• notarobot@lemmy.zip
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    21 days ago

    I just used my car to go 3 blocks away and I’m so disappointed in myself.

    Also the way back was like 10 blocks

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      21 days ago

      I used my car today to go about 2km away. I picked up a couple heavy packs of drinks, a box of litter, and and five bags of groceries. The travel maybe cost me 1USD. There is no fucking way I could lug all of that home for my family with something that isn’t a car.

      I am not disappointed in myself. I just have to play with the cards I’m dealt.

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      20 days ago

      If you measure in blocks and not miles, youre already likely in bike country! Im at least a 15 min drive from any grocery. So an hour bike.

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        20 days ago

        I don’t measure in miles because I live in a metric country. So I used blocks that we all understand.

        I have a lot of options for gfocieries nearby. They are just more expensive than the large sellers. ( 3 in a 2 block radius)

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            20 days ago

            So? If I say blocks, MOST people get it (let’s say 99%). if I say meters MOST people don’t get it (let’s say over 70% are from the us). If I say miles, I don’t get it.

            Which would you choose?

            Also id guess that even people who live in spread out cities or non city areas still go somewhat often to standard cities

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              20 days ago

              Aren’t city blocks non standard as well?

              I think kms would probably cover most people. Even a dumb American can understand that