jokes

jokes

Building public infracstucture with private money has its drawbacks, especially if done in a rural place.
about the skye bridge

What is the difference between a roller coaster ride and crossing the Skye bridge?
The roller coaster ride takes you farther in shorter time, and it is less expensive.

Is there a difference in crossing the alps or crossing the Skye bridge?
You may cross the alps without paying toll.

And now a fact, not a joke: in the US, crossing the Cheasapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel costs $10 for a car - but you drive over 17 miles of engineered structure for this amount.


Klaus Föhl homepage - kf@ph.ed.ac.uk 1998-02-03