The GAT Thread

Waucod Meesman · Post by **Waucod Meesman** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:20 pm

Americans tend to make things more difficult then they need to be like units of measurment!!!!!

Leviathen · Post by **Leviathen** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:54 pm

Kurke_Aumea wrote:I have no doubt that the capital needed to construct such a project ould be astronomical, but if the U.S. government can afford to spend the money they have on Iraq, then they can afford to build a high speed, cross-continental rail system. Well, unless Richard Branson hasa change i taste and decides to build a rail system over a few space ships...

I think such a system could easly compete with the air lines. For what airlines charge you to travel and the hassle you have to go through at an airport, a rail system could easily compete. Remember, a train can carry more passengers than any airplane. So assuming you can fill a train and charge prices copetitive with that of airlines, a rail system could be profitable I believe.

If done in a similar manner as the Europeans, an American rail system could work well. The hardest part will be converting the thoughts that the air is better.

I tell ya, it doesn't work, we have a trans-canada railway here, rarely used.

Waucod Meesman wrote:Americans tend to make things more difficult then they need to be like units of measurment!!!!!

God you are so right on that. Don't get me started with what I think of the Imperial system, use metric, use SI, i don't care, not a backward system based on the size of a mans foot, his arm width, and the lowest temperature some dude could obtain from mixing salt and ice

Kurke_Aumea · Post by **Kurke_Aumea** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:50 am

I would love to switch to metric and for my own benefit, I am slowly starting to think in imperial and metric (it takes some getting used to...). Still, the main problem with converting over to the metric system is cost. Seriously, stop and think about how much it would cost to change every road sign in the country? The federal government takes enough of my money. Then again, most of that goes into Social Security and I've already come to the reailization that I will never get SS money when I get old because it will be gone long before then...

Leviathen · Post by **Leviathen** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:12 am

Well Canadians were even less money efficient when we made the switch. We had signs in imperial AND metric, then we decides to get rid of the imperial. But I am glad we made the switch, metric is just so much better, especially in school.

Waucod Meesman · Post by **Waucod Meesman** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:24 pm

Go Canadians!!!!!

Theep · Post by **Theep** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:26 pm

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Forgot what I was going to say.

Leviathen · Post by **Leviathen** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:30 pm

Theep wrote:hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Forgot what I was going to say.

I can safely say I have no memory of what you said.

Apium · Post by **Apium** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:06 pm

Everyone mark this in your history books!

Antonio Gian Paolo Leberto Salvatore Gicepi Mantovani aka Apium Auviar got off work on time today, yea on time.

Dragonus · Post by **Dragonus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:44 pm

Apium wrote:Everyone mark this in your history books!

Antonio Gian Paolo Leberto Salvatore Gicepi Mantovani aka Apium Auviar got off work on time today, yea on time.

u italian or something?

Apium · Post by **Apium** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:57 pm

Dragonus wrote:
Apium wrote:Everyone mark this in your history books!

Antonio Gian Paolo Leberto Salvatore Gicepi Mantovani aka Apium Auviar got off work on time today, yea on time.

u italian or something?

good job /clap, thats my real full name btw. I'm not making it up

Dragonus · Post by **Dragonus** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:01 pm

Apium wrote:
Dragonus wrote:
Apium wrote:Everyone mark this in your history books!

Antonio Gian Paolo Leberto Salvatore Gicepi Mantovani aka Apium Auviar got off work on time today, yea on time.

u italian or something?

good job /clap, thats my real full name btw. I'm not making it up

hurray! also 3 cheers for me! i finally did all my hw AT HOME!!! lets pray i do well so i can come back and not wait till friday afternoons to log in

Apium · Post by **Apium** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:19 pm

I cut my hair, I went from a long soccer/skater cut to a buzz cut. The older people like it, now I just have to see if I can still steal lady hearts.

Waucod Meesman · Post by **Waucod Meesman** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:43 pm

I slept in so much today that I missed school!!!!!!!!!!

Waucod Meesman · Post by **Waucod Meesman** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:07 pm

Sorry to double post but Kurke after saturday night who do you think is in the chase? don't forget Kahne is only 489 out of the lead if Kenseth and Johnson have bad nights then he could get inside the 400 point barrier. Anyways this is what I have

1. Kenseth
2. Johnson
3. Harvick
4. Busch
5. Hamlin
6. Martin
7. Stewart
8. Earnardt Jr.
9. Burton
10. Gordon

Kenseth wins the race with Kahne in 3rd.

Kurke_Aumea · Post by **Kurke_Aumea** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:39 pm

Waucod Meesman wrote:Sorry to double post but Kurke after saturday night who do you think is in the chase? don't forget Kahne is only 489 out of the lead if Kenseth and Johnson have bad nights then he could get inside the 400 point barrier. Anyways this is what I have

1. Kenseth
2. Johnson
3. Harvick
4. Busch
5. Hamlin
6. Martin
7. Stewart
8. Earnardt Jr.
9. Burton
10. Gordon

Kenseth wins the race with Kahne in 3rd.

Asking for both Kenseth and Johnson to have bad nights is like asking the planets to align with the snap of a finger. It just ain't going to happen. In my opinion, the two drivers who won't make the chase are either Mark Martin or Jeff Burton. Martin's consistency just isn't there to make a run at the championship and Burton is cracking under the pressure. Now, don't get me wrong, Burton can drive the car and has had a stellar year. He is on the verge of winning. But under the pressure of the chase, I just don't think he has what it takes right now. Kahne might not make the chase, but he's riding some momentum right now.

My dark horse chase pick right now is Kevin Harvick. You can love him or hate him, but you have to admit that he is a hell of a good driver. Still, Richmond can sometimes be a track that takes its toll on equipment. And when it comes to stuff like that, some things are just out of a driver's control.