I Bought A Firetruck

Re:I Bought A Firetruck by courtewing on Sunday March 24, 2013 @06:11PM (#5433992)

To give you some sense of how "local" 60 miles can be in the US, I live a more urban life style than most people in the US (although likely less than most people on this board), but I frequently drive 60 miles simply to have dinner with friends or family. We never considered that a hike, it's just a quick trip in the car.

Our 2005 Honda CRV is approaching 120,000 miles, and both myself and my fiancée telecommute.

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Re:I Bought A Firetruck by arethuza on Monday March 25, 2013 @08:17AM (#5436576)

I'm in the UK (Scotland) and I don't think twice about driving 6 hours in one day to go skiing (3 hour drive, say 6 hours skiing, 3 hour drive back) - in fact thinking about doing that tomorrow.

A colleague just drove/ferry back home from Germany - which nobody regards as anything unusual.

The idea that most people think that 100 miles is a long way is silly.

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Re:I Bought A Firetruck by arethuza on Monday March 25, 2013 @08:16AM (#5436575)

I'm in the UK (Scotland) and I don't think twice about driving 6 hours in one day to go skiing (3 hour drive, say 6 hours skiing, 3 hour drive back) - in fact thinking about doing that tomorrow.

A colleage just drove/ferry back home from Germany - which nobody regards as anything unusual.

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