On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:47:54 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
Okay, I jest - the trains are good - but only because
the entire country is small enough to drive from one
end to the other in about 14 hours, and from one side
to the other in about 6

Damn, it takes about 15 hours just to drive across Texas... And about
18 hours to drive the length of the state... Both are about 900 miles,
but the driving the length of the state involves a few more
non-interstate type roads...