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Re: Oil Train Spotting - Courtesy of the Oregonian
Author: Divided we fall
Date: 04-01-2014 - 21:20
brains Wrote:
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> The other posters subsequent pretty well sum up my
> point, Brainless. Your rant about people with whom
> you disagree on the regulation and running of
> economic activity in Oregon has been shown to be
> just that. Last time I went through Oregon to see
> my niece and nephew and before that on my many
> trips on the Starlight, I saw still-healthy
> industries, and not only in Multnomah Co. Yeah,
> logging ain't what it used to be, but some places
> like Coos Bay are actually weaning themselves off
> the monoculture, not to mention the welcoming
> attitude to employers in all parts of the state as
> testified by others. It hardly needs pointing out
> that Bakken oil trains have had
> less-than-fortunate impacts and that maybe the
> general public might just want to know what's
> rolling by on the tracks behind their fence. I
> don't recall the article advocating obstruction or
> other interference with RR operations, either! As
> to nerves struck, I drive past a coastal refinery
> that is rail-served by Warren Buffet's 1:1 scale
> model layout on a frequent basis, and no one here
> in "lib'rul" Western Washington takes much notice.
> Anyone who cares to be informed knows whence the
> trains now come, and nobody's lying across the
> tracks or sabotaging the swing bridge nearby or
> even raising their voices much. Turn down the Faux
> Noise affiliates before you have to scream and
> maybe some sense will emerge.
Your post is proof that all the Obama administration has been good at dividing the American People. Second runner up would be the death of the middle class and the American dream.
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> The other posters subsequent pretty well sum up my
> point, Brainless. Your rant about people with whom
> you disagree on the regulation and running of
> economic activity in Oregon has been shown to be
> just that. Last time I went through Oregon to see
> my niece and nephew and before that on my many
> trips on the Starlight, I saw still-healthy
> industries, and not only in Multnomah Co. Yeah,
> logging ain't what it used to be, but some places
> like Coos Bay are actually weaning themselves off
> the monoculture, not to mention the welcoming
> attitude to employers in all parts of the state as
> testified by others. It hardly needs pointing out
> that Bakken oil trains have had
> less-than-fortunate impacts and that maybe the
> general public might just want to know what's
> rolling by on the tracks behind their fence. I
> don't recall the article advocating obstruction or
> other interference with RR operations, either! As
> to nerves struck, I drive past a coastal refinery
> that is rail-served by Warren Buffet's 1:1 scale
> model layout on a frequent basis, and no one here
> in "lib'rul" Western Washington takes much notice.
> Anyone who cares to be informed knows whence the
> trains now come, and nobody's lying across the
> tracks or sabotaging the swing bridge nearby or
> even raising their voices much. Turn down the Faux
> Noise affiliates before you have to scream and
> maybe some sense will emerge.
Your post is proof that all the Obama administration has been good at dividing the American People. Second runner up would be the death of the middle class and the American dream.
