to think that people who make blanket judgements on people for using their cars are stupid?

[stitch]

why is it so impossible to understand that it is almost impossible to live without a car in todays uk?
this has been discussed again and again, yet there are still people who would tar and feather people for daring to use their cars to get to work, or drive their kids to school.
can we please get over this, and move on?

As I said on the other thread, some people have no idea what it's like not to live in a city.

YANBU

That OP did make me very cross!

And even in a city, it is not always straight forward using public transport!

Indeed, sorry, making a vast generalisation!

YANBU. The OP was being very stupid

Haven't seen the thread you're talking about, but...

I find it all really stupid. Mainly, because I didn't bother learning to drive for 12 years and many, many people took great delight in telling me how ridiculous and "pathetic" I was for having to go everywhere by public transport.

Now I can drive and have a car I get looked down upon for doing that too.

The bottom line is that people just love to shit all over others.

Just ignore them.

(sorry, should read some people just love to shit all over others).

stitch on Sat 31-May-08 09:32:13
"why is it so impossible to understand that it is almost impossible to live without a car in todays uk?"

Excuse me, love, but what is this if not a blanket judgment?

Today's UK presumably includes the city where I live and bring up my children (one a wheelchair user) without a car? And the village where my (also disabled) MIL lives without a car?

Lots of people live in cities (naturally, otherwise they wouldn't be cities), so almost impossible seems a huge exaggeration.

Cory goes off to start a new thread about all blanket judgments on any subject being stupid.

i ignore the threads. I know that I have to have a car(well i have a van) and if people think I shouldn't they can come and puch my 13yr up and down hills. I refuse to take her on the bus.

I'd also like to put in a word for 4 X 4s. On two occasions in the last six months we've had flash flooding in our rural area and it's been the kindness of friends with these vehicles which has fetched my children from places I couldn't get to.

I'm about to write to our County Council to tell them that if they can't sort out the drainage I'll be swapping my Ford Focus estate for a Range Rover. It's not acceptable that children are being stranded owing to completely avoidable flooding, caused by their poor maintenance of drains and ditches.

right, never start a thread, and then have to leave the computer.
i just wanted to reiterate, that sometimes having a car is the only option. it isnt lazyiness or ineptitude. there is no choice in the matter.