RE: Property [was Re: The Education Function]

Webb_S (Webb_S@bls.gov)
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:44:02 -0500

Spike Jones wrote:

>massachusetts is the only state ive ever been in where
>they have toll booths on the interstate highway. whats
>that about? didnt we already pay for those roads?

New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland all have toll booths on their interstate highways.

>i was about an hour northwest of boston on business. there
>was no place to buy anything! no walmarts, no fry's
>electronics, nothing. just all these dippy little mom and
>pop joints, selling who knows what. antiques, i guess.
>i dont know what you do if you want to buy computer
>books or hardware or cds or even a cell phone. seems like any
>extropian would suffer miserably in such a place. are
>any of you from up there? how do you cope? {8^D spike

Mail order is pretty big up there.

Steven