[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208

[i erbs]

A public good should be subsidized by the government

On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 2:05 PM <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:

> As a civil engineer (highway and transit) I would offer that the hope of
> high efficiency, cost effective transit systems is a pipe dream.
> Construction costs, coupled with labor and management issues will continue
> to push the costs higher without acceptable funding options.
> Sorry if off topic.
> P
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2022 2:21 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208
>
> I moved to another part of town,but bus service had been reduced and Max
> trains don't run as often, and they keep raising rates. They are going in
> the wrong direction
>
> On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 11:18 AM <rfbegani at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> IRA:
>
> You may remember my son lives in Portland on SW Powell so before Covid we
> would take the light rail train from PDX airport to downtown Portland Check
> into an Airbnb enjoy walking a round dinner at Jakes for the day.  Next
> morning we will take the bus with our Honored Citizen passes all the way
> out to SW Portland and down Powell get off the bus and walk one block to
> his home. If I remember your part of Portland does not enjoy those routes,
> unfortunately.  But, regarding Portland Transportation versus the rest of
> the USA, it is number one in our minds.  We hope your city and state
> officials continue to expand the train system even out to Dundee we could
> enjoy the wines of Ponzi, Erath, AtoZ etc.
>
> To bad Portland has been discovered.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob Begani
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *i erbs
> via Healeys
> *Sent:* Monday, July 4, 2022 1:03 PM
> *To:* Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>; Ahealey help <
> healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208
>
> Jean
> As you know I live near Portland,  OR.
> My truck gets around 20 mpg around town and up to 27 on the road. My old
> hybrid gets 22-24 in town and not much better on the hwy.
> I sold my old truck and realized how much I used it, so bought a newer,
> more efficient one. 4x4 for when it snows. Five seater to carry people and
> our things when we camp, pulls my trailer and lots of stuff in and off my
> property.  Our next car will be a plug in hybrid. My friends with Prius'
> need me to haul stuff them all the time...
> To each his own.
> Now if we had an affordable public transit system that dud not turn a 30
> min drive into a two hour trip one way, I would use it.
>
> On Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 2:32 PM Jean Caron <
> vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mirek,
> While I feel for you, I hope these prices stay around until we see the
> disappearance of the large pickup trucks and SUV. I am currently in France,
> at Lemans Classic and have not seen one of those pickup and SUV, so if they
> are not needed here, why do we have to at home?
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Kent McLean
> <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 3, 2022 9:54:06 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 15, Issue 208
>
> Mirek wrote:
>
> When I was 20 and had just bought it I could fill the tank with Esso Extra
> at the station where I worked for under $7 (cdn).
>
>
> Me back then with a '65 Sprite, a 7 gallon tank, and gas at just
> 19¢/gallon US, I could fill the tank for $1.25.  It hurts to look back.
>
> -
> Kent
> '56 Austin-Healey 100
> '60 Bugeye Sprite
>
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