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Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-27-2010, 01:08 PM

You're right, LB, it's very wasteful and irresponsible. On the other hand, so is driving a 4-seat gas guzzler from point A to point B without taking 2-3 passengers with you... or not taking a bus that goes to the same place. It's all wasteful and irresponsible.

At least the airlines are beginning to cut back on flights, to remove those half-full airliners, but only because their cost to fly them overrides the passenger's desire to fly when they want... not because of practicality or convenience, because of cost. In that light, I'm all for fewer flights... though the incredibly-cramped seats are beginning to force me away from flying when I have a choice.

I expect that eventually, just as the airlines have had to respond to their operational costs--many of which are imposed upon them by outside forces, fuel costs, taxes, etc--more and more car drivers will have to make those unpopular decisions because of rising fuel costs, taxes, and changing regulations and laws, and replace their cars with more efficient models, public trans, or something else altogether.

04-27-2010, 01:08 PM	#20
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	You're right, LB, it's very wasteful and irresponsible. On the other hand, so is driving a 4-seat gas guzzler from point A to point B without taking 2-3 passengers with you... or not taking a bus that goes to the same place. It's all wasteful and irresponsible. At least the airlines are beginning to cut back on flights, to remove those half-full airliners, but only because their cost to fly them overrides the passenger's desire to fly when they want... not because of practicality or convenience, because of cost. In that light, I'm all for fewer flights... though the incredibly-cramped seats are beginning to force me away from flying when I have a choice. I expect that eventually, just as the airlines have had to respond to their operational costs--many of which are imposed upon them by outside forces, fuel costs, taxes, etc--more and more car drivers will have to make those unpopular decisions because of rising fuel costs, taxes, and changing regulations and laws, and replace their cars with more efficient models, public trans, or something else altogether.