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Industry Insider Blasts Comcast
gordette writes "I'm posting this because Comcast did the same thing to me that this journalist describes — held my HD channels hostage by insisting that I shell out for an expensive cable package. The journalist is blasting Comcast for their 'shakedown' of consumers, and is doing so in full view of industry insiders. She also links to an earlier blog post describing Comcast's Motorola DVR problems."
Well, with three kids, it's simpler to take care of these online rather than gathering up the family and running several errands. Yes, the convenience could be a trap. But it's also a convenience.
And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?
That's more than I pay towards the fixed costs of a light aircraft!
Most people have no concept of the costs of light GA. Most people expect that you drive to the airport in your very expensive European car while giving the finger to everyone else. Worse, if they take the FAA's word at face value, you then go about taking an unshare fair of FAA consumable taxes and cause delays for major airlines. This is of course why the FAA's moto is, "We're not happy until you're not happy."
In other words, if you're going to throw out a tidbit like that, you might include more details so the masses have some hope of relating. While piloting is expensive, people don't realize that the average GA pilot makes less than $60,000/yr. In fact, I believe it's actually less than $40,000/yr.
The US does have public transport, and it's pretty good. Provided you're in the NY metropolitan area or San Francisco bay area. The rest of the country, with maybe one or two other exceptions, simply doesn't.
- Many large cities have decent transportation: subways, buses, electric buses, etc.
- Some regions (even suburbs) have decent trains connecting the various towns and cities, as well as the occasional bus.
But in a lot of places (I'd say the majority), public transportation is pretty sub-par. It's a shame really. Case-in-point, I have a colleague that has a particularly hard time getting to work because he doesn't own a car, and both his house and his company reside in towns with little/no public transportation. He may only be 30 miles away, but getting to work is a real chore for him; 2 hours of going in a deranged route.