Firelock76 There's NIMBY's, but don't forget the BANANA's. As in "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything." Plenty of those around too, and potentially a lot more dangerous.
There's NIMBY's, but don't forget the BANANA's.
As in "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything."
Plenty of those around too, and potentially a lot more dangerous.
And then there are the CAVE people-- Citizens Against Virtually Everything
jeffhergertMany things are at first opposed by a small but vocal special interest. Using media of all types and only facts that support their position while omitting others that don't, they gain support from the general population. Often that general population doesn't realize that if they got everything they supposedly want, their lifestyle would be radically altered. And not for the better. Jeff
Also dealing with a populance that has, at best, a 4th grade education when it comes to science or engineering, and are so removed from any understanding of industry that it is depressing. Combine that with their partisian politics and it only gets worse.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
zardoz Phoebe Vet Americans are very selfish. "The heck with you; I've got mine." Propose anything anywhere and watch the people rise up against it. They don't want housing developments, bigger roads, cell phone towers, shopping centers, factories, recreational facilities, Apartment buildings, ANYTHING that people drive to, etc. And yet those hypocrites have no problem USING all of the conveniences and products that are provided by those facilities.
Phoebe Vet Americans are very selfish. "The heck with you; I've got mine." Propose anything anywhere and watch the people rise up against it. They don't want housing developments, bigger roads, cell phone towers, shopping centers, factories, recreational facilities, Apartment buildings, ANYTHING that people drive to, etc.
Americans are very selfish. "The heck with you; I've got mine."
Propose anything anywhere and watch the people rise up against it.
They don't want housing developments, bigger roads, cell phone towers, shopping centers, factories, recreational facilities, Apartment buildings, ANYTHING that people drive to, etc.
And yet those hypocrites have no problem USING all of the conveniences and products that are provided by those facilities.
Their imaginations being too small to get their arms around the big picture. A case in point: the Dakota Access Pipeline, stalled by the Standing Rock Sioux on the most bogus of grounds.
In a couple of months, these same people will be crying for #2 diesel (heating) oil and propane, another oil product, to be provided by somebody else.
The main problem is that the country filled up, by our standards, a long time ago; they "closed the frontier." Now you can't turn around without "impacting" somebody else.
This is how decay sets in, as it has with us.
Many things are at first opposed by a small but vocal special interest. Using media of all types and only facts that support their position while omitting others that don't, they gain support from the general population. Often that general population doesn't realize that if they got everything they supposedly want, their lifestyle would be radically altered. And not for the better.
Jeff
Everything we eat, wear, or use is dependent on oil at some level.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Came across this article on NIMBYism and it's affect on transportation companies and the ecomony. Posted Sept 27 by the Old Weird Harold. http://www.omaha.com/money/as-transportation-companies-such-as-u-p-bnsf-and-werner/article_6959cfbd-ea33-5f01-9650-10aab80108c3.html
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