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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 78 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fact he walked three hours being notable enough to make the headline is possibly the most American thing I've ever seen

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm reasonably sure that's a 3 hour long drive. America is big.

Depends on your perspective. I've lived in the locations in the Midwest where we choose to just drive 10 hours because the airport is so far away.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ahh sorry, to me a trek means a walk

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

Make sure to avoid any star treks then

[–] Damage@feddit.it 45 points 1 day ago (3 children)

America is so car centric they're eliminating walking from the vocabulary

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 34 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Star Trek but it’s just guys walking through space

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Through the galaxy? Someone should write a book about that!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

no, a book might be too hard to read. maybe a series of radio shows.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It's a fair point.

My city's about to get a new baseball stadium, and people are actually whining that they might have to park their car somewhere other than the stadium and walk.

And, mind you, we have a five-mile long, free passenger train that will take them right to the stadium. It's not gonna be hard to get there.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

From what I can tell about 90% of Americans respond to phrases like "passenger train" with sheer panic.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 15 hours ago

I have been on exactly one train in the US and it wasn't great tbh

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

True.

And here, this conversation is kind of a re-tread of the past 10 years where we had to fight to get the passenger train, because all these drivers couldn't be bothered to give up a lane of traffic. Unfortunately that's just a fact of life in a sprawled American city, but luckily, the city fucking loves the train so it's that much harder for suburbanites to find support.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That's not even true a little.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 16 hours ago
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Three hours wouldn't even get you outside Atlanta on foot.