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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:50 AM Original message |
Are all your car trips really necessary? Tell the truth |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I use the car when I have to go a long distance |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm trying to cut back out of both sheer necessity and social responsibility |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Food is easy to carry on a bike |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
48. Therein lies the dilemma... |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. I only drive back and forth to work ... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't own a car |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. Same here. |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. My days of living in the northwoods taught me a lot. |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. many of the folks who maintain that they absolutely have no other choice... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. I admit we've cut back a lot lately |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
10. No |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I worked in NYC for about 8 years, while living in CT and |
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quispquake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
11. We do VERY few unnecessary drives... |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. Why is everything we do measured against necessity? |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. History |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. because we are not allowed to enjoy our lives, that's only for the elites, you know |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. My point is that cars are not the only method of going to places |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
13. We've cut back quite a bit |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. I do what I can |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. To and from work 5 days a week... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
16. not all of my car trips are at all necessary, but I drive much less than average |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
17. I plan my errands en route to and from work and try not to leave the "path". |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. No. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. But it's a dry heat isn't it? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. Nope. I've taken my bike a lot. I've always done this. nt |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
21. I still take a few unnecessary trips... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. I carpool and take the bus |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
24. I ride my bike for a lot of things but for some things I can't |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
26. Every Trip |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
27. I drive to work and back (10 miles) |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. you are out of touch with economic reality |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. Of course not. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. When I need retail therapy I just hop on my bike and go buy stuff |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. sometimes I do too, sometimes not |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. Absolutely They Are, Because If I Find It Necessary Than It's Necessary. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Exactly. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. I average between 350 and 450 miles each month, and bicycle to |
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theNotoriousP.I.G. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. well alrighty then |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
38. I take the bus only now. and have gotten my driving down to once a month. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. Sometimes I wonder what will happen to the people who |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. Every one of my zero recent car trips has been necessary |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. of course not |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. Some of us can't afford to live in the same county where we work |
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dave_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
43. No |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. no |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
46. It's more the way suburbia is set up |
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