Not A Vibrating Bullet

So, there is ongoing debate here over putting in a rail-system.

You know, sort of an above-ground subway system.

The kind with "bullet trains".

The problem is... we are a TINY, tropical island. You know... PARADISE.

Are there rail systems in Utopia??

Does Heaven have bullet trains??

(Well, in MY version of heaven there are free, vibrating, remote-controlled "bullets" for everyone!!!)

I don't know the answers to these questions. But, I DO know that a rail system will be a hideous eye-sore that will impact the way it FEELS here. It will feel VERY much like a big city... Seattle, New York, wherever else they have trains set up to ferry commuters back and forth.

And... will it really help alleviate the traffic problems we have here?

Our governor has said, in a recent sound byte, that this would be the single-most expensive project the State has ever undertaken if it goes through.

Hell, they can't even afford to maintain the roads we already have... there are HUNDREDS of roads, bridges, and damns in advanced stages of ill repair.

How about we fix those problems first?!!

Oh... oh... I know.

Because they're also planning to hike up our taxes to help cover the rail system.

Hmmm... the cost of living is SO high already that most people live with extra family members to help pay the bills.

Don't get me wrong. We all KNOW we are blessed to live here.

But, it's hard to reconcile the state defacing Paradise with an above-ground subway when we are trying to cling to that blessed feeling by looking around are our scenery!!

*Deep, cleansing breath*

Ok, I'm going to have to go look out the window or something.