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That's like saying, The commuter rail service proved itself in that customers who also owned cars were able to drive to work when the train stopped running.
by RyanMcGreal 16y ago
That's like saying, The commuter rail service proved itself in that customers who also owned cars were able to drive to work when the train stopped running.
- aaronblohowiak 16y agoNo, it isn't. It is like saying the highway system proved itself when the 101 was closed because people could take 280 instead. If for some reason, you only had planned to ever take 101 and wasn't ready to take an alternate route, yes you got screwed, but that was kind of your own lack of planning for this particular failure mode. (stretched metaphor.)
- neuroelectronic 16y agoThe metaphor works if you pretend 101 is on the east coast and the 280 on on the west coast. :D
- stingraycharles 16y agoThe metaphors are still flawed, since it's both the route and the destination that changes, which makes things a lot more complex than just taking a different route.
- Duff 16y agoIt's more like: Travelers who knew how to quickly get to Terminal X to take an airline that routed flights though <HUB B> instead of <HUB A> got home in time for Christmas. Those who didn't were locked out and slept in the airport.