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my fave place to do a show is The Shrine.
coz it's hot, smelly, rude, falling apart and there is so little decent food nearby to eat.
Did I fergit that the restrooms remind me of an old mans dive bar in NYC circa 1970?
I love to Leave LA. feh!
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I'm not speaking of my own experiences. I showed a picture of traffic in Los Angeles, taken on a weekend morning. That was a traffic report, with an editorial. I could also have shown a picture of traffic absolutely jammed on the 405, from the 10 to the 101, at 9:00 that Sunday evening. Would you also discount the collective misery of those drivers as merely their individual experiences?
I wasn't even posting about a workday communte! My picture was of weekend traffic.
Yes, I'm sure you have an easy drive to work. But I'm not talking about you, and I'm not talking about me, either. Most people cannot live near where they work; otherwise, I think they would, right? But who can afford to live near Ventura Boulevard or Century City? What about downtown? Do you think all those commuters can afford to live as you do, near the beach?
Good job on the '06 Si, by the way. But, seriously - "having a car you like, and driving because you want to, not because you have to, can make a lot of difference" - well, yes. Having a car you like, and working near home, and gobs of cash; these are all good and recommended. But what about all those who can't?
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"Having a car you like, and working near home, and gobs of cash"
If you can hook me up with the gobs of cash part, I'd be really happy!
Many years ago, while staying in California for a weekend with a girlfriend who was going to Disneyland with her family, I took part of the weekend and drove from LA to San Diego, to attend a comics convention. It was 10:00 at night, the traffic between these two cities was astonishing! I was in a rented car. As I recall, I pulled over to wait out the traffic in a fast food place. I sat and drank a coke for an hour, trying to figure out why people were on the freeway in such numbers.
In my case, the trip was voluntary and recreational, it wasn't a commute. But then, the others on the road weren't commuting for work, either, not on a weekend, not that late at night. Those who commute sometimes have other options besides the freeway.
I'd much rather be in NYC, if I had to do that kind of driving on a regular basis.
I would add that where people choose to live, and work, is rarely involuntary. It's not as though we have no power to make decisions about our working and living conditions, distances, and locations. Some choose to live with the tradeoffs, and consider traffic part of the cost of living, in exchange for other benefits. I'm not one of those who would tolerate unbearable traffic as part of my lifestyle, unless there was an overwhelmingly compelling reason to do so, or unless it was temporary. I'm shocked if someone drives like this long term, not by the conditions, but by their choice to do so. I'd have to wonder what tradeoffs are involved, and imagine they must be worthwhile, otherwise they'd make other plans.
