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Re: Daily gripe: Shoppers and rush hour

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From: Tony Wang
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 00:00
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Oh, so let me see here, Walt.  I shouldn't stop at the grocery store, or
the pet store, or the sporting goods store, or whatever on my way home
from work, because it might slow you down?  Instead, I should go home,
wait until rush hour is over, and then go out again.

Sure.

Walt Horning wrote:

> Washington Post ran an article recently. It stated that during rush
> hour most of the traffic jams on secondary roads are, get this, due to
> people running errands.
>
> (1) Its stupid to shop and make commuting even more hellish for
>     others, unless you are a commuter on the way home or to work.
>
> (2) It is stupid to shop during rush hour and eat up more of your time
>     stuck in rush hour traffic.

--
Tony Wang
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/2544

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