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[–] HorreC@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago (1 children)

be glad you still have sidewalks, I have seen a lot of US cities that have just done away with making those.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I knew it was bad but it's no sidewalks by default bad down there? I'm sorry for your loss.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

The first time i went to Texas to visit SO's family, I got bored once at a gathering so i decided to go for a walk. I walked one block and the side walk ended. Ok no problem so i turned and walked another block and the side wall ended again. I realized after i walked in a circle that the side walk only existed for the block i was in. There was no sidewalk in any of the adjacent blocks. I was flabbergasted.

Literally 50 percent of Stockland development streets in Australia are just totally fucking lacking a footpath.

[–] Ferretyfever0@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

I live in a relatively centrist-ish large suburb in North Alabama, about 65k people. There aren't any stretches of sidewalk going for than a couple hundred feet, maximum. Outside of those scarce stretches, you get to walk on the wet grass with the dead armadilloes, a few feet away from certain death at the hands of Billy Bob's Ford F150.

[–] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

we got stopped by police when we tried to walk from the Stratosphere Hotel in LV to an outlet outside the city (walk time approx. 30 minutes). They asked us if we needed assistance getting there, were asked why we didn't order a taxi and were genuinelly baffled by our desire to walk lmao

[–] Leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

mad confusing to see "carcel" in an english post as a spanish speaker since that means jail

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They both involve being locked in a tiny metal box, so it fits.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It's got the same root as the English word "incarcerated", from latin carcer - prison. Neat!

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Looks like there are bike lanes on the road.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 22 points 2 months ago

You mean suicide lines, right?

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Paint is not infrastructure. I will die on this hill

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

You could. Let's hope you don't.

[–] TrippyHippyDan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Why build a city up and condensed when you can just spread it over 100 miles, add 1 rail line, and then declare yourself a great transportation hub?

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

walkpilled - variation on "red pilled"

cardiomaxxer - variation on "looksmaxxing"

carcel - variation on "incel"

gascucked - gasoline + cuckold

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks but now I am confused what variations mean.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Postmogging the boomercels

[–] Washedupcynic@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Never been to AZ, but Dallas sucked balls to walk or cycle in.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Jesus christ that newspeak

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

Aneurysm warning: meme contains gen z speech

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Pheonix bus routes were ok last time I was there, but I had to buy the bus pass at a store and not on the bus.

Also, pretty sure they're all going to die in the next two decades as a result of the horrible droughts and power grid failures and a lot of them will deserve it for voting Trump.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

if I was better at Geoguesser I might try to figure out which part of the greater pheonix area this picture is from