Fwd: Tomorrow: Critical SMART train and pathway meeting

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From: Steve Schweigerdt, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy <steve@railstotrails.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Subject: Tomorrow: Critical SMART train and pathway meeting
To: timfarnham@gmail.com

Dear Tim, Greetings Sonoma County supporters, Please see the announcement below from our friends at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition regarding an important meeting in Santa Rosa tomorrow. At the meeting, we have the opportunity to ensure that the multi-use trail remains in the plans for the initial phases of the SMART corridor. If you are able to attend, please R.S.V.P. to Andy at Marin County Bicycle Coalition at andy@marinbike.org. Thank you! Steve Schweigerdt, Manager of Trail Development Western Regional Office Rails-to-Trails Conservancy      Attend the Critically Important SMART Train and Pathway Meeting Wednesday, December 15th at 1:30 PM in Santa Rosa On Wednesday, December 15th starting at 1:30 PM, the SMART Board of Directors will be making critical decisions about the future of the SMART train and pathway which was approved by voters through Measure Q in 2008.  It is expected that this meeting will include decisions about a railcar purchase agreement, what will be built in the fist segment of the project, and an update of MTC's review of SMART's financial plan. The meeting agenda will be posted in the afternoon on December 10th at: www.sonomamarintrain.org.  The meeting will take place at: Sonoma County Board of Supervisor Chambers at 575 Administration Drive- Room 100A, Santa Rosa SMART announced on November 6th that they are facing a funding gap due to the recession and the cost increases related to the need to repair or replace major bridges on the line, so they will be phasing the project. Your voice is urgently needed on December 15 to indicate: The Pathway is Essential: The SMART multi-use pathway must be built on every section where the train tracks are being laid, simultaneously. The SMART train and pathway has always been a system, and will help get people to and from stations (see more pathway points below). Moving Forward is Critical: The current economic environment for bonding and construction bids is better than it has been in years, so it's important to keep moving forward, while at the same time ensuring that Sonoma, Marin and MTC's concerns are addressed. If you can attend the meeting to support the SMART train and pathway, please RSVP to andy@marinbike.org. Here are some additional points about the pathway: The SMART multi-use pathway is a vital part of the system, providing a way to get to and from SMART stations, helping to increase ridership. The SMART multi-use pathway will help reduce traffic congestion and the need for automobile parking at and around stations, many of which have limited parking. The SMART multi-use pathway must be built proportionately with the train tracks as the train and pathway were designed as a system to provide alternatives to Highway 101. Many credit the pathway as being why SMART's Measure Q received more than the necessary 2/3 vote to win in 2008. The SMART pathway only costs 1/7th of the overall train and pathway project, and is estimated in the EIR to carry more people than the SMART train, providing an immediate and important benefit to a wide array of voters 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The SMART train and pathway will help to boost business for the local economy in Sonoma and Marin Counties both during construction and while operating.

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It's Lance!!!!!

Real Craigslist Flake Email String

As many of you know, I am selling a lot of stuff lately to enable a move to San Francisco. Here is the best response I have had to the listing of my car...

This is a real email string from Craigslist. In his signature he has ” Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA Class of 2011”

Crisp***: $10,000 cash today

Tim: No

Crisp***: OK. You’re a very smart business person. Good luck!

Tim: You must be too. Good luck with your low-balling.

Crisp***: Well, the market is biased towards me. I have the cash. I can do many things with the cash, you can only keep your car and see its value erode. It’s not low-balling, it’s offering the fair market value of your car, not your aspirational price. In any event, you have no other choice but to come down in price or eat the depreciation of your car. Best of luck with either option!

Tim: Your antics are quite amusing. I already have a cash offer for 11,250 and I have two more people looking at the car Sunday and Monday.

I think you need to find a better business school. Obviously you are wasting your money at Stanford.

Crisp***: Well, it doesn’t get better than #1. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/rankings

Hope you understand that. In any event, best of luck! Hope you find a full price buyer.

P.S. Please take the well wishes and don’t reply.

Tim: Then I suggest paying more attention in class. You come off as an arrogant POS.

Crisp***: Perhaps I got dragged trying to match your tone. Can we just drop it? I’m sure we’re both busy enough and not deriving value from these interactions. Have a nice life and good luck!

Tim: My tone? I'm just saying you are wasting your money at Stanford since you obviously aren't learning much. I suggest the following classes for you:

Tact 101

Negotiation for dummies

Deal Closing for idiots

Make sure to pay attantion during these. You might learn something.

Crisp***: Please let me know what I need to give you to just disappear? Hopefully you’ll take the hint and leave me alone since explicitly indicating that didn’t seem to work.

Tim: No, no. This is way too fun. Actually, I am going to publish our email string on Facebook. Guys like you define "Craigslist Flakes." Do I have permission to use your name or do you want me to censor it. I think it would be funny. We can let people vote on it to see who was out of line!!! That sounds fun right?!?!?

Let me know because this is a gem of a story.

Crisp***: Sure, you can do as you see fit. If you use my name though, there will be repercussions. It’s sad that you consider this to be fun when I just want you to go away. Get a life – or just leave me alone.

Tim: So I have legal permission or not? I think there is some legal mumbo jumbo about that kind of thing.

Crisp***: You do not have my permission. Then again, I gather that you’re not the type of person who cares about these things. Can you please just leave me alone? Or do I have to start doing something to keep you away?

Tim: Nope. All done. Thank you for providing me entertainment for this afternoon.

P.S. Do not reply. Facebook only allows so many words in their notes.