Walkability, house size, etc

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Common theme in this forum is for people to discuss walkability. If you don't want it, you are somehow not 'normal'. Additionally, there's house size as in "you don't NEED more than X square feet".

Who determines what someone else needs? Who determines walkability? Why are these things considered desirable? Isn't desirable what works for you? And isn't it possible that what works for you isn't what works for someone else?

Why is "walkability" considered desirable? Why indeed, when you can just waddle out of your mcmansion into your H2 and drive past the cookie-cutter Mcmansions to Appleby's drive through for their gallon of mochachoochoo latte grande with fries? Drive to your mega-church on sundays to pray together with your vacuous neighbors? Then retreat to your basement theater to watch 4 hours of RHNY while scoffing down nachos drenched in kraft cheese?

Who is to say that is wrong?

PP, you're dumb. Applebee's doesn't have drive throughs. Why do you have so much hatred for people who enjoy a simple comfortable life in the suburbs? And what's wrong with praying and religion? Stop listening to Bill Maher, that cesspool of a human being!

simple is as simple does

I think PP just watches those mega-church broadcast right to his/her home theater - right before switching to FoxNews. no need to actually leave the house for McSermons.

I am sure your husband is at the latest swingers parts not catching hep c.

I was just wondering where he was. He was just going to walk around the corner to pick up some milk. You're right. He probably picked up some STD on the way home. Since we are so wild and promiscuous down here in the big city. Yee-haw!

[Anonymous]

Walkability and driving are not exclusive, unless there is no parking. Meaning, you can drive anywhere very quickly, which is always desirable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and walking was important to me, I didn't know about walk score but just looked ours up - it's 96.

I live in a 3 bedroom condo downtown, but I probably don't need/want as much stuff as most Americans seem to. You guys seem to always want more stuff.

We rarely drive and walk everywhere. Which is probably why we aren't as fat as most of you.

I want you to take your smug ass outta here and STFU. Is that too mich "stuff" to want?

Oh, honey, the truth hurts, doesn't it?

[Anonymous]

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PP, you're dumb. Applebee's doesn't have drive throughs. Why do you have so much hatred for people who enjoy a simple comfortable life in the suburbs? And what's wrong with praying and religion? Stop listening to Bill Maher, that cesspool of a human being!

I wonder if, on some level, you understand how pathetic you are?

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Anonymous wrote:In europe crushing taxes and high unemployment make people poor so you have to walk.

No poor people here in the USA!

Of course, not! And everyone has affordable health insurance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In europe crushing taxes and high unemployment make people poor so you have to walk.

No poor people here in the USA!

Of course, not! And everyone has affordable health insurance.

and everyone gets a pony

[Anonymous]

I was sad reading this thread, so much hating. There really are good reasons on both sides. The urban walkers have a point about the externalities of the decision to drive everywhere. The suburbanites have a point about the fresher air and roominess of the suburbs. Both have their place. Read up on New Urbanism at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transect_%28urban%29

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

I hate to correct your English, since if you grew up in Europe - you probably are ESL like me, but don't you mean fallacy not stereotype?

However, it is a stereotype - because there is truth to it.

[Anonymous]

we like the flexibility of being able to walk to the grocery store when we 1)have time and 2)the weather is nice. Obviously, we do it more in the spring and fall.

There are items you just can't walk home, though.

I do, however, walk my child to school every single day. Yes, even on a day like today - actually, ESPECIALLY on a day like today, because I like to laugh at the poor fools waiting half an hour in the insane carpool line. Meanwhile, I'm back and forth in 10 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we like the flexibility of being able to walk to the grocery store when we 1)have time and 2)the weather is nice. Obviously, we do it more in the spring and fall.

There are items you just can't walk home, though.

I do, however, walk my child to school every single day. Yes, even on a day like today - actually, ESPECIALLY on a day like today, because I like to laugh at the poor fools waiting half an hour in the insane carpool line. Meanwhile, I'm back and forth in 10 minutes.

Poor child. Has to be walked to school by a heliopter parent every day.

At least the extra 20 minutes give him or her more time to get high in the bathroom before class starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

It does exist. Southern suburb of Co. Dublin. My mother and all her friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

Err.. have you ever been to Manhattan?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

I hate to correct your English, since if you grew up in Europe - you probably are ESL like me, but don't you mean fallacy not stereotype?

However, it is a stereotype - because there is truth to it.

No I don't. I mean stereotype.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Europe and I freaking hate public transit. Couldn't be happier to drive everywhere. I prefer to only rub against people I personally hand-pick.

And walking to grocery shop is my personal equivalent of hell, which is why I cherish doing my food shopping twice a month, with my car. The picture of a happy European nipping into the corner market every day, cute basket dangling from elbow, leisurely inspecting seasonal produce and chatting with the butcher - that's a stereotype. It doesn't actually exist. Not the happy part. No one is happy to go grocery shopping every day, much less carrying what you bought.

Err.. have you ever been to Manhattan?

They do it because they have to. Not because they prefer it.