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May 15, 2007 19:04:21 GMT -5
Post by Poofiemus on May 15, 2007 19:04:21 GMT -5
Wow! This makes three. I need to learn to drive too! O.o I didn't expect this either, Haruo. Though I have yet to find anyone who neither knows how to drive OR ride a bike, besides my own pathetic self.
I have driven in circles before, but every single time I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. And that's going less than 10 MPH. -_- I hate driving, but it's just not feasible for me to keep mooching rides off my parents what with us living 20 minutes from everywhere.
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May 15, 2007 19:53:29 GMT -5
Post by Haruo on May 15, 2007 19:53:29 GMT -5
I've driven in both a small car and my Mum's van and I feel a difference. I've driven on the highway with that car, but I have difficulty even doing downtown in the van. I'd use the car more, but it's my brother's and he goes places pretty often. ;_; More power to ya if you don't notice that kind of stuff. ; ... >> << *puts training wheels on Poofie's car* :3 And now that I think of it... Poofie, first things first; go take the test. XD;
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May 15, 2007 21:31:30 GMT -5
Post by cory5412 on May 15, 2007 21:31:30 GMT -5
I actually know another person who didn't know how to ride a bicycle. Odd, because one of the dreams that stands out most vividly in my head, was both of us being chased by a dragon, and we were riding bicycles around the town we live in.
Crazy.
After awhile driving isn't too bad, unless it's a manual transmission, in which case it is too bad. I have nearly killed countless innocent bystanders when put in the control of a manual transmission.
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May 15, 2007 22:11:26 GMT -5
Post by Poofiemus on May 15, 2007 22:11:26 GMT -5
Luckily for me we no longer have a manual transmission for me to terrorize innocent bystanders with. The car completely died three days before we moved to Prescott, which is just as well, because we were about to donate the thing to a company anyway. It would not have survived on the dirt roads here. Yes, I do need to take the test for my permit. Last time I took it I missed passing by one question. I've driven my mom's Chevy Malibu car and my dad's Nissan Pathfinder. I hate the pathfinder. I hate riding in it even, but driving in it sucks. Its suspension is really loose, so it rocks on turns like a boat, bounces like crazy, and the steering is really mushy. Not to mention I'm so short I hurt my back whenever looking out the rear to reverse. >.< Man, I hate that vehicle.
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May 16, 2007 2:53:41 GMT -5
Post by cory5412 on May 16, 2007 2:53:41 GMT -5
Hmm... I suppose my slightly increased height did contribute to my appreciativeness of certain larger vehicles. At any rate!
Have you ever considered moving to a large metropolitain city, getting a few nice big grocery totes, and getting an apartment above your favorite coffee shop? Ideally, work would be less than three blocks away, but you could always do the metropolitan thing, and either ride a bus/train, or your bicycle! (or A MOOSE!)
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May 16, 2007 16:14:45 GMT -5
Post by Poofiemus on May 16, 2007 16:14:45 GMT -5
I used to live in San Diego, actually, and there at least a car is a must. Your friends are too far scattered for walking or bicycling to be feasible, and usually commuting is your only choice if you don't want to shell out $1000+ a month for a tiny studio apartment. And city bus systems can get scary. The trolley might be an option, but you'd have to make sure your home and work were both near the trolley line....
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May 17, 2007 21:11:15 GMT -5
Post by cory5412 on May 17, 2007 21:11:15 GMT -5
Hmm... We used to live near Seattle, and Seattle seemed like a very commuter-friendly city. Actually, the whole county has a transit system, and you can basically get to Seattle and back home from almost anywhere in the county, it's pretty extreme.
Seattle (and other parts of WA/OR too) is cool because it combines the "Western" Need For Your Own Car with the "Northern"/Eastern Ability To Take Public Transit.
California also has a fairly comprehensive network of regional rail carriers, such as MetroLink and CalTrans, along with Amtrak California (although a lot of that is in the L.A. Area...)
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