[LMB] Wood, etc.

[James Nicoll]

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Dorian E. Gray wrote:

> Kevin said...
>
>> Hmm. I was just thinking about people who would have temporary postings to
>> Kline Station or Beta Colony, when it would be appallingly expensive to
>> ship
>> one's furniture there and back.
>
> This is probably another reason why wood is such a luxury item in places
> like Beta Colony - not only has it to be imported, but it's probably very
> expensive to import because it's heavy and bulky.

 	Energy seems to be cheap as beans in that universe (consider the
delta vees we see). It's odd nobody has glommed onto the slow frieght 
niche.