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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:37 PM
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Poll question: What's the best way to travel short distances in decent weather?
Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 05:43 PM by taterguy
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:38 PM
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1. Skipping.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:39 PM
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2. Segway you fools
walking is so 20th century
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Arnold Judas Rimmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 07:21 PM
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26. Unless you happen to be a Chimp from Kennebunkport
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:39 PM
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3. Carried in my sedan chair by my servants.
:evilgrin:
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:54 PM
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10. Get rid of your servants and spend your money on something worthwhile
Ya know,
Booze
Smokes
Porn
Art
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 08:51 PM
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29. There's no money involved.
They do it out of love and respect.


:silly:
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:40 PM
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4. Why am I the only one that voted for biking?
For those short trips, bikes rock!
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:04 PM
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17. No sidewalks or shoulder..
and way too many hills.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:18 PM
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19. Lots of people bike in San Francisco and Seattle
Do you have more hills than those areas?

I concede that those areas might have more shoulders, etc though.
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:01 PM
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31. bikes get stolen and no place to park them anyway
i find walking far more practical esp. after an accident that was pretty scary, you just don't get hurt like that whilst walking
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2KS2KHonda Donating Member (508 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:40 PM
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5. Skateboard, assuming a tailwind.
:silly:
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newfie11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:42 PM
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6. You forgot horseback
That is my choice
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:44 PM
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8. I updated the poll
Happy now?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:43 PM
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7. Camaro with the T-tops, baby!
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:46 PM
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9. It's 2008, not 1988 dumbass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwkdKfkncok&feature=related
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:39 PM
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33. I had a camaro with T tops about 25 years ago
the car is an icon of summertime, awesome car....
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:54 PM
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11. Snailback.
Or for very-short distances, quantum tunneling.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:58 PM
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12. Well, that depends
I'd definitely say that it would be walking or biking, UNLESS the fuel for that activity comes from the planet's biggest problem: eating meat.

:popcorn:

:rofl:

I kill me.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:21 PM
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20. Is the planet's biggest problem a thing or a mentality?
My beef (no pun intended) is the notion that certain things that would help the planet immensely just aren't even considered, for no really good reason.

I realize that the consumption of meat is bad, but well, why does it have to taste so damn good?
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:59 PM
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13. I live 2 miles from work. I bike when the weather is good, public transit in the snow&rain.
Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 06:00 PM by Junkdrawer
Parking is a nightmare and road work is causing my co-workers (who live in the low-tax burbs) to have 1, sometimes 2 hour commutes.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 05:59 PM
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14. What is a 'short distance'?
One mile?
Two?
Three?
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:00 PM
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15. 2.5 miles
Which is how far it is from my house to where I work.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:39 PM
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22. OK, I could walk that.
I'm 67 and do 3 miles every morning.
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NoGOPZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:02 PM
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16. Ice Skates nt
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:14 PM
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18. walking?
would if I could. a fucking drunk driver broke my leg. Driving AND biking AND walking are out of the question for at least 6 more weeks.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:27 PM
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21. Get well soon
What's your limit for walking places?

Anything more than a mile strains my short attention span, so I switch to a bike.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 07:00 PM
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24. I have a cast which will permit walking,
but at the moment, the doc wants crutches only as I heal.

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PATRICK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 06:42 PM
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23. Helium balloon lawn chair
with hand held battery fan for direction, pin for emergency descent and call ahead to make sure the helium tank for the birthday balloons at the store is full. Drink lots of beer for emergency ballast.

I know the fan batteries are still wasteful but at least you can't buy too much stuff to bring back.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 07:17 PM
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25. Levitate.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 08:52 PM
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30. TM, huh?
:rofl:
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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 08:26 PM
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27. Wheeling
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 05:04 AM
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35. We've all got wheels
To take ourselves away . . .


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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 03:01 PM
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42. I use hand/arm operated wheels...
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 08:32 PM
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28. A quick run for short distances
A long run for long distances.

A motorcycle when time is short.

To quote Steven Wright: "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time."
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:11 PM
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32. Depends on short distance.
Anything less than 2 miles, prefer walk but bike is 2nd.
3-5 miles, bike 1st - bus if available close 2nd.
5-10 miles - bus if available 1st, bike 2nd. Car if must.

If there's forecast for rain then bus for anything greater than 2 miles, car if bus not available. I'll still risk a bike for less than 2 miles in the rain.

If I'm doing some heavy duty grocery shopping: Bus, Car or even better: have it delivered.

That's good for life back home in the UK.

It's 3 miles to the bus stop where I live now, 2 miles to the nearest store. Too spread out here, gotta car it I'm afraid. I do however have the option for paratransit for getting to/from work.

Mark.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:47 PM
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34. Howdah.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 08:13 AM
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36. Well, OK, but
YOU will have to clean up the shit.


mark
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 08:19 AM
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37. Walking.
Biggest drawback is the time it takes to walk, best benefit is that you can walk in pretty relaxed state if there are sidewalks on the route. Walking 5 miles is relaxing for me. Biking is second best only because of the playing in traffic aspect.
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 08:26 AM
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38. Walking is my first choice,
biking is my second choice.

:hi:
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RNdaSilva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 08:40 AM
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39. How 'bout a Rascal? For we old codgers.
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RNdaSilva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 08:53 AM
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40. Solar Powered Electric Bicycle?
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/solar_powered_e_1.php
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 09:58 AM
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41. The specs say it propels the bike at 20 mph
Most cyclists can easily attain that speed without electric assist.

And can you imagine the injuries / expenses you'd incur if you wrecked the damn thing?
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