Subject: RE: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but is the cost too high?
From: Jeph Antilles (lordandmaster@jmc.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/11 21:12
To: undisclosed-recipients
Benjamin Rhodes wrote:
>Noah Scot wrote:
>>Renting the flatbed cars is the easy part. Building the rail line at Port Lowell
>>is going to be more difficult. As far as I know, the Port Lowell City Council
>>hasn't even decided where they want their commuter rail to run, or even if
>>they want commuter rail. And I don't have the resources to buy the houses,
>>rent the rolling stock, and fund building a length of track all at the same time...
>May I suggest a cheaper alternative?
>Just today, I've been running the final tests on our prototype C-130 Space
>Hercules. They're pretty much like the venreable old Herc, except they can
>fly in space. And because they are so much like the Herc, this bad boy can
>land anywhere. Even on Mars. Without power. (Yes, it's a quirk.)
I've
also got another smaller round of the Blue Midgets coming off
the line in the next few months. We're at the stage now that they're
being built internally to handle considerably larger freight like, say,
a row house, since our cargo needs have gotten rather more varied since
the first round hit the black. And yes, while it's a rough ride going
in, they are fully atmospheric capable.
--
"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
From: Jeph Antilles (lordandmaster@jmc.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/11 21:12
To: undisclosed-recipients
Benjamin Rhodes wrote:
>Noah Scot wrote:
>>Renting the flatbed cars is the easy part. Building the rail line at Port Lowell
>>is going to be more difficult. As far as I know, the Port Lowell City Council
>>hasn't even decided where they want their commuter rail to run, or even if
>>they want commuter rail. And I don't have the resources to buy the houses,
>>rent the rolling stock, and fund building a length of track all at the same time...
>May I suggest a cheaper alternative?
>Just today, I've been running the final tests on our prototype C-130 Space
>Hercules. They're pretty much like the venreable old Herc, except they can
>fly in space. And because they are so much like the Herc, this bad boy can
>land anywhere. Even on Mars. Without power. (Yes, it's a quirk.)
I've
also got another smaller round of the Blue Midgets coming off
the line in the next few months. We're at the stage now that they're
being built internally to handle considerably larger freight like, say,
a row house, since our cargo needs have gotten rather more varied since
the first round hit the black. And yes, while it's a rough ride going
in, they are fully atmospheric capable.
--
"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor