And in Crazy Train news.

[Lou]

I also enjoy the sounds of the banjo and bagpipes.

[Tank]

15 minutes ago, Lou said:

I also enjoy the sounds of the banjo and bagpipes.

at the same time? eww.

I'm out.

[Lou]

8 minutes ago, Tank said:

at the same time? eww.

I'm out.

I dated a Irish chick from the Appalachian Mountains.

She was pretty and smelled good. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

I dated a Irish chick from the Appalachian Mountains.

She was pretty and smelled good. 

acceptable as long as she had a sweet southern drawl.

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, Tank said:

acceptable as long as she had a sweet southern drawl.

She did.

My favorite. 

[gotbeer]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

I also enjoy the sounds of the banjo and bagpipes.

 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, gotbeer said:

 

Awesome!

Take that, Tank!!

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Awesome!

Take that, Tank!!

foreplay?

[gotbeer]

California's High-Speed Rail Project Could Take Out Peninsula Homes Along Tracks

They should just find out who the lawyers for South Pasadena was that blocked the 710 extension.  Put everyone out of their misery.

[Lhalo]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

They should just find out who the lawyers for South Pasadena was that blocked the 710 extension.  Put everyone out of their misery.

I always wondered why it didn't connect with the 210. Now I know.

Thanks.

[Angel Oracle]

What a waste of fast approaching $100 billion

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

They should just find out who the lawyers for South Pasadena was that blocked the 710 extension.  Put everyone out of their misery.

When was this? It looks like that would've been expensive.

[gotbeer]

41 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

When was this? It looks like that would've been expensive.

This has been going on since something like the 60's or 70's.  might have been later, but it's definitely in the 1900's.

[gotbeer]

Weeeeeee.

Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail

[AngelsLakersFan]

13 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Weeeeeee.

For those who didn't read the article it's important to note that the freeway plan was already shelved by a lawsuit from environmentalists but the money is still appropriated to transportation. The article also points out that this might be the start of a LA to Las Vegas route.

[gotbeer]

25 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

For those who didn't read the article it's important to note that the freeway plan was already shelved by a lawsuit from environmentalists but the money is still appropriated to transportation. The article also points out that this might be the start of a LA to Las Vegas route.

Also says it won't even start till 2063-2067.  My guess is, most of us won't be around.  

[AngelsLakersFan]

21 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Also says it won't even start till 2063-2067.  My guess is, most of us won't be around.  

I don't even know how they come up with a date like that.

[gotbeer]

14 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I don't even know how they come up with a date like that.

Easy.  More committees, more studies.  More payouts.  The further out, the more paid meetings to discuss things.

[Taylor]

56 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Also says it won't even start till 2063-2067.  My guess is, most of us won't be around.  

I didn't know Arte Moreno was developing plans for the California government.

[AngelsLakersFan]

29 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Easy.  More committees, more studies.  More payouts.  The further out, the more paid meetings to discuss things.

Well I guess I can't complain about them not thinking long term anymore.

[arch stanton]

7 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Also says it won't even start till 2063-2067.  My guess is, most of us won't be around.  

I have it on good authority that even if you are still around you will have moved out of state

[Lhalo]

14 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

For those who didn't read the article it's important to note that the freeway plan was already shelved by a lawsuit from environmentalists but the money is still appropriated to transportation. The article also points out that this might be the start of a LA to Las Vegas route.

Lol at cancelling that freeway over environmental concerns. It’s the god damned desert haha. I’d say it’s a good thing they won’t be wasting money but alas they will be anyway. 

[Blarg]

I would have been all on board for a crazy party train from LA to Las Vegas. It would actually stand a chance to pay for itself if they served liquor. Nevada would probably have paid the cost from state line to Tropicana Blvd and their small section of track would be done and waiting.

[gotbeer]

6 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I would have been all on board for a crazy party train from LA to Las Vegas. It would actually stand a chance to pay for itself if they served liquor. Nevada would probably have paid the cost from state line to Tropicana Blvd and their small section of track would be done and waiting.

JMO, but Vegas would have been better served doing a train from Vegas to Laughlin.  And maybe even Laughlin to Reno.  But at least the Vegas to Laughlin would have the outside chance of a line from Laughlin to Palm Springs and Palm Springs to Anaheim.  Vegas to LA just seems to be a huge hurdle with the mountains and dealing with the route once you get past the mountains.  I really don't think that party line will ever happen in my lifetime even to Victorville.

[Blarg]

34 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

JMO, but Vegas would have been better served doing a train from Vegas to Laughlin.  And maybe even Laughlin to Reno.  But at least the Vegas to Laughlin would have the outside chance of a line from Laughlin to Palm Springs and Palm Springs to Anaheim.  Vegas to LA just seems to be a huge hurdle with the mountains and dealing with the route once you get past the mountains.  I really don't think that party line will ever happen in my lifetime even to Victorville.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2020/07/24/los-angeles-to-las-vegas-high-speed-train-wins-200-million-nevada-bond-allocation/#25392c501c27

XpressWest, a high-speed rail line that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas, won $200 million of private activity bonds from Nevada, a critical final public allocation that allows the company owned by Wall Street investor Wes Edens to raise an additional $800 million for the project.