I just read in Singapore's Straits Times (an outstanding newspaper) that the Philippine government is getting rid of Jeepneys. What is the world coming to? They paved the roads in Olangapo and now getting rid of Jeepneys. Just another rant from an mold Navy guy.
Mold Navy Guy - funny typo? I like it...
I used to work with a mold navy guy - he was always telling stories of the "Monkey women of Olangapo" LOL...
you mean moldy navy guy?? LOL
If they get rid of the jeepney, what is now their mode of mass transportation?............4 times as many tricycles?
I loved the Jeepneys, and I'm an Army guy.
Clyde
COL USA RET
Yeah, same story all over, time goes on, things change. The last time I was in the Caribbean, there wasn't a mini-moke to be found. They used to be the most common vehicle on the French and dutch islands, even though they were based on the English Austin Mini.
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NRA Benefactor 2004USAF RET 1971-95
One of the interesting parts of the story. Their president said he wanted the people to travel in something more "environmentally sensitive" so was banning them by this month - all 234,000! He said the government would help replace the with electric jeepneys but only 20,000 per year could be produced (estimate). When asked what the poor people who depended on them for livelihoods would do he basically blew off the question saying they are poor people so would have to do something else. I enjoyed riding the jeepneys when my ship docked there and today Uber reminds me of them a bit.
if you've never been to olangopo, you havent experienced life! jeepneys were definately needed after you've worked your way down mac sai sai drive.
They are probably going to abolish corruption and poverty again, as well. Sometimes Third World governments have to be a whole lot better before they are equal.
This is really too bad for the not so fortunate Philipino jeepney driver and his family. It will cut into that 700-800 peso a month living expense. But, if I had a dime for every time I road a jeepney the 2 & 1/2 years I was at Clark I could buy a whole lot of brass, powder, and primers.
Enewetak Atomic Clean Up Veteran 1979
was all over Olongopo in Jeepneys
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Are we talking about the things that look like a Willy's flat fender jeep grafted to a yellow school bus?
Yep; but with a whole lot more decoration than a school bus.
Mustang
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with as many different colors and chrome as the driver could stick on it.
If they let some politician get away with that, then those are not the Filipinos I remember. 'Course that was 50 years ago...
I agree.
They could let the politicians get away with talking about it, till some other bright idea comes along. Everybody else does.
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