▲ 234 ▼ This is a lovely gesture, but also it's pretty sad (and very North American?) that if your car dies at the store you can't get home without relying on the tenuous kindness of strangers (pbs.twimg.com) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is apparently in Columbus, Ohio -- a pretty major city by any stretch of the imagination. And yet there are people who rail (geddit?) against 15-minute cities and efficient public transit that ensures no one ever gets stuck like this.
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) how is anyone supposed to carry more than 5 gallons of water by hand? or bulk flour? large watermelons? half cows of meat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would you need to carry 5 gallons of water or half a cow of meat? Are you living in the post apocalyptic world? You typically get water from the tap in your house and buy meat from the cow pre butchered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago bulk meat is typically cheaper than non bulk meat (around here it's about 20% cheaper) and a few percent of the population doesn't have a connection to the water company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would you need to carry 5 gallons of water or half a cow of meat? Are you living in the post apocalyptic world? You typically get water from the tap in your house and buy meat from the cow pre butchered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago bulk meat is typically cheaper than non bulk meat (around here it's about 20% cheaper) and a few percent of the population doesn't have a connection to the water company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago bulk meat is typically cheaper than non bulk meat (around here it's about 20% cheaper) and a few percent of the population doesn't have a connection to the water company. permalink fedilink source parent