Re: Can Hi-tech Hitchhiking Work? * 4:15PM, Wed April 22, 2009 in Gates B01

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steve Crocker <steve () shinkuro com>
Date: April 18, 2009 7:16:34 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Steve Crocker <steve () shinkuro com>, "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Can Hi-tech Hitchhiking Work? * 4:15PM, Wed April  
22, 2009 in Gates B01

Here's a peculiar data point.  A few months ago my wife spent a couple  
of days in the hospital in La Porte, Indiana.  (She received good  
care, all is well and the people were very nice.)  When she was  
discharged, she needed a ride to the airport in South Bend, IN.  We  
learned there are no taxis in La Porte.  Maybe I don't spend enough  
time in small towns in mid-America, but this struck us as odd.  The  
city has more than 20,000 people and seemed big enough, and the  
hospital was certainly comparable to a big city hospital, but somehow  
the city doesn't support taxi services.

The staff was very friendly, and more than one person offered a ride.   
Maybe that's the way they do things in the heartland.

My wife, a big city girl who'd rather pay for a ride than put someone  
out, called a cab from South Bend.

Steve




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