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I guess one could ask if any of those chuckling over millennials being "too scared to drive" are themselves too scared to leave their home without a firearm? Because that would kinda ironic.
You could assume that an average car payment on a compact car, not even necessarily new, will run you about 100-200 dollars a month. At least 100 a month in gas for an average length commute. Tack on another 50-100 dollars for insurance.
You're looking at 300-400 dollars a month, not even including maintenance, annual registration, and having to pay for parking.
A 30-day metro pass will run you 50-150 dollars? Or even less if your employer pays some/all of it. Biking and/or walking is free exercise. The only thing that sucks about it is when there's a delay (no sane employer will punish employees for transit delay, IMO) and getting caught in the rain.
And taking the bus or riding a bike gives one a large penis? Does that transportation choice give the gals big t*ts and tight vaginas?
Maybe you wanted to post in the relationship thread.
You never heard of small penis syndrome? It's a dead giveaway anytime you see a guy in either some sports car or a giant ridiculous truck or SUV, or screeching their tires, driving like an idiot, that they're making up for the fact that they have a small penis. They feel they must act like some buffoon because it makes them feel more manly, and their vehicle choice is their extension of their small penis. I can't believe you've never heard of that before. I always feel almost sorry for these guys if I weren't so amused by it.
Times and customs change. Seems like the current trend edges towards looking at cars as one would appliances, and I for one have no beef with that. (Although I can tell it has some car advertisement companies at a complete loss. They are so used to sell macho or power or flash, they can't figure out how to market practical or reliable.)
Also, of course, millennials are broke. There are more cost-effective ways of attracting women.
I guess one could ask if any of those chuckling over millennials being "too scared to drive" are themselves too scared to leave their home without a firearm? Because that would kinda ironic.
I'm not going to touch on the F (or G) word but rather, address it on how I see my personal defense when I leave the house. That is, if not a primary, then what are my secondaries and alternatives? Hence, in answer to your question, "yes" is a reasonable conclusion for I was saying earlier that I see the millennials as being unable to solve problems.
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Times and customs change. Seems like the current trend edges towards looking at cars as one would appliances, and I for one have no beef with that. (Although I can tell it has some car advertisement companies at a complete loss. They are so used to sell macho or power or flash, they can't figure out how to market practical or reliable.)
Also, of course, millennials are broke. There are more cost-effective ways of attracting women.
Well, let's talk Subaru Foresters for a moment. I doubt the Paul Hogan (I think we all know those commercials),
spunky secret agent, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4hG2JcZxw
(think this is the same actress but in a different approach), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJS...tSjZ734rSfwuAs
and women oriented commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHY_uqYdIX8
around the turn of the century influenced me that much, though I did find them quite entertaining, even inspiring. It all came down to learning I needed an SUV for the work I did and then finding out through research and shopping that Subaru was the most for the buck and the Forester was the best for the cash I had.
As to appliances, what are those? Long story short, many of what are common are absent from my counter because they are too much of a pain to have around and there are simpler ways to do things. So maybe you are right.....but I think people still do buy new appliances every two or so years.
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Common sense. Student loans and crappy wages as well as a reverse migration to the city urban cores has a huge effect on car ownership. Take your average 22 year old millenial college grad. If he/she gets a job making less than 40k a year, has a higher inner suburb/urban rent and a pricey student loan payment it will be hard for him/her to qualify for a car loan. As a consequence, the millenials move into small apartments with multiple roommates and take the bus or bike or walk.
I dont see that as a negative. I personally always found suburbs to be very miserable, boring places. I have a car I use to get to work and drive occasionally over the mountain to go surf, but I find it to be a huge money pit, and frankly pretty annoying to own.
If I hadn't gotten sick, I still likely wouldn't have a car. I enjoyed walking 2 miles each way to work with some time to read or collect my thoughts on public transit in the middle - it definitely left me happier than now when I have sit in a car for 45 minutes each way - not to mention the budget to live a much higher quality lifestyle and save!
The cost is astronomical: $200 for car insurance (due to my dinged credit from putting all of my cancer treatment and associated costs on credit cards I struggled to pay off), $250 for a car payment on a sensible5 year old car, $50 gas, then maintenance, taxes, fees... That's all scary enough! Granted, I live in a very high cost of living area (i.e. even my roommates who have older cars, better credit, and clear driving records don't pay much less for insurance than I do), but any car ownership is still expensive for young people starting out.
As far as fear, well, what's not to be scared of? Our infrastructure is aging, drivers are more distracted than ever, and, at least in my area, there are WAY too many cars on roads not built to sustain them. The one car accident I have been in was when someone behind me was texting, saw a green light for the center lane, and hit her gas. I could *see* her texting in my rear view window and tried to creep a few additional feet in front of her because I had a feeling something like that would happen (and no, she wasn't a Millennial). Last winter when the Boston area got clobbered by 8+ feet of snow, I was driving home from a necessary medical appointment on a snowy highway where people were slipping and sliding all over the place. It was dark, so I could see just how many of those drivers had their phones up by the steering wheel.
As my mom always said, it's not me that she's worried about but everyone else on the road.
You never heard of small penis syndrome? It's a dead giveaway anytime you see a guy in either some sports car or a giant ridiculous truck or SUV, or screeching their tires, driving like an idiot, that they're making up for the fact that they have a small penis. They feel they must act like some buffoon because it makes them feel more manly, and their vehicle choice is their extension of their small penis. I can't believe you've never heard of that before. I always feel almost sorry for these guys if I weren't so amused by it.
So who ran the study and how did they get men to let complete strangers measure their penises? Must of been attractive women.
Do men who driver Priuses have extra- large penises?
What if they drive Honda Civics? Large but not as large as the Prius drivers?
How about six cylinder Camaro drivers?
I have a 4x4 Dodge Hemi (with a stick, at that) plus a new muscle car and an older one (both sticks).
Does that mean my penis should have completely disappeared by now?
Should I be scared?
Should I warn my wife that I will no longer be a man worth having?
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A 30-day metro pass will run you 50-150 dollars? Or even less if your employer pays some/all of it. Biking and/or walking is free exercise. The only thing that sucks about it is when there's a delay (no sane employer will punish employees for transit delay, IMO) and getting caught in the rain.
$100 for mine, trains and buses unlimited for 30 days. If you ever need a car, taxi's galore, uber, zipcar...there is even an app now where you can rent a car and have the company bring it right to you and leave it where you want and they will pick it up. Never have been late due to transit either.
Are we allowed to say that other generations are "scared" because they insist on going from house to garage to car to suburban office park and back and never stepping outside or walking anywhere?
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