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- From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
- Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a used country?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.051552.17426@news.columbia.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 05:15:52 GMT
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- lort@fraser.sfu.ca (Charles Lort) writes:
- >gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare) writes:
- >>
- >>I don't know how bad the traffic tie-ups across the Lions Gate Bridge is, ...
- >
- >HELLO!!! Where have you been????? There haven't been any toll booths
- >on the Lions gate Bridge for somewhere between 25 to 30 years.
-
- While I will feel stupid for a few minutes here, please let me say
- that some B.C. tourist guides still have it mentioned. Secondly, I've
- not actually driven in Vancouver because I get a lift or take public
- transit or a cab because next to toll booths, the second-most hated
- thing for me transport-wise is looking for a parking spot. When in a
- major urban area, the first thing that I do is ditch the car and look
- for the best transit deal (bulk tokens, day passes, etc.). As you say,
-
- >lort@sfu.ca BREATHE EASIER!! PARK YOUR CAR AND TAKE TRANSIT!!!!
-
-
- And I'll second that notion. It takes care of my newspaper reading, I
- get there relaxed, see things at ground level (building up a huge wall
- against impulse shopping, I might add, seeing all those store-fronts
- up close). I'd say that public transit and bouncing around town on
- foot has helped me to know the cities that I've lived in or visited
- much more intimately.
-
- gld
- --
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Je me souviens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Gary L. Dare Jesus Saves!
- > gld@cunixd.cc.columbia.EDU Gretzky gets the rebound -
- > gld@cunixc.BITNET he shoots, he scores!
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