On Dec 12, 11:46 pm,
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> On Dec 12, 9:45 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > The problem is that you are trying to impose your lifestyle and values
> > on others. What works for you doesn't necessarily work for everyone
> > and you need to take a bigger view of things.
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> > Here's an example. I have to drive my kid to school tomorrow, like I
> > do every day. It's 10 miles each way -- 40 miles for school !!! For
> > you, that's horrible. Let's examine the alternatives:
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> > a. Take a bus. Sorry. There are no busses between here and there.
> > None. Zip. Nada.
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> > 2. Drive himself. Sorry. He doesn't have a license.
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> > III. Ride a bicycle. 7" to 10" of snow are forecast for during the
> > day tomorrow and a high of 27F. Not really an option. Oh, I saw the
> > sun today!!! First time in weeks that that has happened.
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> > So I drive him. You might find it horrible but you need to consider
> > that I live in a radically different area than you do. You'd have a
> > car if you were here, too.
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> > So before you start making blanket inditements of cars, consider that
> > there are different needs for different situations.
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> Pat, it sounds to me like you've made a bad decision, and are now
> whining about it.
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> When I took my present job (decades ago), I moved in from out of
> state. So I had to search for a house.
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> I picked a house where one my kids could walk to school, and the other
> could ride a school bus or bicycle. I was also close enough to ride
> my bike to work. And to the grocery. And the library, and bank, and
> dentist, and doctor, and hardware store, etc. Not every day, but
> usually.
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> Most of us have remarkable freedom in choosing where to live. But
> most people who "have to" drive their kids to school have simply made
> dumb choices. They don't factor transportation into their choice -
> because of _course_ they'll drive everywhere!
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> Admittedly, it's possible your situation is different. Perhaps you've
> inherited the family farm in an impoverished county that has no bus
> service. If so, my sympathy goes out to you. But I think most people
> who are in your situation are there because of a dumb choice.
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Dumb choice? I don't think so. There's no way in heck I'd want to
live where you live and walk/bike/crawl to everywhere. That's a
disgusting lifestyle and, to me, is the worst possible choice one
could make.
I'm not whining about the driving. I don't mind it. My point was
that this is a huge country and lots of different types of people want
to live in lots of different ways. Lots and lots of them pack up for
a weekend or a week and come here skiing. It's a big event to them to
get onto the slopes, which are croweded with other fools like
themselves every weekend. The slopes opened 7 days ago and my younger
son has been boarding 5 times. My older son, who's only been boarding
4 times, is at a school the adjoins the ski slope. How cool is
that.
I've lived in cities, I've lived in the suburbs, and I've lived in
rural areas. Guess what, the rural areas are much nicer. But you
need a car. A bicycle isn't going to cut it.
I'm here for the ruralness (actually, I'd like it a bit more to be
more rural). I work from my house and could work from anywhere. Most
of the projects I work on are hundreds of miles away and hundreds of
miles from each other, so there's no such thing as a centralized
location.
You-all have chosen a lifestyle that you like. Good for you. But
that's not a lifestyle that everyone would like. Living on top of
each other in crowded, conjested areas isn't for me. I don't want to
live in an area that is dependent on A/C all summer and has pavement
everywhere. I do own an A/C and used it two or three days last
summer, but that's it. Otherwise it's better to jump in the pool and
cool off.
I've got ski slopes to the north. The Rez to the south and lots of
state forests/parks around. I'm living in the area YOU come to for
relaxation and recreation and to get out of your urban hell-holes.
You can't beat that.