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You missed the whole point. Raining, cold, pregnant wife. Or maybe he was accompanied by his elderly father. Or young kid. Not everyone is a healthy 20 year ol

You missed the whole point. Raining, cold, pregnant wife. Or maybe he was accompanied by his elderly father. Or young kid. Not everyone is a healthy 20 year old.

themagician 8y ago
I didn’t know that they executed all old people, children and pregnant women in Venice. Looks like they are doing it now is Oslo too.
- openbasic 8y ago
  Now that's a straw man. Congratulations.
  - TulliusCicero 8y ago
    Now there's some irony. You literally suggested that it would be, at the very least, impractical to get around if you're not a "healthy 20 year old", and yet cities all over the world are filled with people who are not, in fact, healthy 20 year olds, and they manage just fine. And yet after an extremely blatant strawman, you have the audacity to call someone out who was responding to that strawman with a similarly extreme, but obviously tongue-in-cheek statement.
- gt40 8y ago
  ...and disabled. I bet the politicians have nice cars though.
  - dbdjfjrjvebd 8y ago
    They just spent millions of kroner on a new underground parking garage for the Parliament...
notatoad 8y ago
take a bus. or tram, metro, or train. When there's no cars on the road to compete with and enough demand to make 5-10 minute departure intervals viable, public transit can be a very efficient and convenient option. Making the city center car free and making the city center motor vehicle free are not the same thing.
Broken_Hippo 8y ago
I live in Norway, and have for 5-6 years now. I'm 40. One of the things I noticed about the city I'm in - Trondheim - was that it was a walkable city. Between busses and walking, I'm usually set for transportation. We use the car once or twice a month for convenience (cat litter, for example). I don't have a valid license, so I don't drive at all and we didn't have any car the first 2-3 years I lived here. I commonly see people walking in all sorts of weather - rain, snow, freezing weather and sun. Proper clothing makes these things tolerable in addition to simply getting used to it. I see pregnant women walking. I regularly see mothers with young infants in strollers. I regularly see elderly folks, sometimes with canes or walkers. In fact, I did some language practice in a nursing home and somewhat regularly went for walks with a few residents. The folks that did language training in a preschool were outside daily. The elementary schools have sleds and buckets for snow. The combination of walking and public transportation usually works out well, and you do not need to be a healthy 20-year old to deal with it.
pertymcpert 8y ago
Get some exercise? It’s just rain. Has CA weather made everyone here soft?

You missed the whole point. Raining, cold, pregnant wife. Or maybe he was accompanied by his elderly father. Or young kid. Not everyone is a healthy 20 year old.

themagician 8y ago

I didn’t know that they executed all old people, children and pregnant women in Venice. Looks like they are doing it now is Oslo too.

openbasic 8y ago
Now that's a straw man. Congratulations.
- TulliusCicero 8y ago
  Now there's some irony. You literally suggested that it would be, at the very least, impractical to get around if you're not a "healthy 20 year old", and yet cities all over the world are filled with people who are not, in fact, healthy 20 year olds, and they manage just fine. And yet after an extremely blatant strawman, you have the audacity to call someone out who was responding to that strawman with a similarly extreme, but obviously tongue-in-cheek statement.
gt40 8y ago
...and disabled. I bet the politicians have nice cars though.
- dbdjfjrjvebd 8y ago
  They just spent millions of kroner on a new underground parking garage for the Parliament...

notatoad 8y ago

take a bus. or tram, metro, or train. When there's no cars on the road to compete with and enough demand to make 5-10 minute departure intervals viable, public transit can be a very efficient and convenient option. Making the city center car free and making the city center motor vehicle free are not the same thing.

Broken_Hippo 8y ago

I live in Norway, and have for 5-6 years now. I'm 40. One of the things I noticed about the city I'm in - Trondheim - was that it was a walkable city. Between busses and walking, I'm usually set for transportation. We use the car once or twice a month for convenience (cat litter, for example). I don't have a valid license, so I don't drive at all and we didn't have any car the first 2-3 years I lived here. I commonly see people walking in all sorts of weather - rain, snow, freezing weather and sun. Proper clothing makes these things tolerable in addition to simply getting used to it. I see pregnant women walking. I regularly see mothers with young infants in strollers. I regularly see elderly folks, sometimes with canes or walkers. In fact, I did some language practice in a nursing home and somewhat regularly went for walks with a few residents. The folks that did language training in a preschool were outside daily. The elementary schools have sleds and buckets for snow. The combination of walking and public transportation usually works out well, and you do not need to be a healthy 20-year old to deal with it.

pertymcpert 8y ago

Get some exercise? It’s just rain. Has CA weather made everyone here soft?