Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by syndacks on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @09:38PM
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Unfortunately NYC is still in a horse era with these beasts strapped to carriages towing tourists around Central Park, smelling like a fucking barn, kicking hay filled shit particles in the air on a hot summer day, just so the slob of a horse pimp can make a buck? TheFuckOuttaHere!!
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Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by lgkk on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:21AM
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Those carriages could lose the horse and become fully autonomous and electric.
Waymo could run those, you can book them and it’s just a carriage that is motorized.
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by shiroiuma on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:25AM
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That would actually be really cool. You'd miss out on getting to see a horse, but you'd be spared from the not-so-great things about being near a horse (horse poo smell), and even better, you wouldn't have to deal with the driver. And you could probably book a timeslot in advance too, see how much it costs, etc.
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by bozhark on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @09:53PM
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Who hurt you and why was it a horse
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by shiroiuma on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:10AM
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I'd prefer not to see horses used this way too, but I think the pollution and danger from all the cars and buses is much, much worse. They should ban the private cars, and force the taxis and buses to be EVs, and install protected cycling lanes to get more people onto bicycles.
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by anonymou2 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @11:08AM
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cycle lanes protected from what?
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by shiroiuma on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:44PM
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Cars, trucks, and buses, what do you think?
Re:Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
by LemmyInThePub on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @01:37PM
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> I'd prefer not to see horses used this way
What a truly, utterly bizarre thing to say!
Why on earth do you object to horses pulling carriages? Do you object to horse riding also? If so, why?
One can only suspect you are used to living in a city and somewhat divorced from nature, though I'd be interested to hear your response.