Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : boraxman
From : Vk3jed
Date : Wed Aug 10 2022 19:17:00

-=> On 08-09-22 23:47, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 bo> We've gotten so used to cars and roads, we don't realise how much they
 bo> have taken away from us.  Right in front of our house, are rivers of
 bo> black which are too dangerous for children to be near or on, and we are
 bo> stuck to walking the edges, having to carefully navigate our way across
 bo> them to access our neighbours.  The cars drone day and night, and in
 bo> some cases, the rivers are so large and wide that those across as are
 bo> barely accessible.

It's particularly obvious in major shopping centres.  Ever notice how hostile
many are to pedestrians, leaving them to run the gauntlet in car parks or at
entrances?

 bo> Walking some European cities, like the centre of Amsterdam is a
 bo> delight. People can walk freely, mingle, socialise and meander at will.
 bo>  The car in these spaces, if it is there, is a second class citizen.
 bo> These areas are for US, people, humans.  Car based cities by comparison
 bo> seem hostile, inhuman, we are guests there, barely belonging.

Those European cities sound totally delightful places. :)

 bo> I've been tempted to make the move to a smaller town, but alas it is
 bo> difficult in my profession.  I cannot really work from home, and the
 bo> places I can work are in the big smoke.

When we moved, I was working remotely anyway, so no big deal.


.... Too old to cut the mustard; but can still stir the mayo.
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