I get far more enjoyment from cycling and walking in the countryside than I
ever did from driving in it
I also enjoy walking and biking, especially on mostly empty/bike only/walk
only paths/trails but for longer distances and where parcels are involved
you have to rely on mass transport which I have a dislike for, except in
specific instances -
Like the Alaska state run railroad - an exceptionally well run system.
The spread out geographic nature of the U S really requires the ownership of
a motor vehicle.
BTW - I read in a book about Henry Ford (Henry Ford and Grassroots America)
that before the advent of the motor car, most American alive at that time,
very seldom went further than 8 to 12 miles away from their home, as that
was the distance a horse could negotiate in a day.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W-PDML" <p...@web-options.com>
Subject: Re: OT: Woo Hoo!
I like driving. The last car I owned was an MG B Roadster, but the times I
got to actually enjoy it were so few and far between that the hassles
massively outweighed the pleasures. Utility driving - which is probably 99%
of car use for most people - is just a huge pain in the arse.
And as for the countryside, it is of course mass car use that is
destroying it - the pleasure of driving in it has a high cost. I get far
more enjoyment from cycling and walking in the countryside than I ever did
from driving in it
B
On 31 Aug 2015, at 01:00, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
I find driving a car, especially a well handling, responsive car, to be
almost therapeutic and a great way to relax and enjoy the countryside -
can't put a dollar value on that.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W-PDML" <p...@web-options.com>
Subject: Re: OT: Woo Hoo!
On 30 Aug 2015, at 10:52, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com>
wrote:
Bob W wrote:
And then there are all the other costs that car ownership entails.
Owning a car is a modern form of slavery. Getting rid of mine was on a
par with giving up smoking as far as feeling liberated is concerned.
[...]t the
practical truth is it is quicker to go from A to B on most local trips
by
cycling rather than car (although I need very little persuasion to take
the
cycle!). You can spend as long finding a parking place as it did to
drive
there - pointless. [...]
People can get a very warped perception of the so-called benefits of
using a car. I've often been with people who've chosen to drive
somewhere when I've decided to walk or ride, starting from the same
place, and I've arrived there long before they have. This can sometimes
be over distances of several miles, but because the other people have
lost the very idea of leaving the car behind they have also lost the
idea of how much it has crippled them.
My normal commute to work, for example, is 8 miles each way, and cycling
it is quicker than all other forms of transport.
B
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