On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:40:38 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> I could not believe it would be so difficult nor so time consuming to
> travel to a State Capital. Then again I have probably been over
> influenced by Hollywood and the pace of technology.

Very likely.

>> I've got a friend planning to drive from Minneapolis to Seattle in
>> September - his first real vacation in years.  That drive is
>> (comparatively) short, a mere 1,600 miles. :)  He's figuring two days
>> each direction.
>>
>>
> I quite envy him his trip. I like long distance driving. I also liked
> driving in rural America. It is relaxing. The drive from Miami to Key
> West felt historic and I've driven on part of Route 66. :-)

Very much so - I enjoy those kinds of long drives as well - though 
recently, most of my longer trips on the surface have been by train (I'm 
flying to Denver next week - and again next month - because the train is 
too long a trip and too expensive).

> I tell you, though (<-- Just for me). He would not feel so chipper if he
> drove the 800 miles from London to Aberdeen. Eight hours of
> concentration and a very long lie in the next day.

That is very true.

I'm glad you spelled "though" correctly, too - well done. ;)

>>> Even the rural areas close to London are packed with bodies. But on
>>> the other hand. In Scotland, outside of the urban areas. The sheep
>>> have facebook accounts because it is so lonely. :-)
>>
>> I remember both well. :)
>>
>>
> As do the sheep, you. They send their regards. :-)

I see we made some common friends. ;)

>>> One of the joys in my life was taking the ferry to work when I lived
>>> in Sydney. I used to walk through the Botanic Gardens to Circular
>>> Quay, have a short black*. Then enjoy the ride. :-)
>>
>> Yeah, we've done the ferry once (with the car), and I really enjoyed
>> it. But when it's busy, I can see it being a pain, too - having to wait
>> 2-3 hours for one that's not full seems like it would be no fun.
>>
>>
> Can you imagine what it would be like in the winter?
> Find somewhere near the bridge. :-)

Heh, no, winters here don't tend to get snow - and when there is snow, 
the city shuts down; the amount of rain we allegedly get here means the 
roads are designed for drainage rather than being good for snow/ice.  
Especially with how hilly it is.  Seattle's not very different from, say, 
Houston, when it snows here.  But it's a pretty rare thing.

>> But that typically would only happen when taking the car - walk-on
>> isn't generally that much of a problem, and there is light rail in
>> Seattle, and a fairly decent public transit system.
>>
> That would suit me, in the summer. I prefer using public transport, if I
> can.

We probably would - but where we currently live is more affluent, and a 
recent vote denied expansion of bus routes in the area. :/

>>> * Strine** for espresso coffee. I thought I had better clarify. You
>>> never can be too careful.
>>
>> True that. :)
>>
>>
> I have know idea what's considered offensive, any more. Except for the
> things I consider offensive.

I've recently been accused (incorrectly, I might add) of being an "easily 
offended liberal" in another community.  It's like people don't know 
me. ;)

Jim



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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