tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post4183656694406592380..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: Baby you can drive my carErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-44748299090603106962015-05-20T03:10:38.396-04:002015-05-20T03:10:38.396-04:00I just ran across this article late tonight. Admit...I just ran across this article late tonight. Admittedly, I just skimmed it because I'm about to go to bed. But I thought it might be an interesting read, and add something to your conversation on who's gonna pay for the infrastructure of the future. <br /><br />Also, I'll be back in OR soon, but as you know I live all over the place and drive to all those places. So I'm curious to do the math and see how this concept might pan out.<br /><br />Anyway, thought you might want to check the article.<br /><br />http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Oregon-to-test-pay-per-mile-idea-as-replacement-6274762.phpDogsDontPurrhttp://dogsdontpurr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-19730803168794070542015-04-01T11:24:27.477-04:002015-04-01T11:24:27.477-04:00Yo Dick and Rich, thanks for dropping in!
DDP: th...Yo Dick and Rich, thanks for dropping in!<br /><br />DDP: the other thing that will need maintaining is the oil infrastructure. You've got to deal with corrosion on pipelines no matter how much is flowing through them. The refineries, the pipelines, the storage facilities ... it's a massive and complex system. <br /><br />I wonder if it will one day become a (gasp) public utility.<br /><br />Dunno. Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-38853168873632436122015-03-29T10:18:17.178-04:002015-03-29T10:18:17.178-04:00PS--And lower taxes for rich folks. Panacea.
PS--And lower taxes for rich folks. Panacea.<br /><br /><br />Rich Folksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-61208644686344215112015-03-28T20:14:10.852-04:002015-03-28T20:14:10.852-04:00I spoke about this to Little Donnie Rumsfeld a whi...I spoke about this to Little Donnie Rumsfeld a while back and he gave me this whole caboodle about there being licensed drivers, unlicensed non-drivers, licensed non-drivers and unlicensed drivers and his point was that we had to get more of our people into the driver envelope by expanding out the licensing box and restoring Habeas Corpus.<br /><br />Personally I think we should just ship 'em all off to gitmo until they stop being so goddamn unamerican.<br /><br />Hell if those kids would just stay off my lawn it would be a start.Dick Cheneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-62554294684828507372015-03-22T15:24:17.978-04:002015-03-22T15:24:17.978-04:00Wow...I had never thought about it like this, but ...Wow...I had never thought about it like this, but you are right: Who will pay for the roads?<br /><br />For a few years, I worked as a driver for a family in L.A., and I was really surprised that neither of the kids, nor any of their friends, wanted to get their licenses. And not just because they had a chauffeur, but because they genuinely had no interest. <br /><br />Also, these families all had enough money to buy their kids fancy cars, but the kids had no interest in that either. I suspected that it's because you really can't work on cars yourself these days...everything's a computer.<br /><br />Back in our day and our parent's day, it was a thing just to hang out and work on your car. We could actually fix our own cars back then!<br /><br />Heck, I can't even pull the battery in the car I own now!<br /><br />So, the joy of cars is gone. And as you said, social media has taken their place.<br /><br />But, wow...the roads? i hadn't thought about that before. Argh....! Food for thought, indeed.DogsDontPurrhttp://dogsdontpurr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-1832972865628143292015-03-20T08:21:11.032-04:002015-03-20T08:21:11.032-04:00Also, re: driverless cars. It seems futuristic now...Also, re: driverless cars. It seems futuristic now, but 20 years ago, I never would have believed I'd be able to video chat with anyone in the world while sitting in my home office.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-65191770082961369992015-03-20T08:19:22.302-04:002015-03-20T08:19:22.302-04:00Sure, a lot of kids still want to drive, but the t...Sure, a lot of kids still want to drive, but the trend is unmistakeable. <br /><br />I think the move away from cars is about the hollowing out of the middle class. We tell these kids they have to go to college to get anywhere in life. Subsequently, they are saddled with student loans that are larger than anything previous generations had to deal with.<br /><br />So they have these massive student loans to pay, health care, cell phone bills ... what component of the standard middle class life can they eliminate? A car.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-80295456478114714342015-03-19T22:21:33.231-04:002015-03-19T22:21:33.231-04:00Hmm. My son pursued his license fervently and driv...Hmm. My son pursued his license fervently and drives to school, practice and the rare social event. Even sent him to the store recently. Pretty cool. But a lot of kids do seem to wait even though you have to drive to get anywhere around here.Bill Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424557098159993270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-32793945208242746362015-03-19T19:00:21.104-04:002015-03-19T19:00:21.104-04:00We've been talking about something related for...We've been talking about something related for the last few weeks with our kids (2 of whom have their licences, only one of whom loves driving): the advent of driverless cars. What happens in, say, 10 or 20 years, when it's cheaper to call up a self-driving car from your local fleet-for-hire than it is to own and insure your own vehicle? Instead of owning a family sedan and a family mini-van and maybe something sporty for the weekends, you call up Google or Tesla and order whatever you need, for as long as you need it and no longer. It will drive itself up to your front door, and leave quietly when you're done.<br /><br />We might be seeing the last generation of kids to get their licences.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303964406986534369noreply@blogger.com