Drew Jacksich Wrote:
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> First, I am tired, I don't feel good, and to some
> extent, I don't give a rat's ass what happens to
> the piss hole of a city called San Jose (which 3/4
> of the US population can't pronounce anyway).
>
> First, who the hell wants to go to Eastridge
> anyway? Aside from needing a passport, you can get
> landed on by an airplane or shot by some gang
> bangers holding their gun sideways. I haven't been
> even close to that dump in well over ten years and
> then it was for work.
>
> Remember one of the first suggestions before the
> County Transit was adopted? SCAT! More appropriate
> than VTA and James Pott (remember him?). Ok, lets
> remember who promoted light rail, Mineta, Diridon,
> and McHenry. Mineta probably hasn't ridden
> anything on rails since excecutive order #9066
> sent him on a long trip. Diridon is seemingly more
> interested in getting things named after him (and
> nude women following him around), and Tom McHenry
> (poor little rich kid from Santa Clara University)
> was only interested in increasing the value of
> family owned land downtown and, like Diridon,
> getting his name plastered on something.
>
> So what have we got downtown? Snail's pace light
> rail running thru an area now almost devoid of
> historical buildings, a plaza where the old city
> hall was (and still should be) named some grape
> picker from Delano or wherever. Captain Fallon's
> statue virtually hidden away because he does not
> pass the test of political correctness. Light
> rail crawls thru downtown like the was some good
> reason (other than Original Joe's) to even go down
> there.
> Oh yeah, once a year VTA condesends to send the
> ugly assed, kitbashed excuse for an Italian
> streetcar so we get free rides for out tax
> dollar.
>
> Oh hell, I will just pet my cat and go back to
> sleep.


As predicted, right on cue!! :-)
C.