22 ordspråk av Justin Jones
Justin Jones
Fuel prices have more than doubled, and we're anticipating a $6 million shortfall in the 2006 budget year.
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Going back to 1970, we usually budget around 91 cents a gallon. We added an extra 30 cents per gallon, but even then it simply wasn't enough. We didn't anticipate the prices would be this high.
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I can't understand why it's going up in January. I don't think we'll ever see anything below $1.90 again. Who knows where it's going to end up?
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I'm starting to get into the groove of it. I'm about ready to introduce them to my telepathy.
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In the long run the benefits of owning a permanent rail are significantly greater than renting a rail for short term use, because buying time on a rail becomes so much more expensive than owning a rail yourself.
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Ninety-eight percent of our commuter-service riders own cars. They choose to ride with us, rather than fight traffic themselves.
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Our riders would actually have a bad experience.
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So far, they've bested all of my expectations. Based on what I see now, I'm certain by the end of the season, we'll produce a pretty formidable team. It's been a much more positive start than I thought it would be.
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Some of the area's vacant lots and homes that have been run down have been replaced by housing with no parking, purposely.
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The demand for these vans is higher than we can supply. If we had a hundred more of these, we could fill them today.
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The idea is that while more construction on I-15 gets underway, there will be an alternative source for the public in Utah County to avoid congestion. Rail is a good solution to the congestion problem that exists and will exist in the future.
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There is a need for public transportation here. Only 40 percent of our riders are classified as low-income earners.
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These bonuses will be paid over the course of a year. But we have had a lot of success with them. We had overwhelming success last week. We found that offering these bonuses is a good way to find the employees we want.
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These coaches are nicer buses that offer laptop plug-ins and lighting and air vents like commercial airlines have. They are also a quiet and more comfortable ride.
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This is a hunting license. It doesn't mean we've bagged the deer, but it means we get to go for the money. And it isn't just any license. It's a license from the president to go to Congress and get the money.
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