Comments on: The Diomede Islands http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kenny http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-205849 Kenny Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:39:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-205849 <p>The main reason they wanted the bridge is that their airport is on the other side of the water.</p> The main reason they wanted the bridge is that their airport is on the other side of the water.

]]> By: Gerald Crisman http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-205754 Gerald Crisman Tue, 26 May 2009 22:03:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-205754 <p>Travis: Also think of the fact that there is no road leading up to Wales Alaska. Hundreds of miles of God forsaken land to build this road would put the Alaskan highway to be a baby in retrospect. NO government would be fool enough to build such a thousand mile road to the bridge and then,,, for what? We can ship all the oil in the frozen world by boat. Nuts to the bridge.</p> Travis: Also think of the fact that there is no road leading up to Wales Alaska. Hundreds of miles of God forsaken land to build this road would put the Alaskan highway to be a baby in retrospect. NO government would be fool enough to build such a thousand mile road to the bridge and then,,, for what? We can ship all the oil in the frozen world by boat. Nuts to the bridge.

]]> By: Sriram http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-205742 Sriram Tue, 26 May 2009 03:45:06 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-205742 <p>Travis, Very recently when I was browsing google maps, I came to know about your islands. Its just awesome. Only 2.5 miles separating Russia and USA and 21hrs time zone difference. You can actually peep into tomorrow of Big diomede!!</p> <p>Well I am from India,I am interested in knowing about ur people, food, culture bla bla bla.. Please email me at sriram_ec@rediffmail.com. I wish I could come there and talk with you, may be some time in life. India is too far too.. I wish you well</p> <p>Sriram.</p> Travis, Very recently when I was browsing google maps, I came to know about your islands. Its just awesome. Only 2.5 miles separating Russia and USA and 21hrs time zone difference. You can actually peep into tomorrow of Big diomede!!

Well I am from India,I am interested in knowing about ur people, food, culture bla bla bla.. Please email me at sriram_ec@rediffmail.com. I wish I could come there and talk with you, may be some time in life. India is too far too.. I wish you well

Sriram.

]]> By: Gerald Crisman http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-205588 Gerald Crisman Wed, 06 May 2009 20:51:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-205588 <p>Hello Travis: I was standing on top of Mt. Constitution at Wales in 1950 as the RADAR site was being built. I was the FIRST Airforce man, in uniform, to EVER be in Wales Alaska. It was an education to be there. I have a book called: 'NAIVE IN THE BUSH' coming out this summer, all about your world.... No, I am too old now to go back, but I wish you well. Jerry Crisman</p> Hello Travis: I was standing on top of Mt. Constitution at Wales in 1950 as the RADAR site was being built. I was the FIRST Airforce man, in uniform, to EVER be in Wales Alaska. It was an education to be there. I have a book called: ‘NAIVE IN THE BUSH’ coming out this summer, all about your world…. No, I am too old now to go back, but I wish you well. Jerry Crisman

]]> By: Warren LEWIS http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-204905 Warren LEWIS Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:04:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-204905 <p>Travis, please email me at lewish@webmails.com. I hope to visit Little Diomede this summer and would like to chat with you. Be sure to put the s in webmails.</p> Travis, please email me at lewish@webmails.com. I hope to visit Little Diomede this summer and would like to chat with you. Be sure to put the s in webmails.

]]> By: Dave http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-204320 Dave Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:31:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-204320 <p>Bearing strait bridge would cost too much. What? Put it into perspective. From Wikipedia " Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering estimates the cost of a highway, double track rail and pipelines, at $105 billion." Ok that's an engineers estimate and they are always wrong so we need a contingency. Lets say X5 = $525 billion. US government bailouts in 2008 = +/- 1369 billion. Real useless spending is the cold war. Center for Defense Information / U.S. Military Spending, 1945-1996 "Total cost of the Cold War (1948-1991) in 1996 dollars = $13.1 Trillion. Soviet Union cold war cost lets say = US cost. US + USSR cold war cost = $26.2 trillion = 26,200 billion. Build the bridge, spend the money, stimulate the US and Russian economies. As for oil at Gull Island or which way the oil would flow US to Russia or the other way around send the seismographic information, I have an retired expert who has interpreted the data in Iraq, Bahrain, Malaysia, North Sea etc., and who knows the relative costs of developing oil fields or pools as you know call them. Enough of this bull you either know what you are talking about or not. I at least know any argument can be fabricated and substantiated out of ignorance of the unknowing. Stop this internet sewage, your creating too much co2. Yes my punctuation and spelling suck,</p> Bearing strait bridge would cost too much. What? Put it into perspective. From Wikipedia ” Discovery Channel’s Extreme Engineering estimates the cost of a highway, double track rail and pipelines, at $105 billion.” Ok that’s an engineers estimate and they are always wrong so we need a contingency. Lets say X5 = $525 billion. US government bailouts in 2008 = +/- 1369 billion. Real useless spending is the cold war. Center for Defense Information / U.S. Military Spending, 1945-1996 “Total cost of the Cold War (1948-1991) in 1996 dollars = $13.1 Trillion. Soviet Union cold war cost lets say = US cost. US + USSR cold war cost = $26.2 trillion = 26,200 billion. Build the bridge, spend the money, stimulate the US and Russian economies. As for oil at Gull Island or which way the oil would flow US to Russia or the other way around send the seismographic information, I have an retired expert who has interpreted the data in Iraq, Bahrain, Malaysia, North Sea etc., and who knows the relative costs of developing oil fields or pools as you know call them. Enough of this bull you either know what you are talking about or not. I at least know any argument can be fabricated and substantiated out of ignorance of the unknowing. Stop this internet sewage, your creating too much co2. Yes my punctuation and spelling suck,

]]> By: d.diomede http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-204205 d.diomede Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:20:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-204205 <p>Michael Palin started but not ended (because of bad weather conditions) his “Full Circle” adventure here</p> Michael Palin started but not ended (because of bad weather conditions) his “Full Circle” adventure here

]]> By: Bill http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-202428 Bill Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:12:46 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-202428 <p>Ernie gave some very good reasons for building a bridge over the Bering Strait.</p> Ernie gave some very good reasons for building a bridge over the Bering Strait.

]]> By: Stephen http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-202165 Stephen Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:58:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-202165 <p>Travis, I am intrigued, how do you get Internet access out there?</p> Travis, I am intrigued, how do you get Internet access out there?

]]> By: Lone Ranger http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/01/the-diomede-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-201942 Lone Ranger Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:59:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/29/the-diomede-islands/#comment-201942 <p>I think they should build the bridge. I would go across it to Russia. If the wind only blows around 100 miles per hour, I can get my corvette up to 130 easily. So I could outrun the wind with no problem!</p> <p>Live Long and Prosper</p> I think they should build the bridge. I would go across it to Russia. If the wind only blows around 100 miles per hour, I can get my corvette up to 130 easily. So I could outrun the wind with no problem!

Live Long and Prosper

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