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   Bob Jamieson (bobjmsn@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:47:34 JST Bob Jamieson

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:47:30 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     • Wen

     @CrypticMirror @Wen @bobjmsn Who's telling you anything? Why are you so angry that other folk decided to cycle or take the bus to the same beach? You're arguing that people, including yourself, should have fewer choices, not more.

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     In Search of a Better World (crypticmirror@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:47:31 JST In Search of a Better World

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     @Wen @bobjmsn

     Last week I went to the beach. That beach is thirty miles away. In fact, I went to a couple. Then I came home for tea. And I didn't even plan that. I went to Tesco first. But it was such a nice day, and my day off, I thought I'd have some fun too.

     That is what having a car means. Spontaneous fun. Tell me why I shouldn't. Tell me in such a way that it isn't a restriction, or a sign of austerity. Tell me in such a way that it isn't "know your place".

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     Wen (wen@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:47:32 JST Wen

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     @CrypticMirror @bobjmsn More loss to you then I am afraid. A bicycle and feet are wonderful ways to travel. They don't need to be exclusive.

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     In Search of a Better World (crypticmirror@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:47:33 JST In Search of a Better World

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     @bobjmsn I remember my grandfather telling me that his father never went more than five miles away from his home in his entire life, because that was a day's walk and back. And my grandfather said that with a bike he could get a whole ten miles and back in a single day.

     Then he bought a car in his 40s. And then he could go 40/50 miles. And I own a car, and can go a hundred miles, or even jump a plane and go thousands if I want.

     I'm not going back to bike or foot travel. Not voting #Green.

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     Bob Jamieson (bobjmsn@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:50:39 JST Bob Jamieson

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     • Wen

     @CloudyMrs @CrypticMirror @Wen Absolutely!

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 06:53:15 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @CrypticMirror @bobjmsn 20 miles by bike takes most folk about an hour and a half. What was your grandfather up to for the rest of the day? Did your grandmother ever think to ask?

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     Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 07:10:07 JST Mrs Cloudy

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     @CrypticMirror @bobjmsn I should be safe enough if you're as slow off the mark as your Grandpa. 🤣 never walked further than five miles from home in his life, eh? Sounds legit. 😐

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     In Search of a Better World (crypticmirror@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2024 07:10:08 JST In Search of a Better World

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     @CloudyMrs @bobjmsn

     Say that again within arms reach of me, I dare you.