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nicatnit — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:32:08 +0000

After Trump wins the election but before the peaceful inauguration, the last week of the year

What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says ... (reply)

Yandosan — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:18:02 +0000

"Bad for glass! Bad for glass!"
Phenomenal screenplay by Robert Towne.

What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says ... (reply)

Bart — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:03:52 +0000

Nicatnit when will you be in Ixtapa? Hoping to have a beer with you when I get there.

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Ironwood — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 02:09:13 +0000

I'm not old enough to have experienced the days when Mexican rail travel was the cheapest form of transportation ....but I wish I had.
That said, I wonder if the Tren Maya is an attempt to return to those days, to benefit locals, or just an upscale attraction for foreign tourists.

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jay — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:49:00 +0000

...the stations were on the outskirts of town, rather than near the Centro

As John Huston once famously said, "Either you bring the water to LA or you bring LA to the water." Maybe the planners expect that the towns will organically grow towards the stations. Or maybe they're just clueless.

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Yandosan — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:16:46 +0000

Don't encourage the moron.

My apologies. My curiosity got the better of me.

On another note, does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on the Tren Maya? My initial thought was that it would never generate anywhere near the income needed to run and maintain the system, let alone pay for the cost of development. I still feel that same way. Would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Note: I am in no way hoping for the project to fail.

I went out to Merida, Cancun and Valladolid hoping to experience the Tren Maya. When I found out the stations were on the outskirts of town, rather than near the Centro, and that you needed a taxi to get to the stations, I just took the bus from town to town. File under Buzzkill.

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Padrino — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:08:00 +0000

Don't encourage the moron.

My apologies. My curiosity got the better of me.

On another note, does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on the Tren Maya? My initial thought was that it would never generate anywhere near the income needed to run and maintain the system, let alone pay for the cost of development. I still feel that same way. Would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Note: I am in no way hoping for the project to fail.

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Ironwood — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:56:15 +0000

Wow, that went to AMLO’s boondoggle to Trump in hurry

Okay, against my better judgment, I will bite. Would you please explain where in this thread is the connection to Agent Orange? My apologies. I can't find it.

Don't encourage the moron.

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Yandosan — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:31:13 +0000

My "tangerine" malaprop was orange. Perhaps?

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Padrino — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:16:33 +0000

Wow, that went to AMLO’s boondoggle to Trump in hurry

Okay, against my better judgment, I will bite. Would you please explain where in this thread is the connection to Agent Orange? My apologies. I can't find it.

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nicatnit — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:18:39 +0000

Wow, that went to AMLO’s boondoggle to Trump in hurry

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Yandosan — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:23:10 +0000

A girl in Eloina's the other day was mouthing "Hey Mr Tangerine man" in sync with the Dylan classic.

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Padrino — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:13:08 +0000

Clever wordplay/ malapropism.

I adore malaprops.

"It is a well know fact that capital punishment is a detergent to crime." -- Archie Bunker

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Yandosan — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:23:25 +0000

The Tren Maya is illiciting ...

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Clever wordplay/ malapropism.

What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says ...

Padrino — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:10:08 +0000

Great read! The Tren Maya is illiciting plenty of opposing opinions and discussions.

The Los Angeles Times does not have the same New York Times ability to "gift" an article to others for 30 days. I think, though, some of the articles are available if you watch an advertisement or something like that. If you can't read the article, I will copy 'n' paste it and then go put on my Groucho disguise.

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