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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[โ€“] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Life is too short to have to fucking drive everywhere.

[โ€“] papalonian@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeh, but unless I uproot my life and move to a different country, I'm stuck doing it, so I can either bitch and moan about how much I hate it, or have the best time I can doing it ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

For sure, I used to drive stick when I drove, but I also argued for town planning that would make driving optional. Personal choices to deal with the reality you're given, public policy activism for the reality you want.