08-23-2006, 07:49 PM
Guitarist:
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?
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?