Ross Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 So everyone in the world that goes for daily walks are just invisible to you? There is a huge difference between the number of people who walk for pleasure and the ones who walk because they have no choice. In my experience, the vast majority of walkers do so because that's the only way they have to get around. IF they had the means, they would drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Walking for enjoyment of a pretty day or to get some excercise is one thing. That can be done most places and in fact is one of the selling points of many of the suburban master planned communities. Walking to get groceries for a family of four (or five or six or, in my case seven) or to Lowes to get some lumber for a project is quite another thing. People in the suburbs don't walk much. If they didn't Houston wouldn't be one of the fattest cities in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 There is a huge difference between the number of people who walk for pleasure and the ones who walk because they have no choice. In my experience, the vast majority of walkers do so because that's the only way they have to get around. IF they had the means, they would drive. I disagree, and I'm pretty sure I've been to more third world countries than you, and never in my life have I seen one where the only choice is walking. Stop exaggerating. Whether there is rickshaw, bicycle, motorcycle, auto rickshaw, scooter, there are always some other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm pretty sure you're the smartest man to ever visit these boards, Vik. You have been everywhere, done everything, and we're all wrong except you. Congratulations, you've won the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 People in the suburbs don't walk much. If they didn't Houston wouldn't be one of the fattest cities in the world. Those "fattest" city rankings are a joke. They base it primarily on restaurants per capita and other indirect measures. Go visit the suburban parks, Terry Hershey and Oyster Creek come to mind, and then get back to me. People in the suburbs tend to walk for pleasure and excercise, not out of necessity. I'm pretty sure you're the smartest man to ever visit these boards, Vik. You have been everywhere, done everything, and we're all wrong except you. Congratulations, you've won the internet. He'll have to fight Al Gore for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Those "fattest" city rankings are a joke. They base it primarily on restaurants per capita and other indirect measures. So New York should be the fattest city according to that logic, oh wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 So New York should be the fattest city according to that logic, oh wait... Go argue with the people that make the lists. One thing I am sure they don't do is go around and weigh everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Go argue with the people that make the lists. One thing I am sure they don't do is go around and weigh everyone.I'm sure too but have you seen any other state with as many obese people as Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm sure too but have you seen any other state with as many obese people as Texas? Mississippi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Not the consequences described by the charlatan who made the movies.I hope you're not serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm sure too but have you seen any other state with as many obese people as Texas? According to the CDC the following state have obesity rates equal to or greater than Texas. LouisianaMississippiArkansasWest VirginiaAlabamaOklahomaSouth CarolinaIndianaKentuckyMichiganTennesseeIowaOhioKansasNorth DakotaWisconsinMissouriNorth Carolina http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html Texas is listed at 29.2% and New York is listed at 23.6%. Only 5.6 points different. I'd guess that the difference in demographics between the two accounts for most, if not all, of the variance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 I hope you're not seriousMost of these alarmist "documentaries" usually are fraudulent and misleading. Do you take Michael Moore movies at face value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Most of these alarmist "documentaries" usually are fraudulent and misleading. Do you take Michael Moore movies at face value? Have you even seen them? Michael Moore brings up good points, interesting that not long after sicko health care reform was passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Have you even seen them? Michael Moore brings up good points, interesting that not long after sicko health care reform was passed.So, the answer to IronTiger's question is "yes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 So, the answer to IronTiger's question is "yes".I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 So, the answer to IronTiger's question is "yes". People can choose to see the truth if they want, or they can live their own life ignoring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 People can choose to see the truth if they want, or they can live their own life ignoring it. How very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I hope you're not seriousI am completely serious. Gasland and is sequel are works of fiction, not based on any believable reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I am completely serious. Gasland and is sequel are works of fiction, not based on any believable reality.Wow. The natural gas pricing scheme is a scam. The point is to export it long term, and domestic prices will increase. All at the expense of our own water supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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