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Louis C. Phurye (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:47 AM Original message |
Could you live without an automobile? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. I certianly wouldn't shoot myself |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 04:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
140. Nor would a car-jacker. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. And I did for 8 years. n/t |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. No |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
95. Same here. We're a rural family, Short of bringing back the horse and buggy and getting |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. I average about 3 miles a day now for normal routines. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Unfortunately hubby is a pc fixit guy who makes house calls, so for business |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #106 |
114. I had a skylight installed a few years ago... boy do I love it |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. My dream is to build one of those eco-friendly houses you see in |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. I Could Live, Albeit Miserably, But Chances Are I'd Pay Some Kid To Go Places For Me, When Possible. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. 8 miles each way to work no mass transit? - NO! |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Eight miles really isn't that far |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
78. I live near Lake Erie, Would you want to ride bike in this weather? |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #78 |
90. Lots of people ride bikes in cold weather |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
102. I'm not one of them either |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #90 |
109. Trust me, you can't bike in OUR winter. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #90 |
133. *giggle* Really? |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #78 |
153. or perpetual summer?? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
110. Yeah I would like to live without a car - |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
119. one trick is |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Live, yes. |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. yup. i live just a few hops from downtown. i ride the bus to my job every day. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. It would be difficult |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
46. Don't worry, winter bike rides won't be that uncomfortable for long ... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. Personally, yes..but my husband could not |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. I already do. |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 02:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
136. Me too. Sometimes relatives and friends |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'd have to change jobs, but I could get to school and back okay. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. Nope. Don't wanna walk 30 miles to work. n/t |
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southpaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. No... not really. |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yes |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. no, i could maybe get by with a motorcycle though. |
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denidem (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
16. Yes, I could...and have for my entire adult life |
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FunkyLeprechaun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 04:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
139. I lived in Boston for 6 years |
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MistressOverdone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. If I changed jobs and worked across the street from |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
18. Yep. It wouldn't be easy, but I could do it. |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
19. We'd have to move, but we'd manage. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. I'd finally learn to ride a bicycle |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'd have to have a bass fiddle in about a dozen different places. |
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joneschick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. no grocery stores anymore |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. No. No mass transit, and a cab sharges $10 fir a 4 milke roundtrip |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. We did it for 22 years |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
25. No |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
26. I could survive, yes. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
27. No - have two kids, one |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
28. I have no car and do just fine. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. No |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
30. Unfortunately not. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
31. My current situation |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
32. Nope, I'd have no way to get to work and you can't live without money. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
34. NO - couldn't. |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
35. Seriously what kind of question is this? Could you live without the modern world? |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
99. No, it's a good question. |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:02 AM Original message |
No - even the grocery store is too far to walk to n/t |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
36. Yes, but I'd have to break up with my girlfriend |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
37. Already have |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
38. Yup, done it before |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
39. No. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. no |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
41. I grew up in NYC and didn't drive until I was 25. A car wasn't that necessary. Where I live now |
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cmf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. Yes |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
43. Personally, I could.. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
135. They also have little markets on every corner |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
44. WE DONT HAVE TO: ELECTRIC CARS |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
45. "taken away" from us? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Yeah you know. Taken away. Because fascism is an American value now. |
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Louis C. Phurye (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Just a literary device. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
88. If? |
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Louis C. Phurye (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. I agree with you as well. |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #91 |
100. I've asked that question at the Peak Oil Group. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #91 |
146. Fairly mainstream. I would say those that have done the due diligence think |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
111. Why not? It is a finite energy source no matter how you spin it. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
48. Yes, I already walk to work (3 miles) nearly every day and have mass transit |
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GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
49. Yes, I got rid of my car three years ago. |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
50. After I completely move on may 28th, yes I could |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. Yes |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
52. Who is going to take them? I'd love to see that attempted. |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
53. With a disabled spouse, his appointments would be difficult - |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
54. Yes. I haven't had a car since 1990. n/t |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
55. I have never had a car... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
56. I live in the city near downtown, i could grab a bus to work. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
57. It would be a serious pain in the ass |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
58. Could I live? yes |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
59. I wouldn't even want to try. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
60. The larger question is how will you survive a disappearance of affordable fuel? |
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Louis C. Phurye (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. We have a wood burning stove. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
61. It would be very difficult - particularly groceries and shopping. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
63. Yep. It would pose a minor nuisance in my personal life. BUT it would |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
64. I live in the city, so yes |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
65. Sure. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
66. Easily and happily |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
67. Yes. But it would be a huge adjustment. |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
68. No. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
70. I can't figure out how to transport |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
71. It would be hard. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
72. No. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
73. I live in a rural area and don't own a horse. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Same here |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
74. No way to get to work |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
76. I do! I live in Manhattan. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #76 |
117. I live in Europe and don't need one!!! |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
77. Our nation took a wrong turn 60 years ago in the name of greed |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
79. I've done it for 15 years. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
80. no but I wish I could |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
81. well...yeah, if I had a horse and buggy.... |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
82. No. Public transit is almost nonexistent in this part of MetroLanta. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
83. not likely |
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alkaline9 (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. My life wouldn't be "my life" if I did... |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
85. not at this moment but, i am doing my damndest to get to that |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
86. Yes, for the most part |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
87. I'm one of those people you see at the grocery store.... |
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riverdale (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 05:26 AM Response to Reply #87 |
141. Your Designated Hitter needs a car for his job? |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #141 |
148. LOL! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
89. Never had one. (Probably) never will. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
92. I thought so, but Hurricane Katrina proved otherwise. n/t |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
93. In Los Angeles? Hell no. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-20-07 02:38 AM Response to Reply #93 |
167. LOL. You're right...it's awful. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
94. Sure, assuming that public transportation still exists. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
96. no |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
97. Not where I live. |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
98. It would be a different lifestyle |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
101. What A Silly Question. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
104. Nope...My husband's job is 24 miles away and there is no public transport |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
105. I do (haven't had access to one since 1992) |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
107. Just my auto or all autos? Private, public, all trucks? Changes would be needed |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
108. Yes. n/t |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
112. I already do right now. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
113. If everyone else was without one, too, it'd make it easier for me to bike I suppose |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
116. No I absolutely could not |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
118. I don't have one now |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
120. No, I live too far from most stores |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
121. I could not live where I live now |
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Vodid (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
122. I've been living without a car for several years... |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
123. Probably. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
124. We've been without a car for 3 years now. |
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inanna (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
125. I do already! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
126. I did it in Portland for ten years |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
127. Sure. But not without a truck. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
128. Nope, not in Texas. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
129. When I retire in 2 years yes....now no. I am a teacher who is too far |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
130. No |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
131. I live on one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. - so no. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
132. I could, but my husband couldn't. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
134. Nope. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
137. For the most part, yes, as I am able to work from home. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
138. No |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
142. I don't suppose I'd immediately drop dead, but |
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pookieblue (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
143. No |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
144. I could exist, but it would be difficult. I have some pretty long |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
145. A car is not required for life, but it does make modern living possible... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
147. Of course. |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
149. No! |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
150. Only if we bought a horse, learned to ride, built a corral or stable to house it. |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
151. In a word -- no. n/t |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
152. No mass transit = no way to move without cars. (Thank the auto corps. for destroying mass transit) |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
154. No. We live in a rural area ... no public trans. HOWEVER ... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
155. I couldn't get to work. |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
156. I could, but it would be tough... |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
157. Yes. |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
158. No. |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
159. Nope, not a chance in hell nt |
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Truthiness Inspector (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
160. Nope |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
161. It would be a different lifestyle |
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ChipperbackDemocrat (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Could I? No. Would I want to? No. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
163. Yes, if we all really tried, we could do it |
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Homer Wells (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
164. No. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
165. Due to present physical disability,... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-20-07 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
166. Done it. |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-20-07 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
168. Have never had one. Beyond my means. n/t |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-20-07 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
169. Already have |
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