Text 14613, 55 rader
Skriven 2005-10-11 13:09:31 av Raymond Yates (1:3613/48)
  Kommentar till text 14605 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: forever in debt
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 WD> Raymond,

 >> See what you think and why I think they way I do, if the ferry is
 >> adequate and
 >> memorable, why not get another ferryboat or two? it's only a 7
 >> minute ride...

 WD> Ferries are a great way to go, that is my opinion. There used to be
 WD> several crossing the river Scheldt in the south of the Netherlands and
 WD> they have been replaced by tunnels. Traffic is faster but I enjoyed
 WD> the 15 minutes on the boat, it was something different. You can take a
 WD> few minutes to look around, enjoy the scenery, the birds, the seals
 WD> which are returning into the estuary.

 WD> None of that all with a bridge or a tunnel.

 WD> I also understand the other side of the story for the people at
 WD> Ketchikan for whom such a ferry has nothing idillic but is a waste of
 WD> time. Not only that however ... in many instances during autumn,
 WD> winter and springtime the ferry simple does not run due to adverse
 WD> weather-conditions ... very dense fog ... rain so dense it is like a
 WD> closed-curtain, snow, ice, ...

OK, I can see this. But a bridge that long? I have to wonder if it's the right
thing in these economic times. My main reasoning against it was that the state
studies siad it was not exactly needed.

Also it is slated to be named after the Senator that got it approved.. Here.
that's called "Pork"..

 WD> I'm not expressing a position here, just adding my 2 cents worth. I'm
 WD> certain that economically such a bridge does not make sense.

 >> I was going to ask if you've been there.

 WD> No, but plans do exist. There is a not-unimportant bird-sanctuary
 WD> there. First I'd like to go to Prudhoe Bay and Deadhorse at the
 WD> Beaufort Sea. People there keep warning me that there is nothing there
 WD> to see, I disagree on that.

 WD> Now don't take this wrong, I enjoyed knowing immediately what you were
 WD> talking about and could identify the exact location and issue. I do
 WD> read the electronic edition of the Anchorage Daily News to keep myself
 WD> updated on "Things Alaskan".

No Ward, I didn't take that wrong. We all have a right to our opinions, and as
you know by now my goal is to share information.. You've had the advantage to
visit this wonderful country (even if some of the people aren't) and I
appreciate that.

There are places in this land of ours I would love to visit, and Alaska is
certainly one of them, antoher is the desert South-West.

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