As long as we're being judgmental, are all of your car trips necessary?

[taterguy]

Just curious

[flvegan]

1. Yes. But I drive like a maniac to keep it evil.

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. *snicker*

[Blue-Jay]

2. Here we go again.

[AlCzervik]

3. all of the things i do are necessary.

[XemaSab]

4. Including that 5 hour round-trip drive to Fall River for lunch last week?

Of course. :)

[datasuspect]

5. are all of your posts

necessary?

[taterguy]

7. All of them

Except for the ones that aren't

[cherokeeprogressive]

25. NNnnnnnnope.

[HereSince1628]

6. Clearly our-uns are more necessary than their-uns

I can't imagine why you-uns would even need to ask.

[leftstreet]

8. Why do you hate America? n/t

[taterguy]

16. Why do you hate farmers?

The fuel for walking or biking is food.

Cars run on oil, most of which comes from foreign lands.

[barbtries]

9. where did this come from?

i keep seeing posts that i can't relate to. no link or anything. not judging, just sayin'.

oh yeah and the answer to your question - 99.9% of all of my car trips are necessary. and some times i just need to get the fuck out of the house.

[taterguy]

13. Is a car the only way you can get out?

That's sad

[barbtries]

20. give me a break

i take a walk down by the lake twice a day. who's judging who? where did this whole thread come from? do you have a link, or a reason?

[taterguy]

22. I thought of it while I was stuck in traffic at the mall

:shrug:

[Phred42]

10. Gem car

http://www.gemcar.com/build/

[pitohui]

11. all of mine certainly are

we are v. frugal when it comes to driving, as was once proven when hornets had time to build a nest in the engine of our truck! (since sold)

[onehandle]

12. How can I be expected to get my mail without cranking up my Hummer to make the run?

It's almost a hundred feet from my front door for Christ's sake.

[Ikonoklast]

14. Of course they are

How on Earth will I ever run bicyclists off the road if I don't use my car?

Someone has to do it.

[cliffordu]

17. Which answers the question from the other day as to why I NEED an automatic

assault rifle -

It's hard to hit what you're aiming at with a single shot while being run off the road.

[Ikonoklast]

27. You'd need a larger caliber weapon than a .223 or 5.56 NATO

I drive an up-armored HMMWV.
Got a good deal on it.

I use it to drive to the mailbox at the end of the driveway.

[cliffordu]

36. If it ain't .50 cal, it ain't gangsta....

Just keepin' it real.

[Ikonoklast]

38. I was thinking more along the lines of this

I use it instead of a weed-wacker.

Also keeps the neighbors away from the fences.

[cliffordu]

41. MMMMM Yummy.

I like that a lot, but it's hard to keep the bike balanced.

[Ikonoklast]

43. You just need a bigger bike to mount it on

and a weapons control officer.

[cliffordu]

45. Is that Sheldon Brown???? With the horns????

If it is, he was (is ) legendary for his love of and knowlege about bicycles.

that bike is SOOOOOOO him. He passed this year. great man.


That bike is fabulous

:rofl:

[Fumesucker]

49. That thing is too spidery for that purpose...

You'd be better off with something like this:



420 cubic inch 45 degree vee twin.

[wryter2000]

44. Oh, you got the miniature model

Those Japanese manufacturers are sure clever.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Not any more.

Think ahead and save $$$.

[wryter2000]

18. No

i just enjoy burning gas. I disconnected my smog equipment so I can pollute the air at the same time. A twofer!

I go way out into the countryside until I find one lone native flower struggling against the odds. Then I rip it up and replace it with something really invasive. In a year, I drive way the hell back out there to see how far the invader has spread.

Thanks for asking.

[EFerrari]

19. I hope not. I haven't taken on in a year!

:scared:

[Bucky]

21. The electrons you wasted on this post could have taught a child in Peru to read.

Save the electrons---do it for the children.

[JVS]

24. Hey taterguy. In one week it will be over a month since I've ridden in a motorized vehicle.

I'm thinking that in the future I will start using a cab to stock up on beer once a month.

[taterguy]

28. You'd better not be stocking up on Coors

[JVS]

29. Hell no! That stuff sucks.

If I'm going to drink bad beer, I want something cheaper than that anyway. Like beast ice

[Bucky]

26. Thank you for bringing up this topic. You've inspired me to take the bus to shop today.

And on my way to the bus stop, I'm going to only club one baby seal. Sir, you are like the Mohandas Gandhi of DU.

[cali]

30. yes. I drive no more than 20 miles a week. Often less.

[taterguy]

31. You realize of course

That most trips of less than 20 miles could be easily done on a bicycle

:evilgrin:

[cali]

39. lol. not in Northern VT in the winter. and not to go shopping at any

time of the year.

[taterguy]

50. Northern Virginia Tech is in the South

How cold does it get?

BTW: They make bicycles capable of carrying 400 pounds of cargo. How much stuff do you buy when you shop?

[bean fidhleir]

42. Which is how I've bought only 10 gals of gas this year

:evilgrin:

[JANdad]

32. ...

[taterguy]

46. That graphic was mildly amusing the first 157 times I saw it.

If you're gonna overexpose something, at least do it with something you created yourself.

:eyes:

[JANdad]

33. ...

[spoony]

34. Only my trips to meetings where I help

rob Utah collegiate athletes of national championship chances in retribution for Prop 8.

[stuntcat]

35. I'm proud to say I don't drive :D

:headbang:
I wish the trash that cars pump into the air had a color, so at least we'd have to see what we're doing.

[Evoman]

37. How else am I supposed to run over those douchebags riding on their wimp-mobiles aka bikes?

They are too hard to catch up to on foot and I'm not about to chase them on a two wheeled penis extension (aka bikes).

;)

[taterguy]

47. Can't you just string up some fishing line in front of your house?

Especially if you live on a hill?

[mitchum]

40. Yes...I fucking hate driving...

and consolidate all my errands. If I'm not working, I can go weeks without having to crank the beast up

[old mark]

48. Few of mine are - I love to take long, rambling drives for miles

or drive an hour or so into the country just to take a short walk.

We do this several times a week, sometimed every day.
I love it. Try and stop me.
mark

[earth mom]

51. When I lived in Southern California, I was always going somewhere on a daily basis.

But once we moved North, I started driving less and less. It's now at the point that we consolidate trips as much as possible. My husband grocery shops on the way home from work and when we go out for a day trip we fit in a lot of stuff on that trip-usually two, three or more stops. I usually take the car out once or twice a week to take care of errands I want to do and so I can get out of the house. O8)