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  • Re: The Vinyl Comeback..

    From MIKE POWELL@618:250/2 to ROB MCCART on Wed Jan 7 09:42:00 2026
    I've actually only been on a train, not counting the Toronto subways,
    3 or 4 times in my life. I enjoyed it but I just rarely found myself
    in a situation where it was the best way to get somewhere.

    I have ridden a few trains. One was a train that left the Soo headed northbound towards a very small town with a couple of waterfalls, and then back. I cannot remember the name of the destination now. I meant a very
    nice lady from BC on that ride. We were both traveling alone. There are times I wish I had kept in touch with her.

    IIRC, the only way to get to some of the places we passed was via rail.

    Mike
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  • From Rob Mccart@618:250/1 to MIKE POWELL on Sat Jan 10 08:02:23 2026
    I've actually only been on a train, not counting the Toronto subways,
    >> 3 or 4 times in my life. I enjoyed it but I just rarely found myself
    >> in a situation where it was the best way to get somewhere.

    I have ridden a few trains. One was a train that left the Soo headed
    >northbound towards a very small town with a couple of waterfalls, and then
    >back. I cannot remember the name of the destination now. I meant a very
    >nice lady from BC on that ride. We were both traveling alone. There are
    >times I wish I had kept in touch with her.

    Bin there a few times myself over the years.. B)

    IIRC, the only way to get to some of the places we passed was via rail.

    That's true for a lot of places in Canada's North.
    There are also quite a few areas where there's no way to get there
    over the winter months, mixed with others where you can Only get
    there in winter after rivers and such freeze over solidly enough
    that you can drive on them..

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  • From MIKE POWELL@618:250/2 to ROB MCCART on Sun Jan 11 08:49:00 2026
    That's true for a lot of places in Canada's North.
    There are also quite a few areas where there's no way to get there
    over the winter months, mixed with others where you can Only get
    there in winter after rivers and such freeze over solidly enough
    that you can drive on them..

    I have read about a few places like that. Sounds like the logistics of building a permanent road to these places (the ones that are not on
    islands) is pretty complicated with the freeze-thaw cycles it would have
    to go through.

    Mike
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  • From Rob Mccart@618:250/1 to MIKE POWELL on Tue Jan 13 07:58:05 2026
    There are also quite a few areas where there's no way to get there
    >> over the winter months, mixed with others where you can Only get
    >> there in winter after rivers and such freeze over solidly enough
    >> that you can drive on them..

    I have read about a few places like that. Sounds like the logistics of
    >building a permanent road to these places (the ones that are not on
    >islands) is pretty complicated with the freeze-thaw cycles it would have
    >to go through.

    Some of those places someone would have to maintain a road that
    might be 1000 miles long to service a village with 200 people in it.
    Add to that the freeze-thaw damage to roads you mentioned, that
    would be a very expensive road to maintain for people who often are
    exempt from paying taxes, and not making much money in any case..

    Often those places are only accessible by a plane that can
    land on water to get their supplies delivered in warmer months.

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  • From MIKE POWELL@618:250/2 to ROB MCCART on Wed Jan 14 08:25:00 2026
    Often those places are only accessible by a plane that can
    land on water to get their supplies delivered in warmer months.

    IIRC, there are places in Alaska that face similar challenges. I imagine
    that it fosters a different sense of community than some of us realize.

    Mike
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  • From Rob Mccart@618:250/1 to MIKE POWELL on Fri Jan 16 07:28:13 2026
    Often those places are only accessible by a plane that can
    >> land on water to get their supplies delivered in warmer months.

    IIRC, there are places in Alaska that face similar challenges. I imagine
    >that it fosters a different sense of community than some of us realize.

    Yes, I'd say so, although I know people who were working in places
    like that as teachers and such and a big problem is that the kids
    all can't wait to move out of areas like that into the big bad world..

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to ROB MCCART on Fri Jan 16 08:42:48 2026
    IIRC, there are places in Alaska that face similar challenges. I imagine
    >that it fosters a different sense of community than some of us realize.

    Yes, I'd say so, although I know people who were working in places
    like that as teachers and such and a big problem is that the kids
    all can't wait to move out of areas like that into the big bad world..

    ... where there is probably more opportunity but also, as you point out,
    lots of "big bad" stuff going on that might make them miss the small remote town life.

    Mike


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