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@seatek@hard.blue

Post #2304973

2026-05-06 12:18 UTC

Pedestrians in America: if I were to walk to the nearest grocery store it would take me 45 minutes. 😄 That’s one-way. Good workout though. Especially carrying groceries back. No bus service. I could call an Uber/Lyft that usually arrives within 5 minutes to the house though!

Replies (3)

  • @ohjames@queer.cool 2026-05-06 12:49

    @seatek@hard.blue What I'm saying.

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  • @JTinMI@fouroclockfarms.club 2026-05-06 13:45

    @seatek@hard.blue When I moved to Boulder a bit more than a decade ago, one of the reasons I chose the apartment I rented was its proximity to bus stops and, critically, a grocery store. Having sold my car during my DC stint for Reasons, and given that parking is next to impossible on the CU campus (and costs an arm and a leg just for a permit to hunt, whereas if you voluntarily give up your parking rights on campus, the university gives you a free bus pass). Alas, that arrangement would be much, much harder here in metro Detroit.

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  • @seatek@hard.blue When I lived in the UK I would walk to the shops on the high street. It was maybe a quarter mile one way. It was safe day or night. At night only the pubs and Chinese take-away were open. Here however, it's a mile or more depending on what's required and the walk is risky. Some areas have sidewalks, some don't. Driver's only notice pedestrians if they hit them.

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