As a dude with a physical disability, using a car is a godsend. While living in cities like SF/NY, taking mass transit was a nightmare for me. Escalators were

As a dude with a physical disability, using a car is a godsend. While living in cities like SF/NY, taking mass transit was a nightmare for me. Escalators were often not working. Elevators were either out of order, disgusting, or just plain slow. So I often just had to walk up stairs which was pretty painful for my shitty joints. Then of course, there's stuff that affects most people. Some buses in downtown SF that just wouldn't show up. Or trains in NY which were packed to the brim on rush hour, extremely uncomfortable especially on summer days when specific cars don't have A/C. Or maybe shivering for half an hour in the station during winter. Or having to go uptown to go downtown because of construction. Or walking two miles between transfer points. Or maybe a subway line that just doesn't run during the weekend because fuck you. What I went through is nothing like what people in war torn countries have to go through, so yeah, it's definitely first world problems and a lot of bitching. That being said, I'm so glad my years of work in SF and NY are over. Love the food and communities in those cities... plus biking in SF was helluvalot of a fun. That said, while it might not seem like a big deal, not having to climb several flights of stairs with bad joints or deal with transit uncertainty is a huge relief for me.