[PLUG] PLUG meeting

[Carla Schroder]

I don't attend PLUG meetings because it is an inconvenient location no matter 
what means of transportation I use. Coming from Beaverton, it's a hassle, 
driving or transit. I'll choose a 20-minute drive in my gas-hog import 
minivan over a 60-minute multi-transfer smoke-belching-bus/MAX adventure any 
day. Especially for an evening meeting. Yeah, I know the streets o Portland 
are safe as the streets of heaven, and all those scary people riding the Max 
are really angels at heart. Like the SOB who tried to pickpocket my backpack, 
or the gang o hoodlums who were set to rob all the passengers, until a timely 
flood of cops changed their plans. It's starting to smell like Seattle 
transit, every public facility up there stinks of urine. I ride transit at 
least once a week, don't give me lies about how great it is. 

My van gets pretty good mileage, 18 in town, 25 on the highway. It hauls 
camping gear and pulls a boat quite handily, as well as a heavy power 
wheelchair. My sweetie needs the wheelchair. I know, she should figure out 
how to ride a bicycle or something, but the wheelchair is what she chooses to 
use.

I'll hang my head in shame in a daily 30-second ritual over my evil ways.

Carla

On Thursday 05 December 2002 22:06, Scott VanHoosen wrote:
> Downtown *is* well serviced by public transit, unfortunately my
> suburban neighborhood is not. If Max came to my doorstep, then I would
> be glad to ride it. But that's okay, I did the next best thing: I drove
> my gas-hog import minivan and parked a 1/2 block away, and got there in
> 1/3 the time. :)
>
> Anyway, my son and I enjoyed the meeting. Well, he was a little bored,
> but he enjoyed it anyway. I wish I could have got a chance to meet more
> people, but it's hard to sneak an 11 year old into a bar. :(
>
> -Scott
>
> --- Jeme A Brelin <jeme at brelin.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Scott VanHoosen wrote:
> > > I'm planning on attending the PLUG meeting tonight, however I don't
>
>  go
>
> > > downtown very much. Where is a good place to park?
> >
> > Your driveway.
> >
> > Downtown is very well-serviced by public transit.  Smith Center is
> > just a
> > few blocks from MAX and only a block from the Streetcar.  Plenty of
>