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Re: Arlington, via the Beltway! [was: Re: Traffic Congestion (2020)]

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From: Josh Turner
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00
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Greg Resch wrote:
> 
> Josh Turner <shua@umich.edu> writes:
>  > What the hell is your point? Are you arguing that traffic on the Beltway
>  > is bad? . . . .
> 
> If you can't follow the conversation, why are you posting?

That's a good point. It's clearly my fault </sarcasm>.


>  > My whole point from the start was not to try and prove that the Beltway
>  > is a better route to BWI than New York Ave. . . .
> 
> Really???  Then it must have been some other "Josh Turner" who wrote:
> 
>    . . .I think that there is no excuse for a freeway system that forces
>    me to drive on the WW bridge if I want to get from Arlington to BWI.

Uh, no, that was me. And both statements are entirely congruent. Let's
try to follow along, shall we?

I was merely attempting to illustrate that there is no north/south
freeway that runs from Northern
Virginia to Maryland through the city (i.e. other than the Beltway).

>  > BTW, it's nothing like 15 miles from my house to the Beltway--just for
>  > the record.
> 
> You've got a broken record.  Does your flight leave from the Wilson
> Bridge?

What? Again, I ask, what the hell are you talking about? From my door to
the Beltway is about 3 miles, tops.
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From: Josh Turner <shua@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Arlington, via the Beltway! [was: Re: Traffic Congestion (2020)]
Date: 1998/07/20
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