tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post5191119307314660053..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Ghost TownsBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-54936512508498180402012-05-11T19:58:38.911-04:002012-05-11T19:58:38.911-04:00A billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but ...A billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but I guess they couldn't think of anything better to do with it. Scientific research is important and this idea is interesting, but couldn't they let some people live there to use all that infrastructure? I guess they would just get in the way...allenwoodhavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-14402705927766081572012-05-11T13:01:24.390-04:002012-05-11T13:01:24.390-04:00What a concept! Now get some artificial plants an...What a concept! Now get some artificial plants and robot animals to fill things out.Banana Oilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004217036311659503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-57497719812265574352012-05-11T12:00:43.155-04:002012-05-11T12:00:43.155-04:00Consultants can come up with some interesting ways...Consultants can come up with some interesting ways to make money. Now all Pegasus has to do is convince companies they need to test products in their town. For a price. You know the government wouldn't get sucked into this, right?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-91895531926906901502012-05-11T07:51:26.306-04:002012-05-11T07:51:26.306-04:00A ghost town that never had inhabitants? To some ...A ghost town that never had inhabitants? To some degree this sounds like some of those subdivisions that were built before the recession/depression but never sold.The Bastard King of Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403629468748220487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-62467951730378284232012-05-11T06:35:53.799-04:002012-05-11T06:35:53.799-04:00Bilbo, this is an intriguing idea -- food for thou...Bilbo, this is an intriguing idea -- food for thought. And I loved your punch line!<br /><br />Those western ghost towns often had the odds against their lasting. Their inhabitants were often drifters, and their economies were limited, often mining.eViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.com