Comments on: Building the BAM

By: Mirage_GSM

Mirage_GSM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:19:14 +0000

[quote]another viewpoint said: “…just remember, before Washington DC decided on using the acronym of WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), they wanted something similar to the BART system in San Francisco. However, someone realized that Federal Area Rapid Transit, would probably not go over too well.”[/quote]
And “Washington Area Rapid Transit” would be only incrementally better…

By: HawkeyeXX

HawkeyeXX — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:54:58 +0000

I’ve only got one remark for this article. They didn’t use the jet engine pictured to thaw the ice. It’s rather doubtful that the soviets had a J58 laying around. (See SR-71/A-12)

By: SunnieDelite

SunnieDelite — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:52:03 +0000

Wow. Great comments and insightful, intelligent discourse (for the most part)… am I still in America? Great place and wonderful articles! I went and checked out the official BAM site and I ended up sending them some edits (just because I could and I had the time and they invited assistance on the site). I learned a lot about the BAM. I think I’d really like to ride it one day. It definately sounds like a unique experience! Thanks for opening my eyes to it!

By: BrianTung

BrianTung — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:46:15 +0000

This is obviously way late, but in the last paragraph, do you mean trans-continental or inter-continental?

By: Anonymousx2

Anonymousx2 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:04:02 +0000

Last.

By: Hoekstes

Hoekstes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:20:31 +0000

[quote]Rockadilly said: “that $451,233,600,999 U. S. dollars (www.costofwar.com)
G-nite”[/quote]
And this is supposed to substantiate your point? Which is what again?
I’d rather build that space elevator or that tunnel under the Atlantic. Hell you could build them both twice.
And I know I’m posting two weeks behind schedule – I was on holiday.

By: Hoekstes

Hoekstes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:38:29 +0000

[quote]CrowdKiller said: “I think i heard somewhere that there is also a plan to link South America to Africa. This would enable you to go by train (or car maybe?) all around the world. A nice idea would’nt you say?”[/quote]

When was the last time you played with a globe or read a map? Unless you’re talking about optic cables, but I haven’t seen a train riding on one of those and don’t think I’m going to real soon either.

By: Rockadilly

Rockadilly — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:16:47 +0000

[quote]orc_jr said: “My apologies if I sounded argumentative or accusatory.”[/quote]

No need to apologize there mate. You were quite right about what I said making no sense in the BAM article, I didn’t take it as an argy bargy. Thanks for pointing it out. It at least helped to take my mind off the dingos. Well, have to go before my ute runs dry. Have to check the fence out back of Bourke before I lose another Boer to the bloody scavengers, and the misses gives me a whack.

Speaking of “off subject”, Radiation Donnie, how about another dazzler there mate. Help make me, and others as happy as a pig in mud. No new articles and slow comments are almost as bad as a case of empties.

G-day

By: orc_jr

orc_jr — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:54:26 +0000

My apologies if I sounded argumentative or accusatory. It was an easy mistake to make. Incidentally, I would have to agree with your stance that military servicemen are anything but anti-patriotic or fortune-seeking. I can’t speak for Australia but I know that the American military does not pay the average soldier well enough to justify service for that reason alone. As for anti-patriotism, I don’t see anybody who felt that way voluntarily taking an oath to fight for that to which they object.

By: Rockadilly

Rockadilly — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:11:28 +0000

[quote]orc_jr said: “Rockadilly, not only did your post not make any sense, it was completely inappropriate to the subject at hand and quoted another comment which was also not posted regarding this article. I can only assume that you meant to post this in a different location, so in the future please check before you submit, hmm?”[/quote]

Sorry Mate. My computer had a virus that slowed my firefox down. Took me three tries to send it what with the thing locking up my computer. I usually write my responses in a word processor so I don’t bloody hack the language. I didn’t realize that I had reposted it on the wrong area, plus it was after 11:00 Pm my time. The post was meant for the “Spies on the Roof of the World”.

As far as making sense, Inti stated that anyone in or involved with the military is anti-patriotic and a moneygrubber. I tend to disagree.

As far as a bloke posting a comment to the wrong area, I’m not the first, nor will I be the last. Off subject, really now, how many times is the comments section off subject, on almost every bloody subject. ;)

G-nite mate.