The discontents of travel

arz · 09-25-2003, 02:00 PM

Personally I think the industry should be reregulated. It's too cheap to fly now and by that I mean the profit margins are too slim and I get concerned about airlines on the edge having to cut corners they shouldn't cut such as minor maintenance, including cleaning planes, fixing little crap that breaks at my seat and on up the checklist chain.

I'd dearly love to see some high speed trains in this country; there are some typical commuter corridors that I have to fly that I bet would be equally as fast door to door with a TGV or Shinkansen type train. Example: LA to San Jose or (ideally) LA to San Diego.

As to gaining rights of way and up front costs; I have no idea, but in a way I don't care how much it costs up front; I want those trains.

09-25-2003, 02:00 PM	#2
arz Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 137	Personally I think the industry should be reregulated. It's too cheap to fly now and by that I mean the profit margins are too slim and I get concerned about airlines on the edge having to cut corners they shouldn't cut such as minor maintenance, including cleaning planes, fixing little crap that breaks at my seat and on up the checklist chain. I'd dearly love to see some high speed trains in this country; there are some typical commuter corridors that I have to fly that I bet would be equally as fast door to door with a TGV or Shinkansen type train. Example: LA to San Jose or (ideally) LA to San Diego. As to gaining rights of way and up front costs; I have no idea, but in a way I don't care how much it costs up front; I want those trains.

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