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Dave Stadt writes:
I spent a month in Paris on business some years back and I fully understand why jobs have left the country. Paris is in much better shape than most cities. The phenomenon is worldwide and has nothing to do with specific metropolitan areas. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Dave Stadt writes: I spent a month in Paris on business some years back and I fully understand why jobs have left the country. Paris is in much better shape than most cities. The phenomenon is worldwide and has nothing to do with specific metropolitan areas. It has everything to do with employee ethics and labor laws. France falls short on all accounts. It is not a world wide phenomeon. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Stefan wrote:
Margy Natalie schrieb: Why would I want to ride in a Greyhound bus when I can drive my Audi? Because you can relax and read a book instead of having to drive? Stefan Only if it's in traffic. I will take the Metro rather than drive into DC during rush hour, but I'll drive on the weekends. I still don't think I would deal with Greyhound. I'd rather fly the Navion rather than take the airlines, so when we go to NC it's in the Navion (or even the Audi), but to CA it's the airlines. Margy |
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Roger (K8RI) wrote:
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:57:15 -0400, Margy Natalie wrote: I think you are being overly sensitive. Many of the things you say are a "common complaint you've heard ..." are absolutely UNTRUE. I'm SHORT, in a 172 I use a booster seat, but not in the Navion. I can see You should see Joyce in the Deb. She can not reach the floor with her feet and on top of that uses the booster seat so she can see over the nose. OTOH The Deb has fantastic visibility in the air although I'd guess the Navion has better visibility. One of the reasons we got the Navion is that it was one of VERY few aircraft that both Ron (6'1") and I (5'2", when I round UP) could fly. With the new interior (new foam too) I don't even use the booster seat anymore :-), Margy |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Thomas Borchert writes: Have you been there? The city is full of a) cars parked by the roadside and b) parking garages. There are eleven million people in the metropolitan area. Six million of them are transported daily by public transportation. The cars one sees represent only a minority of the population. But does that mean they have no car? Here in the DC area MANY people drive to the closest park and ride to be transported daily by public transportation. Margy |
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Renting vs Owning (was Flaps on take-off and landing)
Marc Adler wrote:
Margy Natalie wrote: It's great to own (cheaper to rent unless you fly 100 hrs/yr) Interesting. How do you arrive at 100 hrs/yr? Marc That's considered about the average break even point. We try not to count up how much we spend on flying, it makes it easier for us :-). Margy |
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Margy Natalie writes:
But does that mean they have no car? For people living in the city proper, yes, it generally does. There's no place to put a car without spending a lot on a garage, and everything about a car is expensive, and public transportation is superlative. Here in the DC area MANY people drive to the closest park and ride to be transported daily by public transportation. There's no comparison between public transit in DC and that in Paris. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Dave Stadt writes:
It has everything to do with employee ethics and labor laws. France falls short on all accounts. It is not a world wide phenomeon. I know of many companies that are doing this worldwide (at least throughout the developed world). Some of them are firing essentially everyone except top management. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Larry,
Suffice it to say, automobile ownership in Paris (and France, and indeed Europe) is no where near mandatory as it is in the US. Agreed. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Mxsmanic,
and everything about a car is expensive Ah, just like flying. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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