[geeks] The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

[Lionel Peterson]

--- Kurt Huhn <kurt at k-huhn.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 12:33 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> 
> > --- Kurt Huhn <kurt at k-huhn.com> wrote:
> >> Besides, you think they'd do that for the good of the people? :-)
> >
> > I view it as a win-win, and that is how it happened...
> >
> > Could you imagine if they didn't let folks use it? ;^)
> >
> 
> Well, we'd all have to go cross-country, so...we'd all be driving
> 6x6s? 
> :)

Naw, clever folks would see how useful it is, and so as not to
interfere with National Defense, they would build a similar, parallel
roadway...

Or, they could wait till the governments needs exceed it's original
capacity, and then DARPA could fund a new, better highway system,
connecting all the major ROTC centers - they could call it the
"National Defense Highway System II". ;^)

Lionel

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Lionel

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