tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post634701931463566765..comments2023-10-17T05:44:23.781-04:00Comments on COAST - Fighting for the taxpayers, not working against them!: The Most Expensive Distance Between Two Points Is Always a Rail LineCOASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-86830379071753108932009-12-03T15:50:08.278-05:002009-12-03T15:50:08.278-05:00It appears that the executive was quoting the pric...It appears that the executive was quoting the price for what is referred to as an "Open Return Ticket," which basically means, I think, that the user can choose when they will come back and not book an exact start and end time. In reading the comments at the article itself, a number of readers pointed this out. I don't know the ins and outs of the British Rail system (nor this Joe Mhttp://tsc-sales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-72695452334638593082009-12-01T11:17:07.469-05:002009-12-01T11:17:07.469-05:00Even if those things were true, you can't prov...Even if those things were true, you can't prove that those things are man-made unless you use faulty and dis-proven science. Look, in spite of your insistance, the time for debate is not over for many, many of us. <br /><br />Why is it that liberals say debate is patriotic unless you challenge one of their special causes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-24169526741343335572009-12-01T10:11:00.245-05:002009-12-01T10:11:00.245-05:00You still didn't address my question. Which on...You still didn't address my question. Which one of the list of examples that I gave about human impact on the environment isn't true? Did you look up any of it up? Nope. The polar ice caps refreeze every winter with a small radius and a large radius. With satellite imagery, we can verify that the polar caps aren't refreezing as much as they used to. It isn't some kind of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-11853936210114050372009-11-30T21:25:34.208-05:002009-11-30T21:25:34.208-05:00Thank God for useful idiots. If not for the gulli...Thank God for useful idiots. If not for the gullible what else would Al Gore and his bought and paid for scientists do?Bimm Turkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-14932455126295960242009-11-30T21:24:00.071-05:002009-11-30T21:24:00.071-05:00Thank God for useful idiots. If not for the gulli...Thank God for useful idiots. If not for the gullible, who would Al Gore talk to?Bim Turkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-89841537073821527362009-11-30T21:18:25.606-05:002009-11-30T21:18:25.606-05:00Mmmmm.... OK. You give me some facts that they ar...Mmmmm.... OK. You give me some facts that they are. Your scientific idols have been proven to be liars. The burden is upon you, sir. The only magical thinking is the bile that clouds your brain and eventually spews out of your ignorant mouth. If you don't mind being lied to, then go ahead, close your eyes and believe the garbage that is being shoved into your imbicilic head by the globalBim Turkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-10174285941555974782009-11-30T19:41:50.362-05:002009-11-30T19:41:50.362-05:00Mmmm... OK, so which one my statements are you try...Mmmm... OK, so which one my statements are you trying to refute? Polar caps shrinking? Water shortages? Species extinction? Fish harvesting? CO2 levels in ice cores? Expanding deserts? Go ahead and give me some facts that humans aren't impacting their environment. I bet every time you throw a piece of trash in a garbage can you think it magically gets turned into fertilizer? Ever heard of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-23079777645870443862009-11-30T09:20:23.357-05:002009-11-30T09:20:23.357-05:00"if you are quoting the WSJ on matters of sci..."if you are quoting the WSJ on matters of science, you might want to think about what your source has to lose or gain based on what they write."<br /><br />Yeah, whatever you do, don't get your news from The Wall Street Journal, which has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the United States. Get your news on climate change from the Daily Kos, or better yet, direct from Al Bim Turkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-68974151478684127272009-11-29T19:19:11.907-05:002009-11-29T19:19:11.907-05:00Move along. Nothing to see here!!!
http://www.te...Move along. Nothing to see here!!!<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html<br /><br />Drink the climate kool aid. Mmmmmmmmmm.Bim Turknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-86774520765650877422009-11-29T14:51:33.390-05:002009-11-29T14:51:33.390-05:00We don't care what legitimate argument there i...We don't care what legitimate argument there is in the scientific community. We don't care if there is undeniable proof that global warming scientific advocates were caught lying to the public and fudging numbers to support their cause. We will not accept discussion on this topic or listen to opposing viewpoints!!! We only demand debate if it is a debate that will bolster our side. Global Warming Cult Followernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-9279852035749660032009-11-28T04:01:49.993-05:002009-11-28T04:01:49.993-05:00Global Warming:
It isn't a radical agenda to s...Global Warming:<br />It isn't a radical agenda to state facts. The Amazon IS being deforested, we are wiping out species left and right, we are already experiencing water shortages, the world is adding desert acreage every year, we have harvested so many fish that we are renaming 'junk' fish just so people will eat them, the icebergs ARE melting. If you don't believe that you can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-30196840678079677582009-11-27T13:41:29.834-05:002009-11-27T13:41:29.834-05:00Anon 11:40
Thanks for proving my point about how o...Anon 11:40<br />Thanks for proving my point about how out of touch you guys are. There is consensus on global warming, if you are quoting the WSJ on matters of science, you might want to think about what your source has to lose or gain based on what they write. Why do you think Exxon spent more on PR fighting the facts of scientific research than they did on doing their own peer review research?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-35138922013442037942009-11-25T11:40:49.053-05:002009-11-25T11:40:49.053-05:00"or Exxon funding research to try to show glo..."or Exxon funding research to try to show global warming isn't happening."<br /><br />You might want to re-think your religious devotion to man-madde global warming Anon. <br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704888404574547730924988354.html<br /><br />The scientists got caught lying to us. Who do you trust when you can't even trust the "experts".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-14273988097618266912009-11-25T07:32:13.605-05:002009-11-25T07:32:13.605-05:00Another point worth mentioning to show how upside ...Another point worth mentioning to show how upside down COAST is, and cherry picking their information. Warren Buffett, one of richest and smartest investors of all time went "all in" on the US economy by purchasing what? I'll give you a hint, it wasn' t buses. It was actually rail. <br /><br />If COAST wants to be on the wrong side of history, they can keep trying to fight rail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-15983169659001843582009-11-25T06:09:48.472-05:002009-11-25T06:09:48.472-05:00"[Y]ou can even include buses, which do the r..."[Y]ou can even include <b>buses, which do the real heavy lifting in every transit network</b>."<br /><br />Totally untrue -- I live in a European city, and there are relatively few buses. Streetcars and subways take care of most intracity trips, then trains cover intercity trips. Buses are basically used for trips to/around the outer burbs: too far out for the city system, but not a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-465760276939090322009-11-25T01:01:45.282-05:002009-11-25T01:01:45.282-05:00Read a little closer folks. COAST didn't dream...Read a little closer folks. COAST didn't dream this up. Rather, one of the heads of the UK rail system is the one saying rail is too expensive.<br /><br />Obviously rail fares vary widely both here and abroad. Presumably rail system employees know how to buy the right fare for their travel needs. Certainly Brad's cost is accurate for whatever route/day/time he picked, but the rail guy COASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-14027540552859372672009-11-24T22:53:43.117-05:002009-11-24T22:53:43.117-05:00Yeah, that's why most of Europe uses rail. The...Yeah, that's why most of Europe uses rail. They are rich and have money to burn. I wish our country was as rich as the European ones. I heard they can afford healthcare, even for poor people. I wish our country was rich like Italy and Poland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-69814024767877542282009-11-24T19:51:26.275-05:002009-11-24T19:51:26.275-05:00I agree, Brad, I'd certainly take the train. U...I agree, Brad, I'd certainly take the train. Unless I was paying for a huge group of people, in which case I might choose the bus.<br /><br />This blog post is quite misleading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-48388475743093203952009-11-24T12:01:03.860-05:002009-11-24T12:01:03.860-05:00Go to http://www.nationalexpress.com/, they have b...Go to http://www.nationalexpress.com/, they have both coach and train fares on their website for the UK<br /><br />A same day one way ticket from Coventry to Reading by rail is 37 pounds and takes 1h 15min. <br /><br />A same day one way ticket from Coventry to Reading by Coach is 18 pounds 60 cents, and takes 4h 55min. <br /><br />If three hours and forty minutes of your time is worth less Bradnoreply@blogger.com