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Re: Age limitations
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Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:11:11 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Again, Zurich is anomalous, it's very dense and it's socialized but (in
> response to Dave S.) I indeed was able to go shopping using the tram. I hit 4
> toy shops that were all over the city in a matter of 90 minutes, it took me
> about 9 different tram/bus rides and i never had to wait for a tram or byus
> more than 5 minutes at any transfer or stop. I estimate that even if I knew
> where I was going, driving myself would have taken at least 2 - 3 hours in the
> traffic. And on the tram I could sit down, look at the map and plan my next
> transfer or two instead of worrying about rearending the guy in front of me
> while I looked for street signs.
I used to do a Christmastime shopping spree in Boston using the T. I
would walk down to a bus station from my mom's house (a 5 minute walk),
and then hit a bunch of stores all over Boston (and one out in Malden).
My spree was not as efficient as 22 minutes per store, but then I
probably spent an average of 20 minutes or more in each store. Of course
everything was convenient to the high volume lines (mostly subway, but a
couple buses).
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| (...) That's approximately how I did my Christmas shopping this past year, but it wasn't anything like a convenience. Among my purchases were a 10 quart glass punch bowl, an armful of books, a CD player and several CD's. As such, I had to make about (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No, not exactly. More like it has to be driven by market forces. NY subway, arguably one of the best US ones (in terms of routes, connections and coverage possible), is a socialized amalgam of several competing subway lines that were built by (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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