensive to buy. This isn't going to do the state of Georgia a lick of good. Congrats, Georgia.
Still I think the Gov is concerned about short term usage not long term.
Craig
09-26-05 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xyz
Here in Michigan they passed some law that would force them to use a % of transportation money for bike stuff. The Powers That Be refuse to make any kind of bike lanes(please no VC comments) so they use the money to spread wood chips on the mountian bike paths. An older guy in this area I have known since high school who was a civil engineer quit his job over this issue.
09-27-05 | 03:34 AM
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NPR did a story on it last night. It turns out that lots of people ended driving their kids to the mall or to day care. One mother said that the decision took one bus off the street, but added 50 cars. Her math may be off, but it sounds like she had the right idea.
09-27-05 | 05:31 AM
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I live in the metro Atlanta area and most of the school buses I see have 3 to 10 kids on board. GA (or at least metro Atlanta) wastes lots and lots of $$$ and fuel hauling kids all over town for "political" reasons.
Sonny's idea isn't that wonderful. Most Georgians are pissed because they have to find someone to watch their kids or some place for their kids to go.
Not me. My youngest is 25. I was just happy not to see any school buses on the way to and from work.
Sonny's idea isn't that wonderful. Most Georgians are pissed because they have to find someone to watch their kids or some place for their kids to go.
Not me. My youngest is 25. I was just happy not to see any school buses on the way to and from work.
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09-27-05 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RonH
I live in the metro Atlanta area and most of the school buses I see have 3 to 10 kids on board. GA (or at least metro Atlanta) wastes lots and lots of $$$ and fuel hauling kids all over town for "political" reasons.
I wonder what the fuel savings would have been if he asked all the parents to not drive their children to school for a week and they actually complied by putting their children on the bus?
09-27-05 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Daily Commute
Why not have a walk-your-kid-to-school day? Most elementary school students are within a mile of their school. For most, that's an easily walkable distance.
09-27-05 | 10:00 AM
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I wonder how much actual gas WAS saved in Georgia: while the state may have not used 250,000 gallons per day, how many were used by hundreds of thousands of families taking kids to baby sitters, or heading out for an unplanned trip to the mall.
Kee-jerk response is right!
Kee-jerk response is right!
