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I cab everywhere I can't walk to, never had to drive or much use for a car :)
definitely arrive at dayjob with a more positive attitude :), when there's no 40 minute walk to the bus stop under drizzlez sky. clouds up there thick enough to hold bytes. no visible flares though
rubbing Montaz belly for luck. tee hee. won another 20bucks on a take5 lottery scratchie. thaz 2 more taxi rides to the bus stop.
Harrumph. Wishing that April would be already over, and we could roll to May...
I cab everywhere I can't walk to, never had to drive or much use for a car :)
In theory, because one eye still works 100% I could get a special license, but I see no reason to - I hate driving with a passion now and would rather pay cab fare than car payments. ;)
I don't see how anyone can go without a car. That would take away one of my more favorite things to do which is to go for a drive in the country out of the blue.
The wife and I both love to wake up one weekend and say, "Hey, lets go for a drive somewhere", and we end up making a day of it driving a couple of hundred miles or more. We live in the Kansas City area and there have been many three day weekends where we wake up and decide to drive to, say, Estes Park in Colorado or Santa Fe, New Mexico or down to Arkansas to see the green mountains. Yep, I could not picture myself without a car.
I think you guys are missing out on one of the most enjoyable experiences in life. Of course I know there are some who absolutely hate driving, so maybe that is where you guys fall, but you sure are missing something that I couldn't do without, the ability to just go somewhere without being dependent upon others.
I guess you could always rent a car, but then you have to get a cab or ride a bus to get to a rental company, go through the rental process, then drive home to pick up whatever items you may need and off you go. By the time all of that is said and done I could be a couple of hundred miles away.
But don't listen to me, I'm just a hick from Belton, MO who loves trucks, guns and my freedom.
I have to admit that when I stopped working the best thing about redundancy was handing back the keys to my Company vehicle and my cell phone. Driving because one has to is a far different thing to driving because one wants to. There were days when I spent 6 hours a day behind the wheel of the wretched vehicle, and not that many miles added for those hours, just cursing from traffic jam to traffic jam. Sometimes not fun being an area manager when your area is spread round all parts of a city (London UK) Just look at a map to see what I mean. My area was Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St James Park, Greenwich Park, Regents Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. My base office was near Tower bridge.
I certainly agree about driving in the city with lots of traffic is no fun. I will drive out of the way to avoid traffic, but if it is part of your job, that would be impossible to avoid. Certainly a different situation than what I was speaking of, but understandable for someone wanting to stay home rather than drive after doing it all week.
My wife always wants me to go for walks with her. I am a Land Surveyor, I walk all freaking day. No thanks! So I see where you are coming from.
I drove everywhere for over 40 years. I've had two-hour one-way commutes. I drove from Columbia, Maryland to San Francisco, California. I've been in a couple of solo wrecks driving on ice. I've driven the Blue Ridge Mountains and the California Redwoods.
The last year I drove, before my accident, even getting into the car would redline my blood pressure and stress level. By the time I got to work I was so stressed it would literally take me an hour to calm down. Road rage was a twice-daily occurrence with me.
Driving is great for some people but not for me. It has never relaxed me like it does some people, it makes me want to kill.
If you live in the middle of nowhere, or a place with little/no mass transit, then you're stuck - own a car or starve and die. :blank: Thankfully my skillset lets me pick and choose (to a great extent) where I live. Austin has a great mass transit system and there are several lakes, 2 rivers, and heavens knows how many parks reachable by bus! :coolsmile:
I don't pay insurance, I don't pay for gas, I don't pay for maintenance, I don't pay for parking, and mt stress level when I get to work is zero. Once my foot heals, I'll probably invest in an electric-assist bicycle (the hills here can be fierce) and call it good. A 30 day bus pass is $30, unlimited rides - the absolute best transit deal in the U.S.A. if I say so myself! :bug:
For me, the best thing about not driving is not getting cut off at the club because the waitresses and bartenders know I don't drive.. heh heh heh! :smirk:
Worst downside: buying anything heavy or bulky, that means a taxi or having it delivered. And some days the buses I need run less frequently, which makes life logistically complex. Thankfully the local mass transit organization has this cool Web app where you type in start and end locations, and when you want to depart or arrive, and *BOOM* gives you multiple trip plans. :coolsmile:
Plenty of room in this world for everybody, though! At least for now... :blank:
But, but, but...
Time already goes by too fast. I want to roll the calendar back, not forward.
:cheese:
I apologize if I struck a nerve. That was not my intention. I know some people are unable to drive for many reasons and that someday I may be one of them. I guess a lot of it for me has to do with someone else being in control other than me. That is part of why I don't like to fly, whereas others it is a part of life they can not do without. We all have our quirks and as long as we are happy with our life, then that is all that matters. Once again I apologize.
Roy
Kind of describes my current situation. ;-)
Although... I have enjoyed and hated both worlds. There was a time I depended on public transportation and times (like now) when a car has been a necessity. If I could live someplace were there was really good public transportation I could easily forgo the use of a car, but I don't think I could drop it altogether because I would miss the freedom. Anyhow... that's just me and my own idiosyncrasies. :lol:
I apologize if I struck a nerve. That was not my intention. I know some people are unable to drive for many reasons and that someday I may be one of them. I guess a lot of it for me has to do with someone else being in control other than me. That is part of why I don't like to fly, whereas others it is a part of life they can not do without. We all have our quirks and as long as we are happy with our life, then that is all that matters. Once again I apologize.
Roy
No apologies needed, I just tend to rant on the subject as I've been pinged about it for about six years now. :red: :red:
I don't like flying either, but mainly because of the immense hassle.. and the total pain in the butt that having to explain my diabetees medicine and test kit to about six guys just to get on a plane is beyond stupid. :blank:
Enjoy driving, and have fun for me! :)
Kind of describes my current situation. ;-)
Although... I have enjoyed and hated both worlds. There was a time I depended on public transportation and times (like now) when a car has been a necessity. If I could live someplace were there was really good public transportation I could easily forgo the use of a car, but I don't think I could drop it altogether because I would miss the freedom. Anyhow... that's just me and my own idiosyncrasies. :lol:
The freedom thing is one reason an electric-assist bike is high on my to-purchase list. None of the car problems (gas, insurance, etc.) but still the ability to go anywhere at any time (within battery range and on nice days, lol). ;)
It took some adapting to, I will admit. Even before my accident (hiking, damaged my right eye) I liked it less and less. It's definitely a compromise, though - I had to give some, to get some. :blank:
I love driving in a car and riding a bike but I have a hard time doing both now due to my back injury. When i first injured my back I couldn't drive across town with crying from being in so much pain. Now that I had surgery I can ride for about an hours before it gets really bad.
Urgh, well, I'm glad you can still do it! Back injuries are NASTY things! :gulp:
Sucks hey. Sounds like more of a playground type issue, some ppl stay stuck in kindergarden mode :lol:
I was thinking the same thing, kind of high school-ish, though, I think...at least from what I've seen in the media lately. I guess they'll grow up when real life issues start to bog them down. Maybe.
Dana
I cab everywhere I can't walk to, never had to drive or much use for a car :)
Ugh. I hate public transportation. I'd be lost without my car. $9? How far is it? That would buy more than two gallons of gas...high test. So, for me that would be about 64 miles highway with my Camry XLE. That's a lot more than across town, that would put me north of Boston.
Dana
$10 in gas would give me about 1/8 tank in my truck. It normally cost me $85 to fill it with regular unleaded
You have a 25 or maybe a 30 gallon tank or do you live in an area where gas is more expensive than other places. I think yesterday it was $3.07 here in Belton, MO. It cost me around $60 to fill up my Trail Blazer with a 20 gallon tank. The guy I work with drives a Suburban that holds 42 gallons and costs him a fortune to fill up.
I have a 25 gallon tank and the gas prices are hovering at about $4 a gallon. $3.90-$3.98
That price is about the highest I have ever seen in this area. That's the good thing about Missouri, some of the lowest gas prices in the nation. But I could certainly name many other things that suck living in Missouri. For one thing, I'm living in Missouri. For another, it's not Kansas, the best state to live in. Kansas schools are fantastic. The roads are always in good condition. They have a helluva college basketball team and I was born in Kansas. I am looking to move back soon, I dislike Missouri. What were we talking about?
Heh, the cab ride is only because of the broken foot. Even if I could spend the $1000 to get a special exemption for the eye test (that's the cost of an optometrist to check me and test me and produce the paperwork), due to the Frankenstein medical boot I'm wearing.. I couldn't drive anyway!
When I'm not in an medical boot, I take the bus (the stop is 2-1/2 blocks away), and my transport expenses are... $30/month. %-P :P
Note that this doesn't factor in taking a cab home from the strip club, which can run up to $25, but typically is $zero as he limo driver knows me and he'll take me home for free! :coolsmile:
Oh yeah, the Yellow Rose has their own private limo and if you get blasted, you get a cheap ride home. Supercool! :coolsmile:
Lol. Well I don't drink nor go to strip clubs, but I want to drink and I want to go to strip clubs.
I don't drink outside the house. Less expensive and safer and I've never been to a strip club
Lol. Well I don't drink nor go to strip clubs, but I want to drink and I want to go to strip clubs.
It's an expensive hobby, but I have no wife, no support payments any more, very low bills, and absolutely no morals!! :ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh:
Austin has some of the best strip clubs in America, better than California or New York. Pretty, educated girls (most are UT students), clean well-kept facilities, and pretty darn good food on top of it all. :)
It works great for me because I love to hang out and talk to women, but I'm 250% burned out on relationships. :blank: :blank:
I'd go less often if I spent more on content.... %-P :-P ;-P
And I thought it was expensive to fill my Camry! :bug: Well, it is. But not quite $85. And I use high test. My tank is 18 gallons...how big is yours? My Camry gets about 32 mpg highway, maybe 26 mpg city. Even if I drove city streets all the way, I'd still go past Boston with 2 gallons. I don't know if I'd retain any of the sanity I have left, though. :wow: Boston's about 35 to 40 miles north/northeast of me.
Dana
25 gallon tank and I get 18mpg on the highway
It's not a place to go if:
- You have moral issues with mostly naked women lap dancing
- You have a wife
- You have, or want, a girlfriend and/or a steady relationship
- You want to save money for retirement
- You don't like real loud music
- You have issues with mirror balls, disco lights, and/or fog machines
- You don't like watching someone that went past a dancers limits being picked up and literally thrown out the door
For some places, add to that:
- You feel uncomfortable being propositioned by a mostly naked woman
- You feel uncomfortable around biker/gangster types
- You feel uncomfortable in potentially run-down/dangerous sections of town
- You feel uncomfortable when two or more people start a brawl over a dancer
- You feel uncomfortable being at the scene of a stabbing or shooting
I think that sums it up, really. :blank: :blank:
http://www.daz3d.com/jack-tomalin
UVs are a two dimensional co-ordinate map of vertex positions (points) on the surface (topology) of a 3D model. For example UV Mapper "reads" vertex positions on a 3D model and calculates their relative positions on a 2D graph, kinda as if you ran over something with a steamroller. Another good standalone UV Mapper is called Roadkill heh. The math used to calculate, or 'project' a 3D co-ordinate onto a 2D plane relative to other co-ordinates isn't complex but isn't a general solution either, so there are quite a few implementations of it. There are no 'best', just different solutions that work on different 3D surfaces (topologies). The best way to start is to skip the calculation part and retexture something that already has the UV co-ordinates mapped, like the $2 models of buildings Daz sells, for example. Look at the texture maps provided with the model, and modify those a bit. You will ease into the workflow quite simply, and start to get a feel for how different 3D shapes (topologies) are managed for texture mapping. it will help a lot when you start to grapple with generating new UV co-ordinate sets yourself, a task fraught with frustration and angst :)
eta oh ps I make UV's as I model, Lightwave, Blender, Max etc, and Roadkill and UVMapper as well if a topology is recalcitrant :lol:
...I've tried to use the Free version UV Mapper but it always seems to smash everything together so it's hard to select a specific face to work on. Expanding the window only distorts everything.
...First, if I started driving, I would be stuck a teenagers insurance rate for at least the fist six months which would have to be paid up front. Don't have that kind of income, especially now.
Second I'd want a car I can work on when basic things go wrong or need attention instead of having to pay 100s if not 1,000s for the dealership to do it (meaning a car without any computerised controls). Of course this means it would be one which gets poor to mediocre economy and at about 3.80/gallon where I live, that would be a serious drain on the wallet. To show how ridiculous this has become these days, one friend told be because of the warranty conditions, even to change the oil, he has to take into in to the dealer (of course at an inflated cost and taking much longer as he needs to set up an "appointment") instead of doing it on his own oil or going to one of those corner oil change shops as that would void the warranty.
They may as well bolt town the bonnet on new cars these days and put a label on it that reads "No User Serviceable Parts Inside".
Third parking in my area of town is a total pain. One time I was riding with a friend and we made a stop at the local market I usually go to. It took us longer to find a parking spot (and we eventually ended up having to park several blocks away) than it would take me to ride my bike there.
Fourth, many of the streets in my neighbourhood are quite narrow and have parking on both sides . Sometimes the fit is so tight that, even when I'm on my bike, I have to pull aside (usually at an intersection because of the parking) when I see a car approaching from the other way.
Unfortunately where I live taxis are horribly expensive. Just to go downtown from where I live (about a ten minute bike ride) is something like 12 to 15$ without tip. Were I to take a cab from home to where I used to work, it would have cost something like 45$ one way (without tip) as cabs here also charge by trip time as well as distance. There's a nasty intersection on the way where one can end up waiting for several red lights which could easily run up the fare by an extra 4 - 6$ just waiting.