[PRCo] Re: Rumors

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

>> On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Jim Holland wrote:

>>     Ridership figures were low for a while but
>> eventually became quite substantial.    There  ARE 
>> those who say that if the service is there the
>> people will follow, and maybe That is the Philosophy
>> that VTA followed.   
>> But we can now see an hole in that Philosophy!

> John Swindler wrote:

> There is no 'hole' in that philosophy.
	[[heavily snipped]]
> Just an opinion.


	Is this Circular Talking to cover all bases?!?!~:)


	There  IS  a Hole in  ANY  and  EVERY  Philosophy
		----    it is called an  IM--perfect  World.

	Nothing comes with a guarantee.    Besides, there are  TOO  many other
contingencies in any philosophy that can also go wrong to affect the
main premise.    Let's build an lrt line in Tucumcari, New Mexico   
----    guaranteed to make it the next ____________.

	Don't know if that was the case with VTA or not    ----    don't really
care, quite honestly!~:)

	Remember my 10%-principle from investing?    If one is able to 
*Average*  a 10% return, that is extremely good.    That applies to 
Many things in life.    We think grandiose schemes are going to be the
end-all of  *whatever*  but the reality check is that we are lucky if
those schemes make for a 10% improvement  *On--Average.*    Mans (man's,
Ed?) accomplishments are  *evolutionary*  and result in small
(10%-on-average) incremental improvements    ----    maybe why he
believes in the same?!?!~:)

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