Wednesday, January 13, 2010

newbuzz...With less than two weeks of commuting under my belt, I am ready to vote for mass transit. I would like to have a train from Rochester to St. Paul, (Minnesota, that is). I am prepared to pay taxes for this service. Whatever must be spent on the front end will save money and hassle on the back end. I do not like quick-stopping drivers on snowy days. I do not like fast drivers on foggy days. I do not like crazy, careless drivers on clear, dry, sunny days. I do not like to wait while the quick-stopping, fast, crazy, careless drivers are scraped from the road after they have an accident during rush hour. But, I would certainly like to sit on a heated or air conditioned train seat and check my email over the wireless internet on my laptop. I would like knowing that I was not responsible to drive or park the train. I would like to watch people and just zone out. I would like being part of a communal carbon foot print that would help preserve our healthy environment and natural resources. Jesse Ventura began a great work in our state with the Light Rail transit system. We just did not let him go far enough. I want mass transit, and I want it in my lifetime.

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