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"Scorn" means: 1) open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation; 2) an expression of contempt or derision, or 3) an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.I don't think anything that I said about making bad order car information available to the general public fits the definition of scorn.  I said, in a nutshell, that Amtrak did not have an obligation make this information available to people who did not have a need to know it.  Moreover, I said that people with a legitimate need to know the information could get it through proper channels.  And I pointed out in a follow-up posting some of the incremental cost that Amtrak could incur if it posted the information in an open net.  I did not say anything about the number of bad order cars because I don't have that information.  I did, however, say that according to Amtrak's monthly operating report, during May 2008 approximately 12.4 per cent of the passenger car fleet was out of service and, moreover, for the fiscal year to date, the average percentage of bad order cars was about 14 per cent.
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