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- From: rogerk@queernet.org (Roger B.A. Klorese)
- Subject: Re: Sources (was Re: Cars as "something better")
- Message-ID: <C02zv6.2HD@queernet.org>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:45:05 GMT
- References: <D2150035.mbn4sz@outpost.SF-Bay.org>
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- In article <D2150035.mbn4sz@outpost.SF-Bay.org> peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce) writes:
- >I'm always amazed at people who keep saying how cool it is to spend
- >all that time on a train or bus so you can get your reading done.
- >I'd say saving 20 minutes on a daily commute so someone can spend that
- >time with their kids is a darn good trade off.
-
- Aaah, the "have kids, give up a life" view of the world.
-
- Twenty more grumpy, headachey minutes (which is what *I'd* get from
- driving it every day) would hardly be a gift to one's kids. I hate the
- "quality time" buzzword, but this is exactly that sort of issue. For
- you, perhaps it's a "darn good tradeoff"; for others, it may be that the
- driving stress, the lack of private time, or other factors may actually
- diminish that driver's enjoyment of time with their kids... or, more
- importantly, their kids' enjoyment of time with them.
- --
- ROGER B.A. KLORESE +1 415 ALL-ARFF
- rogerk@unpc.QueerNet.ORG {ames,decwrl,pyramid}!sgiblab!unpc!rogerk
- "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."
- -- J. Foster
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