Peck

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[–] Peck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Manny of them don't want to live there. Those micro homes are just for show. Always have been.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Such a total bad ass. Can't wait to see... What is it exactly you are going to do?

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

That's a good threat, but what happens when nobody backs it up? You just know that establishment Dems will sit it out and people are not going to do anything. So what then?

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (7 children)

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

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hello diabetus

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

OpenSuse does all of this or almost all of this.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So kind of off topic. Like 15 years ago emacs vs vim split in engineering was like 50-50. Now I see more like like 90-10 with vim winning. What happened? I always assumed they are equivalent more or less.

[–] Peck@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Useless advice from naive individual. What is there to discuss.

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