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And this is why so many Americans are obese with mobility problems. Instead of walking an extra quarter mile, they'll circle the block for an hour.


No such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. Seriously, 10,000 years of human history without cars and you're complaining about a little wind. Get a decent hat; most of the country would be absolutely fine.


Not complaining. Just other people might have other needs that or they might be in a rush or maybe they would rather be warm at home enjoying their hobbies opposed to trudging 200 meters through through feet of snow. For why? To not wait for two minutes? Are we really so impatient that waiting for 2 minutes is somehow seen as a waste?


Waiting for 2 minutes, idling an engine pumping hydrocarbons into the air, because you won't walk a few minutes (often a shorter walk in time than the time you're waiting) is absolutely lazy and a waste.

People with legitimate handicaps are the minority of cases (and are eligible for handicap placards entitling them to spaces closer to the entrance), and winter is a strawman. The majority are fully mobile people on summer days in a Walmart or Costco parking lot waiting minutes in a car to save fewer minutes on foot.

I grew up in the midwest when it snowed every winter and the number of times there was actually enough ice on the ground to be significantly more risky walking than on the dryest summer day was at most a few times a year. The areas that get snow know how to plan for snow and ice - especially businesses who don't want to get sued by litigious people.


Yet the Edge I drive turns off if you idle for more than 5 seconds. How is your first sentence relevant?

Sometimes people are in a rush or have somewhere to be. It’s okay to not walk everywhere. You might cal it lazy, I might cal it efficient.


>It’s okay to not walk everywhere.

The cardiovascular health of Americans strongly suggests this is not true.


You need water and heat to survive; you can have a functional city without everyone having three SUVs. Thanks for coming to my talk.


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