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Strategies & Market Trends : Heinz Blasnik- Views You Can Use
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To: yard_man who wrote (2711)6/26/2003 10:46:49 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (1) of 4905
 
I think Grace said a lot when she mentioned the consultant who said..

"No. People want big cars, SUVs, the bigger the better and they want luxury. They don't want to be rolling down the highway in some little compact car anymore."

Too true. I wonder how much time the average American spends being enslaved behind the wheel? I don't like being stuck in a small car either, never mind having to drive it.

Thats why I like to take the train. The USA must be ripe for a new inter city transport system. It's a big place. Just think of the freight that has to move too.

Of course not many people in the UK have the same view as me, and they spend a large portion of their lives being stuck in traffic. I would not like to live in a city and own a car these days.

I know my elderly neighbours lives have improved considerably since they left the Merc in the garage and started catching the local bus. The are more active, fitter, and met loads of people they have not met in decades.

Interesting to hear what Jim Rogers would say if he travelled around the world using public transport instead of private. Wonder if he would have got a different impression on any of the countries he visited?

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My experience is it's a very different world. You can do some useful work while travelling for instance. Or even spend some of that elusive "quality time" with family etc.
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