tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post8726642249855602240..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Mass transit v. class transit in L.A.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43312622126712042272012-10-02T16:55:27.958-07:002012-10-02T16:55:27.958-07:00I should point out that every time their is a crim...I should point out that every time their is a crime story at our CLeveland area, white working class mall, there are comments about getting rid of the giant bus depot that sits across the street from the mall. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to the main users of the bus depot.Evil Sandmichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094558583013380137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-25181620702645053652012-10-01T08:00:59.827-07:002012-10-01T08:00:59.827-07:00"This is the reason why the poor want to get ...<em>"This is the reason why the poor want to get out of rural areas. Life in an American city has a lot of support mechanisms for the poor."</em><br /><br />True. Rural living is cheaper, but it's also more work. You can grow a lot of your own food, but then what do you do with your EBT?<br /><br />Living in a rural area and having to drive so far for things, I always thought trains sounded pretty neat. Then I was in Chicago one summer Sunday morning and tried to take the train (CTA) across town to Mass. Partway there, we came to a construction site and had to switch to buses to detour around downtown. They packed us in like sardines. I'm a pretty big guy, so I didn't feel threatened, but I did feel out of place in my church-going clothes. By the time we got back to the train, it was time for Mass to start and I was still several stops away, so I started back the way I came. I tried to switch over to the Metra, walking a few blocks over to Grand Central Station, but it turned out that doesn't run on summer weekends, though none of their maps and other materials said that. So I walked back to the nearest CTA station, went back through the same train-bus-train switching, and got back to my hotel after a few hours of riding around going nowhere.<br /><br />Overall, it seemed like the schedules for both systems were being made up as they went along, and the locals just knew what was up, but an outsider had better give himself a couple extra hours to cover detours and changes.<br /><br />But if I ever go back to Chicago, I'll still take the train -- Amtrak to get there and CTA to get around. Driving in Chicago was even worse.Aaron B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15629153841120627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30217222098464115992012-10-01T06:20:35.867-07:002012-10-01T06:20:35.867-07:00It makes one feel privileged to live in Chicago wh...It makes one feel privileged to live in Chicago where there is a great mass transit system. $4 a gallon gas makes getting around LA even tougher!Dahindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54507489862340708242012-09-30T17:47:14.882-07:002012-09-30T17:47:14.882-07:00The last train out of Penn Station on Friday and S...The last train out of Penn Station on Friday and Saturday night is called the "vomit comet."<br /><br />Roads in NJ are so bad because many were built before WWII and have substandard lane width, turning radii, interchanges etc. <br /><br /><br /><br />ATBOTLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-49277649313583358042012-09-30T15:51:54.321-07:002012-09-30T15:51:54.321-07:00"A couple of years ago I drove to New York in...<i>"A couple of years ago I drove to New York in my '61 Buick (from St. Louis.) I found Manhattan far more drivable and less scary than New Jersey."</i><br /><br />It is. Having driven in a number of parts of the US, New Jersey might be the scariest place to drive. People are extremely aggressive here and merging onto highways here can be rough. Traffic in Los Angeles, for example is thick, but merging onto highways/freeways there seems to be a more orderly process. Also, the roads are in better condition there because they don't get chewed up from winter freezes.DaveinHackensackhttp://www.thehackensack.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-29246007781202272352012-09-30T15:02:23.981-07:002012-09-30T15:02:23.981-07:00Whiskey's opinions are always novel but also s...Whiskey's opinions are always novel but also stiff and theoretical. He's like a guy in Russia or somewhere commenting on American life based on anecdotes and articles without ever having been there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1500267003893290752012-09-30T14:47:34.778-07:002012-09-30T14:47:34.778-07:00The Expo Line goes to the WestsideThe Expo Line goes to the WestsideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54740613316265597292012-09-30T14:26:57.901-07:002012-09-30T14:26:57.901-07:00Scots-Irish ... A joke that stopped being funny th...<i>Scots-Irish ... A joke that stopped being funny the 10,000th time I read it.</i><br><br>Agreed. The more politically <i>in</i>correct <i><b>Scotch-Irish</b></i> is 10,000x funnier.MacArthur Oichs McSulzbergerhttp://www.ulsterscotslanguage.com/en/texts/scotch-irish/scotch-irish-or-scots-irish/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35366815539758191642012-09-30T11:47:56.197-07:002012-09-30T11:47:56.197-07:00@Thomas O. Meehan
Living in southern NJ they was ...@Thomas O. Meehan<br /><br />Living in southern NJ they was great interest in building the "River Line" to connect Trenton(!) to Camden (!!). I think it gets about 1/4 of the traffic necessary for it to break even. Having taken it once or twice, it seems to mainly service drug addicts heading to Camden and back to get their fix.<br /><br />I imagine the real reason was to grease palms and hand out sweetheart contracts, as is the raison d'etre of all NJ politics.Andrew Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59458147944984851372012-09-30T11:13:55.978-07:002012-09-30T11:13:55.978-07:00A couple of years ago I drove to New York in my &#...A couple of years ago I drove to New York in my '61 Buick (from St. Louis.) I found Manhattan far more drivable and less scary than New Jersey. Eminiarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60151075654880856942012-09-30T06:01:12.645-07:002012-09-30T06:01:12.645-07:00"The GO bus that I take occassionally really ..."The GO bus that I take occassionally really reflects the changing demogrpahics of the area. It is not uncommon for me to be the only non-white on there."<br /><br />Should have been it is not uncommon for me to be the only white on there.<br /><br />I've never been on any form of LA transit, but I would imagine it would lean more heavily minority as others do. Perhaps more so because of the city's car culture.Perspectivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43375934248346917442012-09-30T01:31:09.630-07:002012-09-30T01:31:09.630-07:00Ineffective public transportation means L.A. has t...<b>Ineffective public transportation means L.A. has thousands of legally drunk drivers on the road every night</b><br /><br />Legally drunk illegals?Lugashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-11368038587722171982012-09-29T23:55:37.637-07:002012-09-29T23:55:37.637-07:00What's wrong with Henry Waxman's nose - a ...What's wrong with Henry Waxman's nose - a nose job gone bad? He looks like a depiction I once saw of Dorian Gray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-82459407764635487812012-09-29T23:54:23.479-07:002012-09-29T23:54:23.479-07:00Ineffective public transportation means L.A. has t...Ineffective public transportation means L.A. has thousands of legally drunk drivers on the road every night. It also means you can't have alcohol-involved fun outside of your neighborhood without incurring great expense or risk. It sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9192328374165406342012-09-29T23:21:01.249-07:002012-09-29T23:21:01.249-07:00i have to disagree, the scots-irish joke is very f...i have to disagree, the scots-irish joke is very funny, because i have to think about whether they really mean scots-irish or the other thing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-39663488190551201282012-09-29T21:24:29.278-07:002012-09-29T21:24:29.278-07:00OT:
Confirmation for Steve's theory that crim...OT:<br /><br />Confirmation for Steve's theory that criminals today are just too dumb not to leave huge trails of incriminating evidence on social media...<br /><br />from New Haven, CT<br /><br />http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/youtube_helped_bust_the_bloods/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-79033231173855564462012-09-29T21:02:19.492-07:002012-09-29T21:02:19.492-07:00If I had all the money in the world, I'd build...If I had all the money in the world, I'd build a better web platform for Steve, and then add a few kindered spirits to write and then make it into a think-tank.<br /><br />Perhaps it would be located in one of those mansions on the cliffs by Torrey Pines.wrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61546214885838398062012-09-29T20:47:48.933-07:002012-09-29T20:47:48.933-07:00Uber can't even get off the ground here. The ...Uber can't even get off the ground here. The cities of Boston and Cambridge are both taking legal action against them to protect the cabbies' monopoly. In a town where a hack medallion costs upwards of $300K, money is flowing to the right people and they don't want it to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-58968751865746908072012-09-29T20:45:58.697-07:002012-09-29T20:45:58.697-07:00A joke that stopped being funny the 10,000th time ...<i><br />A joke that stopped being funny the 10,000th time I read it.</i><br /><br />Comments from idiocrats are more relevant in the next post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14849339339456833452012-09-29T20:34:05.148-07:002012-09-29T20:34:05.148-07:00It's not just because it's cheaper. New Yo...<i>It's not just because it's cheaper. New York's subway is often more convenient and faster than taking a taxi. </i><br /><br />Right, and more predictable. Despite occasional breakdowns, track fires and episodes of "police activity" (a catchall term if ever there was one), traveling by subway usually takes a predictable amount of time. Driving is much more variable because of traffic conditions. <br /><br /><i>A little secret about Manhattan is that it's surprisingly drivable if you time it right.</i><br /><br />Then again, that's true, too. You can thank 19th century city planners who built those nice, wide avenues and Robert Moses, who built all the parkways. Mile for mile, I find New York a much more drivable city than Philadelphia or Boston.Get Off My Lawn!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83313516117121238282012-09-29T19:42:03.523-07:002012-09-29T19:42:03.523-07:00The main LA bus system is for Hispanic nannies and...The main LA bus system is for Hispanic nannies and janitors to commute from Panorama City and Reseda to the Westside. <br /><br />The red line subway and orange line busway are actually pretty nice, if not particularly convenient for most Angelenos. I take them sometimes with my kids to go to downtown or Hollywood Blvd. and avoid parking hassles, and we-- a skinny white guy with three blond kids-- never felt unsafe. The patrons seem to be mostly blue collar Hispanics and tourists. Lots of tourists. If an expanded system pulls more cars off the freeways and makes it more convenient for me to get around, then I'm all for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54502079257600873642012-09-29T19:39:07.354-07:002012-09-29T19:39:07.354-07:00You can have my car when you pry my steering wheel...You can have my car when you pry my steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.Auntie Analoguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-76658800010573768722012-09-29T18:06:51.089-07:002012-09-29T18:06:51.089-07:00"Remember me Eddie?! When I killed you brothe..."Remember me Eddie?! When I killed you brother I talked JUST LIKE THIS!"<br /><br />I saw that movie in the theater as a kid and Judge Doom scared the SHIT out of me man.Beefy Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672190212311744730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54211447336975991552012-09-29T18:00:30.154-07:002012-09-29T18:00:30.154-07:00How is "Uber" different from the car ser...<i>How is "Uber" different from the car services that have existed in NYC for decades?</i><br /><br />It isn't. Livery cabs that you call up have been around forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59459590616550335642012-09-29T17:23:20.991-07:002012-09-29T17:23:20.991-07:00In the Toronto area you find a variety of people a...In the Toronto area you find a variety of people across income levels using public transit. Though generally the more well off tend to use trains/subways over busses. The commuter train (GO Transit) I used to take to downtown Toronto from the suburbs cost around $160.00 per month to use (it's higher now). Aside from a few students and others, most of the people on there were high income working professionals. <br />The GO bus that I take occassionally really reflects the changing demogrpahics of the area. It is not uncommon for me to be the only non-white on there. There's one stop where someone has put up free Palestine posters with a map showing the expansion of Jewish settlements into Palestinian areas. Perspectivenoreply@blogger.com