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To: Road Walker who wrote (441888)	12/22/2008 3:34:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578141

Its not the road trips that are hurting us. Its the mass commuting by car every day. That's what I would like to see reduced. I agree that mass transit has to be addressed, but I think the low hanging fruit is MPG efficiency. The fleet mostly gets replaced every 8 years (or something) anyway. No matter how you cut it, we need to raise more money for mass transit. City after city wants to increase its mass transit. I think putting a tax on gas is the best way to go but there may be a better approach.

To: Road Walker who wrote (441888)	12/22/2008 3:38:43 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578141

Things are starting to get problematical for the Emerald City. The snow won't quit and most streets are impassable. Supermarkets are starting to run out of food. Did I mention that Seattle is built on hills? They showed a Seattle police car with chains trying to get up one hill but couldn't make it. Yikes, he couldn't make it with chains. That's very worrisome because I live on a hill.....not that I want a visit from the Seattle police. I am out of food by the end of the week. And we are expecting a 4th storm come Tuesday nite. ;-((