my last word on guns in Amerika

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 10:57 PM 10/31/00 +0000, jordan wrote:
>> Come to think of it, planes are also aesthetically unpleasing & 
>> ergonomically incorrect.  Besides, flying makes my ears ache.
>
>But they are fast!
  
It depends on the distance.  They are surely faster in trans-or
intercontinental travel, but not necessarily so between major cities on the
east coast or western europe. For example, the metroliner service between
dc and new york runs in about 3 hrs and could go even faster if the people
who call themselves the government invested more in it.  A flight between
these two points is less than an hour - but and that is a really big BUT -
if you add the time of getting to the airport, checking in, waiting for the
takeoff, checking out, getting from the airport, it will take you at least
3 hrs if not more.  Not to mention traveling in civilised conditions vs
being subjected to all kinds of searches, not being allowed to carry your
weapon :), and being packed like a sardine.

wojtek