Re: Boston... in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15069812 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:22:22 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:22:22 EDT don't forget the leaks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15071187 anon : They can't even plug all the leaks in the tunnel. The city approved this dumb design for a single wall tunnel (standard is double wall) to get an extra lane (not even a commuting lane...it's an exit lane). It's never been tried before (ya gotta wonder why) and they're trying to make the contractors pay for all of it. Of course, the contractors suck too. It's just a giant money pit...and yeah, I live here so I can say that :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15071187 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:21:03 EDT Re: Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15071458 agueybana : The Big Dig is used in MBA project management classes compared to the building of the empire state building, and the chunnel.

Guess which 1 is the butt of the joke?

Sure the end results are great, but oh how efficient to the detriment of the rest of the country.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15071458 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:33:38 EDT Re: Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15069812 jester121 :
said by MPScan See Profile :

Sure, there were cost overruns and it took about 15 years.. but all in all, I think it was money very well spent.
The taxpayers of the USA are glad that you're enjoying the road we paid for. Spending someone else's money is ALWAYS money well spent!

(note, I'm not picking on Boston here per se, there's so much waste and fraud in government spending it's not worth discussing. The Big Dig is just one of the biggest and most visible boondoggles in history -- this coming from someone who lives near a city that was build on fraud and corruption.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15069812 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:28:22 EDT Re: Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15068554 MPScan : Please don't knock the Big Dig from the middle of the country.

I go from 10 miles northeast of Boston to 6 miles west of Boston, smack through the center of the city, during rush hour, and my commute is approx. 20 minutes, all between 40-60 mph.

Can any other major city claim that...? I've travelled all over and visited probably all the Top 20 cities in the country, and compared to the rest, we have a pretty much zero traffic problem.

Sure, there were cost overruns and it took about 15 years.. but all in all, I think it was money very well spent. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15068554 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:00:04 EDT Re: Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067723 FTCXtreme : Also home to the best in sports. 16 Time NBA Champion Boston Celtics, The Red Sox, and capital of state that holds the best team in football the Pats.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067723 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:26:22 EDT Re: Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067429 tonyfer2 : Broadband Over Christmas Lights.....:):):):):):):)
that funny lol]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067429 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:47:32 EDT Boston... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067409 jester121 : This is FUNNY! We're talking about the same city that took 35 years and something like 400% budget overruns to build that stupid tunnel, right?

No fears, all the political cronies are getting themselves set up to profit from the project whenever it does happen. They'll be rolling out 11Mbps pilots in... 2018 or so?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15067409 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:44:33 EDT