| Michael Leone on Thu, 13 Sep 2001 01:40:23 +0200 |
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On Wed, 2001-09-12 at 18:16, Arthur Alexion wrote: > I spent much of yesterday, in the car, travelling back and forth between > center city and Montgomery County. Other than the mini rush hour, > between 11 AM and noon, I noticed very little difference from a normal > week day on the streets. Having been in the court house when Mayor > Street decided to shut down non essential government offices, I was > mindful of that action. I was also mindful that none of the surrounding > municipalities reacted likewise. > > At that point, I saw no reason to cancel anything in our area. There was the fact that half the Septa trains weren't running, and would have made it very difficult to either GET to the meeting, or get HOME from the meeting (I know more than a few of us took the R6 into Center City, and then took another train, after the last meeting at Netas. That's a practical aspect. I know I wouldn't have wanted to get stranded out there, and have to have a $30+ cab ride back into Center City. Even disregarding any of that, cancelling the meeting as a sign of respect to the innocent dead would have been a valid, humane reason IMHO. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael J. Leone Registered Linux user #201348 <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com> ICQ: 50453890 AIM: MikeLeone PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF PGP public key: <http://www.mike-leone.com/~turgon/turgon-public-key.gpg> Taking a mental stroll through the psychic park of pleasure. Attachment:
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