Comments on: My Northway Commute http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2009/11/02/my-northway-commute/ My Thoughts, Opinions and Experiences Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:07:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Tedder http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2009/11/02/my-northway-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-6200 John Tedder Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:30 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=250#comment-6200 I suspect that a lot more people could carpool with just a little bit of effort. The work-from-home idea is an idea whose time has come. It should be patriotic to carpool or work from home. Thanks for commenting. I suspect that a lot more people could carpool with just a little bit of effort. The work-from-home idea is an idea whose time has come. It should be patriotic to carpool or work from home. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: wagelaborer http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2009/11/02/my-northway-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 wagelaborer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:17 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=250#comment-6194 That's pretty funny. Years ago, when I lived in San Jose, a Stanford student published an essay in the Mercury News pondering the traffic problem there. His theory was that there were old people at the front of the line driving too slowly. My husband and I have laughed about this for years, every time we're in traffic. We say, "Must be those old people, getting up everyday to drive very slowly in front of the traffic". Try an experiment. Pick up some sand and then dump it out of your hand. Now pick up some sand and put it through a funnel. Same amount. Takes longer, doesn't it? The problem is that their are too many cars. Not enough public transportation. Too many people living too far from work. Etc. That’s pretty funny.

Years ago, when I lived in San Jose, a Stanford student published an essay in the Mercury News pondering the traffic problem there.

His theory was that there were old people at the front of the line driving too slowly.

My husband and I have laughed about this for years, every time we’re in traffic.

We say, “Must be those old people, getting up everyday to drive very slowly in front of the traffic”.

Try an experiment. Pick up some sand and then dump it out of your hand.

Now pick up some sand and put it through a funnel. Same amount. Takes longer, doesn’t it?

The problem is that their are too many cars. Not enough public transportation. Too many people living too far from work. Etc.

]]> By: John Tedder http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2009/11/02/my-northway-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-6188 John Tedder Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:20 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=250#comment-6188 Mari, I was the only person in my car. It was a one week assignment and I didn't know anybody who worked at that company. I am starting a project that is going to be several months long and I already now someone who lives in my "neighborhood" and works across the street from where I will be working. I have met this person previously, but it was another friend of mine who pointed out that I might be able to car pool with them. I try to combine trips to the store and things like that too. I like to think that writing a story and talking about car pooling is at least putting the thought in the minds of some other people. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. Mari, I was the only person in my car. It was a one week assignment and I didn’t know anybody who worked at that company. I am starting a project that is going to be several months long and I already now someone who lives in my “neighborhood” and works across the street from where I will be working. I have met this person previously, but it was another friend of mine who pointed out that I might be able to car pool with them. I try to combine trips to the store and things like that too.

I like to think that writing a story and talking about car pooling is at least putting the thought in the minds of some other people. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

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