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Politics : 2000:The Make-or-Break Election -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: markaerwin who wrote (634)	8/4/2000 7:46:20 PM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1013

Mark, There are a lot of good places to go in Houston. Years ago, I knew where every bar in every suburb was, but that has changed. Cy-Fair is a great little place, but it's just like Houston now, but to a lesser degree, I imagine. Cypress itself, is still a lot like a small town, and Tomball is still fairly rural away from the junction of 249 and 2920. Houston has had bad city management for a long time now. That is why all those that could, have moved out beyond the city limits. With Lee Brown, and his coalition of incompetents, it is only going to get worse. There are some really nice sports type bars in the general area of Willowbrook, but be warned. One of them is an Aggie bar. The last, and only time, I have been in DC, was in the early 60s, and I don't think there was much in the form of mass transit in those days. They did have shuttles going around the mall, but I guess that's not the same thing. I will have to ask Neocon. ~;=;o --haqi

To: markaerwin who wrote (634)	8/5/2000 11:36:12 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1013

Mark, the Metro does, indeed, kick ass. The major complaint is that it took too long (it was supposed to be finished years ago), mainly because of engineering complications, though. (They underestimated the amount of granite they would have to tunnel through, for example). The other major complaint is that since it concentrated on relieving commuter congestion, and reducing car pollution, it served affluent neighborhoods way before poorer neighborhood, leaving them to the buses. On the other hand, it is efficient, and well- maintained. It is beautiful, and kept clean. Compared to the New York subway system, it is like riding in a luxury liner. We live in Annapolis, and my wife has to commute to the Dupont Circle area. By car, when the traffic is light, it takes 45 minutes to an hour, but during rush hour, it would take a couple of hours, traffic is that bad. So she takes a commuter train at a station down the highway, sails into Union Station, and catches the Metro. She gets out at the north side of Dupont Circle, and walks about 10 minutes. Altogether, it takes an hour and a half, saving a half an hour, and letting her relax and get out of the car. (We will move back to DC when our son finishes high school). Apart from the length of the commute, she is very pleased with the accommodations........