Cars may not be essential anymore

The News-Times [Danbury, CT] ^ | December 11, 2006 | Mark Langlois

[LurkedLongEnough]

Is this lighthearted or serious? Since the readership is Connecticut, I tend to think the writer is actually serious.

[camle]

tripe.

is the author saying that people no longer need to get from one place to another?

when the transporter is perfected, the car might be endangered, certainy not by the internet.

[Rockhound]

This guy sure doesn't live in Texas. My office is 44 miles from home. I have lived in places where you have to drive an hour for groceries.

[facedown]

Reminds me of the "paperless office" concept in the '80's.

[Izzy Dunne]

I haven't used a car for a long time.

Ever since I got my truck.

[cripplecreek]

I'll have to talk to the wife. I suspect she won't go for the 25 mile walk to work or the 15 mile walk to the train station.

[Alex Murphy]

Is this lighthearted or serious? Since the readership is Connecticut, I tend to think the writer is actually serious.

Ever driven on the interstates through CT during rush hour? It's wishful thinking.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Ahem, Somehow all those things are getting to your house... probably by CAR (or worse yet LIGHT TRUCK).

[atomicpossum]

The author overlooks all the vehicles required by the delivery people bringing things to them.

[caver]

I do not know a single person as described by the author in this article. I didn't think Connecticut was such a foreign country.

[edpc]

Maybe with all the conveniences listed in the article, people are just less likely to run their car into the ground, make it last longer, and take it places they'd rather go.

[E Rocc]

Like other collectivists, liberals hate private transportation. People forced into collective transportation are far more easily controlled.

For the same reason, liberals hate "sprawl".

-Eric

[darkwing104]

Beat me to it...

I drive a truck also.

[bmwcyle]

It's not cars for men, it is SHOPPING we avoid.

[the lastbestlady]

He obviously doesn't live in Montana either.

[RockinRight]

I like my car.

Unless you plan to never go outside of an urban area, it's damn near impossible to live conveniently without a car. I personally like to spend time in places that buses, planes, and trains don't go. I also hate being packed in like cattle on public transport.

[Pikachu_Dad]

He got off at Fisherman's Wharf, found the bar and started drinking Irish coffees. He stayed for two days and met the woman who became his wife.

How much rum is in those Irish coffees?

I wonder if he has any buyers remorse?

[edpc]

He forgot one thing. With places like FR, the MSM isn't needed anymore. Funny how he skipped that.

[Just another Joe]

Get a horse!

;^)

[nyconse]

I lived in Connecticut for years...this guy is full of it. You need a car in Connecticut.