This is so incredibly stupid. Not the tweet but the woman in the video.
Has this woman ever met people or is she a robot? I have a lot of stuff in my car that I don’t want anybody to touch. I have 3 different types of outerwear because our weather is nuts. I have spare sneakers and spare boots. Cutlery in case I need to feed my kid on the fly. Medication for several different stomach ailments which tend to strike exclusively on road trips. Books, toys, makeup, perfume. Snacks, blood sugar testing strips.
And of course not everyone is like that and travels with enough stuff to sustain life for a week in a situation where all exits from the vehicle are barred. Which is exactly my point. My car is my space. It’s not about just getting from point A to point B. It is an extension of my personality like the neighbor’s vehicle is an extension of his.
Besides, are we now completely past the fear of viral infections? It sounds like a terrible idea to have the entire neighborhood sit behind the same wheel within a short period of time. This is completely schizoid. First, we lock ourselves up for months and then all of a sudden it’s OK to exchange bodily fluids with half the neighbors on any given day.
In short, these smooth-brained bureaucrats should stay in their pods and not try to tell actual humans how to live.
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Let alone liability for insurance.
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“I have a lot of stuff in my car”
You are really American now. Many years ago during a class on lexicography (with lexicology and semantics thrown in) we were discussing cultural attitudes towards cars when someone (or maybe it was in the text but I don’t think so) said for Americans cars are a room in the house (that happens to be mobile). So many weird behaviors clicked into place….
In Poland (and I assume Ukraine) cars are much more status symbols than utilitarian tools and until recently no one kept _anything_ in their cars (beyond a first aid kit required by law). In the past car theft was such a concern that people didn’t even keep the registration in the car. I’ve had so many disbelieving looks when I tell people here that Americans store things in their cars.
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The car definitely is an extension of not even just the house but myself. You can understand a lot about me if you sit in my car. It’s a really great thing, like a gigantic handbag. Very useful.
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I totally agree with cars being and extension of our personal space – and it’s also freedom to go wherever you want whenever you wish, and can even be temporary housing when life gets really bad.
But I don’t think they really mean using someone’s personal car even though they speak like that. It’s those zip cars or whatever that are owned by a Company and you sign up and pay for access and then pay for usage. Which means you never leave anything in the car. It’s half day use at best. You don’t actually ever deal with human neighbors or even the company. It’s all on an app. Totally impersonal and doesn’t foster relationships or community in any way.
and what a pain in the ass. It already is hard enough to find a time to buy groceries. Now I have to wait for a free car? And yes I go myself to the store. I’m
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I got cut off. I’m not letting someone else select my produce. No Instacart or online grocery shopping for me.
Amanda
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I used Instacart once because I had no choice and never again. A horrible experience.
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