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Skriven 2008-12-14 12:52:06 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Dave Drum <=-

 > But, most American cities are laid out with easily available automotive
 > transport in mind ... IOW, sprawled all over the place and not easily
 CS> walkab
 > If there is a reasonably decent public transport system (light rail, bus,
 et
 > the effect is mitigated somewhat. But, damned few cities have decent public
 > transport ... especially in my area.  Bv(=

 CS> Thats true, and you have special medical needs so you'd possibly need
 CS> one, but consider the idea of going to Big Cedar Lodge.  Once there,
 CS> absolutely no need for a car.  Lots of places like that.
 
 >  CS> I would not have had this same viewpoint, had i not lived for 4 years
 >  CS> with no car.

Apart from you and MLoo, have any other Echo people ever done that?

 > Was that in Japan? Where things are not laid out on the American plan of
 > businesses fleeing the city centre for the outskirts???

 CS> And elsewhere.  Darwin, Singapore, several places in Korea, Brisbane,
 CS> Murtle Beach.  USA folks build with cars in mind, because they use a
 CS> car to get to a 1/2 mile away place.  Even 1/4 mile away.

I have stayed in several parts of USA, the worst of these being years
ago in Houston suburbia - Bayview.  Nearly an hour to walk to the
nearest shopping mall area, along a road with no footpaths.  When doing
that I saw no other pedestrians; police cars slowed and I was looked
over suspiciously.  I felt isolated from the rest of humanity.  No
public transport.  The only buses were filled with school children who
all gazed at me as if I was an alien.

It made me wonder why there are so few small, suburban, corner shops in
USA.  In every other country where I have stayed there are small stores
within a few minutes walking distance where local people can go to get
emergency supplies of food and other essentials of daily living.  I
would expect that in USA there would be sufficient numbers of
non-driving residents - aged, disabled, children - living nearby to
justify the existence of such shops.

Without public transport or assistance from friends or relatives how do
such people live?  Once upon a time, 100 or more years ago, there
probably were such small shops; what has happened to them, and why?
Perhaps you can explain?   Where I live in Adelaide suburbia, even
though there is an adequate public bus service, there are over 50 shops
of all kinds within 10 minutes walking time as well as a supermarket,
and they all are viable.  Why is USA so different in that respect?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Calamari A La Fish And Chip Shop
 Categories: Fix me
      Yield: 4 servings
 
           -Oil for deep frying
      1 pk Frozen crumbed calamari
           -rings
           -Lemon wedges
      1    Bottle tartare sauce
 
  No, you're not ordering takeaway! Hoax Cuisine experts never have
  takeaway. And no, I haven't been struck by lightning.
  
  Method: Heat enough oil to cover calamari. When oil is hot, deep fry
  rings for three minutes, or until golden brown. Drain on a sorbent
  paper.
  
  Presentation: Pile calamari rings into a basket lined with an
  attractive serviette. Garnish with lots of fresh lemon wedges and
  serve with a healthy bowl of tartare sauce for dipping.
  
  Note: There's no point in getting all sticky crumbing calamari
  yourself, especially when the supermarket freezer has done such
  terrific job for you. The good brands are light, very tender, and
  cook in no time.
  
  From: HOAX CUISINE - FAKING IT IN THE KITCHEN By: MAGGIE GEOFF ISBN 0
  7318 1026 0 [X ] Scanned [ ]Typed by Kevin JCJD Symons
  :  AUGUST, 2004
 
MMMMM
 

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