Peck

@Peck@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon takes the last bus⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I do get a feeling that you mean walking for pleasure. Although that’s important, it’s much more important doing chores and going to work. That means that your destination is predetermined and your ability to avoid unpleasant and dangerous sections is limited.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon takes the last bus⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Funnily enough I’ve lived in all 3 categories of these places.

  Rural: no sidewalks and large distances. Walking is usually impractical because of distances and lack of sidewalks. Your house is most likely right on the side of the local road. To get anywhere your real option is biking, but cars go fast on these road. You better not be caught at night or on heavy rain, because some grandma is going to take you out. Many times people were shouting at me from cars passing by, one time threw an empty can, couple times some wrappers and stuff.

  Suburban: walking most likely is an option as is biking. If you are lucky, there are sidewalks, but I’m my case there were large portions of the road without sidewalks. Even worse sometimes short route takes you through intersections that aren’t easily navigable by pedestrians. No lights, slip lanes etc. it’s very uncomfortable walking or biking on such roads for long time. Your best option is to try to find circuitous route through neighborhoods and only cross major roads when needed. That increases travel time by a lot at expense of higher safety and keeping your hearing. Fewer shouts from the car, but they happen still.

  Urban: that’s the most walkable setup. The only one I really recommend. I’ve lived in what considered a very bad part of town and managed to walk to store and gym with no problem. But I’m a guy and was young then, so your milage might vary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon takes the last bus⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol what? Actually it just so happens that I am walking/biking a lot, but only because I currently have safe routes available to me. I’ve chosen my location very carefully with this requirement in mind. Until recently though I have lived in your average American town where you wouldn’t catch me walking unless there’s was no other option. Insults out of the cars alone would deter most people, but being in constant danger of being run over is where I draw the line.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon takes the last bus⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not about how long it is. It’s about how unpleasant and dangerous it is to walk around 90% of America.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choose a number, 1-5!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  5

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's normal, right?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hello diabetus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The consequences (of my actions) have been extreme⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Somebody would manage to take offense. No doubt in my mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV cancellation are you most upset by?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Raised by wolves

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You better say "Thank You"!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what market is like in Europe or what country specifically you’re talking about. In US, small farm economics require high prices to be sustainable. Not just for eggs, but for produce and meat too. Of course you don’t have to buy from them, but I do. Obviously big farms can sell it for less, but those are the one affected by bird flu.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You better say "Thank You"!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s dumb. 2.50 is not a sustainable price. If you get local eggs from a humane farm, they are going to be expensive. It’s just how it is man. If anything, that should cause you using them wiser.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Murica⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this s troll message? It has to be, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Murica⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You should check out oulu in Finland where kids bike to school in child weather. Not a problem apparently. If that is too far fetched, you should visit Bozeman MT where people biking in the winter quite often.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Prisoner's Trolley Problemma⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well obviously you should pull the lever once the front wheels past the split but before the rear wheels cross it, so that trolley gets off the rails. This way everybody has the chance to survive and you have defensible position during inevitable court hearing.