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Is was like that in the Netherlands about a week ago. It really doesn't make a difference.
by vlabakje90 10mo ago
Is was like that in the Netherlands about a week ago. It really doesn't make a difference.
- petermcneeley 10mo agoAh well that settles it then! Im going to tell the female lawyer I know to stop taking her car and instead buy gear and a bike so she can bike in the freezing cold for 20 minutes to get to her job where she also has to dress as a lawyer. No problem just pack a bag of clothes in a pack + all other workthings and then don artic style gear. So much fun!
- alamortsubite 10mo agoMy gf is a doctor and rides year-round. In the winter I swap wheels with studded tires onto her bike (it takes a couple minutes). Where there's proper infrastructure, it's far safer to go out on a bike in poor conditions than it is an automobile. Plus you accumulate tremendous health benefits from not being sedentary. I'd work that into your pitch (of course, my gf is lucky to observe this first-hand at work every day, which an attorney might not).
- petermcneeley 10mo agoPeople dont live like this here. We would view this as hardship for peasants of another ancient time. This is not to say it must be cars. It can be other forms of transit like bus/subway. Of course standing in an unsheltered area waiting for a bus is also highly undesirable. The windchill makes this literally dangerous. Perhaps there is a cultural barrier here? or perhaps you are not familiar with real winter.
- queenkjuul 10mo agoI live in Chicago, most people I know don't drive, many of us bike in the cold, no it's not because we're poor
- petermcneeley 10mo agoSounds very unpleasant. How do you get groceries? To me this is like having to fetch water from a well rather than using pipes.
- queenkjuul 10mo agoUh, i go to a grocery store? How do you get groceries?
- petermcneeley 10mo agoWith my car.