driving walkable distances

decides2dream

EquallyWorthless wrote:

see when you have a reason its fine, too much stuff to carry you need a car, youre not driving for the sake of driving or because youre too lazy.

but i DID do it b/c i was lazy too!
i did it even on days i didn't have shit to cart back and forth...mostly b/c i far preferred sleeping later. i love my sleep, especially in the mornings. so my main 'reason' was extra sleep!

Get_Right

I walk to and from the train station (almost one mile)
and we only own one car, despite having two kids

may have to change that once they get older though
whomever comes out with a hybrid mini van will make a killing!

decides2dream

Get_Right wrote:

I walk to and from the train station (almost one mile)
and we only own one car, despite having two kids

may have to change that once they get older though
whomever comes out with a hybrid mini van will make a killing!

when you commute to the city, i truly see no reason to have 2 cars. that said, we do have 2 cars...only b/c we already owned em. my car is 13 years old but under 70K mileage...and so cheap to insure. when it finally kicks it, that's it...we'll be a 1 car household. now that we both work in manhattan and have the same days off, there really is no reason to have 2. i think even with kids, it's unnecessary. the only reason to have 2 cars imo is if you both commute by car...and even then, it isn't absolutely nrecessary depending on your circumstances. i hope we both work in the city long-term or at the very least, always maintain - finally! - the same days/weekends off.....and it will be bliss! hubby bought a brand new versa last year - before the job location change - so we have a practially brand-new car in the garage and use my car the most.

Get_Right

decides2dream wrote:

i think even with kids, it's unnecessary.

until each needs to be in two, non-walkable places at once
figure Ive got about two more years

decides2dream

Get_Right wrote:

until each needs to be in two, non-walkable places at once
figure Ive got about two more years

this is when you pool resources with other parents, swap kids/rides out...win-win!



seriously, i think back to my own childhood....3 children, one station wagon, one 1,200 sq ft home.....and we were comfortable, happy, lacking nothing. it is unreal what is 'necessary' today. btw - not singling you out ....just sayin'. i remember thinking much the same back when i taught, seeing my nephews grow up, neighbors, cousins, etc.

samick

doin'the-evolution wrote:

hahaha, thats the worst argument i've ever heard.
like saying, i've lost both my legs i might as well just cut off my fingers as well.

and i am concerned about who is dumping what in my drinking water - but why make it worse? and ps, its not just an environmental thing... if you are an able bodied person that cannot walk one block without taking your car then the only thing you and your standards represent is a sad fucking state that our society is coming to.

Well if they all anger you equally.........why not start a thread covering it all.....instead you choose to attack a very small portion of people.......I don't understand it.........

in all honesty I think some you people really do come on here and complain.........about a certain group of people.........and never fail to mention about how you don't engage in such behavior...........I really do think you people inflate your own egos over it........

I know i can't be the only who has seen this time and time again.........but I'm probably the only one in this thread.........

haffajappa

my brother bought a new Yaris, and sold his 98 corolla to my mom... my mom thought about buying a brand new car and she said she was going to give me the corolla... but i refused and convinced her not to buy a new car.

why? for one, the corolla runs perfectly why buy another car.
and for me? i don't need a car.... i have a bus that goes directly from where i live/work to where my university is. from my university is a train that takes me downtown to vancouver if i want. i'm lucky enough to live near solid tranist lines who needs a car? besides, the uni i go to has a mandatory uPass that you have to buy, which is way cheaper than regular bus/train passes and gets me unlimited use everywhere.

besides, even without car payments, with the price of gas and insurance there's just no way i'd be able to afford to be that lazy.
i'm way cheaper than i am lazy!!

haffajappa

samick wrote:

Well if they all anger you equally.........why not start a thread covering it all.....instead you choose to attack a very small portion of people.......I don't understand it.........

in all honesty I think some you people really do come on here and complain.........about a certain group of people.........and never fail to mention about how you don't engage in such behavior...........I really do think you people inflate your own egos over it........

I know i can't be the only who has seen this time and time again.........but I'm probably the only one in this thread.........

hahaha, wow.
because, i don't think i'm asking people to change every aspect of their life here. if you think that being annoyed by people who drive 2 blocks is an attack then you must be a very sensitive person.

these are tiny things that people can change.
here is an example:

i've worked in retail for some time now, some people will ask for extra plastic bags for 2 items that really don't need to be. one itme i had a lady even yell at me for taking the 2 things out of a larger bag and giving them to her in 2 smaller bags (cos they fit, duh?).
now, i'm not asking these people to carry their items out of the store with no bag (although i'm talking about childrens socks, baby onesies, pairs of jeans etc - by no means backbreaking things)... i'm asking them to be a little more conscientious ...why take 2 bags when you only need one?

hopefully you're not as ignorant as you are coming across as in your frivolous posts and can see my point here... i'm not saying you should hike 10 km to work, i'm saying maybe people should consider walking the block that they would have driven.

just think of all the small changes, EASY changes people can make... if everyone started thinking that way then at least we'd have a start. and once people with mindsets like yours change, then we can work on the bigger things - but we're not going to go anywhere with people who arent afraid to let their cars idle because they think it wont make a difference.

samick

doin'the-evolution wrote:

hahaha, wow.
because, i don't think i'm asking people to change every aspect of their life here. if you think that being annoyed by people who drive 2 blocks is an attack then you must be a very sensitive person.

these are tiny things that people can change.
here is an example:

i've worked in retail for some time now, some people will ask for extra plastic bags for 2 items that really don't need to be. one itme i had a lady even yell at me for taking the 2 things out of a larger bag and giving them to her in 2 smaller bags (cos they fit, duh?).
now, i'm not asking these people to carry their items out of the store with no bag (although i'm talking about childrens socks, baby onesies, pairs of jeans etc - by no means backbreaking things)... i'm asking them to be a little more conscientious ...why take 2 bags when you only need one?

hopefully you're not as ignorant as you are coming across as in your frivolous posts and can see my point here... i'm not saying you should hike 10 km to work, i'm saying maybe people should consider walking the block that they would have driven.

just think of all the small changes, EASY changes people can make... if everyone started thinking that way then at least we'd have a start. and once people with mindsets like yours change, then we can work on the bigger things - but we're not going to go anywhere with people who arent afraid to let their cars idle because they think it wont make a difference.

I'm having trouble understanding how someone having a different point of view makes them ignorant.........

haffajappa

samick wrote:

I'm having trouble understanding how someone having a different point of view makes them ignorant.........

do you tell everyone you meet with a different point of view to fuck off?

the i'll let my car sit and idle all afternoon if i want to mindset is seething with ignorance.

i also think you have trouble understanding a lot of things. :rolleyes:

samick

doin'the-evolution wrote:

do you tell everyone you meet with a different point of view to fuck off?

Only when i want to piss people off........:D

LONGRD

samick wrote:

Well if they all anger you equally.........why not start a thread covering it all.....instead you choose to attack a very small portion of people.......I don't understand it.........

in all honesty I think some you people really do come on here and complain.........about a certain group of people.........and never fail to mention about how you don't engage in such behavior...........I really do think you people inflate your own egos over it........

I know i can't be the only who has seen this time and time again.........but I'm probably the only one in this thread.........

did you even read her original post at all? not once did she attack anybody. all she did was gave examples of her best friend and her mother. she even included her brother in the examples. she didn't attack anybody, only don't understand why they need to drive all the time especially in walking distances.

you were the one who came in all high and mighty and told her to fuck off. :rolleyes:

her OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5860699&postcount=1
your OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5861177&postcount=11

haffajappa

LongRd. wrote:

did you even read her original post at all? not once did she attack anybody. all she did was gave examples of her best friend and her mother. she even included her brother in the examples. she didn't attack anybody, only don't understand why they need to drive all the time especially in walking distances.

you were the one who came in all high and mighty and told her to fuck off. :rolleyes:

her OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5860699&postcount=1
your OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5861177&postcount=11

thank you. i thought i was going crazy for a moment there...

samick

LongRd. wrote:

did you even read her original post at all? not once did she attack anybody. all she did was gave examples of her best friend and her mother. she even included her brother in the examples. she didn't attack anybody, only don't understand why they need to drive all the time especially in walking distances.

you were the one who came in all high and mighty and told her to fuck off. :rolleyes:

her OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5860699&postcount=1
your OP http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=5861177&postcount=11

you should read my last post...............

LONGRD

samick wrote:

you should read my last post...............

you'd make a great nagging wife, you know that...

samick

LongRd. wrote:

you'd make a great nagging wife, you know that...

lol

I was just bored........and there was nothing on tv...........

SENROCK

stevieraveon wrote:

Tell me that in Chicago in February when it's freezing and windy.

mmmmm CHICAGO! *dreams*
In january i was in milwaukee. I noticed a mall close to my hotel so i thought hmmm, im gonna take a walk over there. It was probably 100 feet away. I walked out of the hotel and got like ten feet and hadd to go back!!! My eyes were SOOOO watery and my lips were frozen and the wind was ICY and there was snow everywhere!!!! DRIVING WAS IN ORDER!!!

samick

SENROCK! wrote:

mmmmm CHICAGO! *dreams*
In january i was in milwaukee. I noticed a mall close to my hotel so i thought hmmm, im gonna take a walk over there. It was probably 100 feet away. I walked out of the hotel and got like ten feet and hadd to go back!!! My eyes were SOOOO watery and my lips were frozen and the wind was ICY and there was snow everywhere!!!! DRIVING WAS IN ORDER!!!

It just takes some getting used to.........if you're not it's a shock

SENROCK

samick wrote:

It just takes some getting used to.........if you're not it's a shock

True. I was gonna mention that i was un prepared too. I only took a hoodie! :eek: AND i didnt want to take off my flip flops but....i was forced to wear shoes!!!! I am DYING to see chicago in the winter!!!!

samick

SENROCK! wrote:

True. I was gonna mention that i was un prepared too. I only took a hoodie! :eek: AND i didnt want to take off my flip flops but....i was forced to wear shoes!!!! I am DYING to see chicago in the winter!!!!

it's ok.........there really isn't anything special.......maybe around christmas time......