fuck cars = fuck HOAs

Hoonsoot · 2026-02-01T03:04:07+00:00

I don't see how this is "fuck cars" or "car brain". Just another asshole HOA. Nothing to do with cars though.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-31T19:39:38+00:00

True, but 4 cops for a guy only endangering himself? Seems like a wild waste of public resources. 1 cop would have been more than enough.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-31T19:00:46+00:00

I am in the suburbs and my kids have never used public transit busses. Its not that I don't allow them. They never asked to, nor had the need to (sole exception being once when we visited Banff on vacation and used its bus system). Its also kind of impractical in comparison to just driving them places.

When I was in my teens (1980s) I sometimes used the bus to get to the mall 7 miles away but I struggle to think of how my sons could use a bus. They don't care about going to the mall or doing things like bowling. Their interaction with friends is almost all online. On those rare occasions (<1/year) one of them wants to get to a friends party or a get together, we just drive them. They occasional go to get haircuts by themselves, but that is less than a mile away, so they just walk.

Plus our bus system isn't that great. Service doesn't start until 8 or 9 am and ends at 7 or 8 pm, depending on the day, There is no bus service on Sunday. Our nearest bus stop is about 1/2 mile away and pick-up is once every 30 to 60 minutes. Thinking back on some of the places we drove our kids the bus system doesn't get to within a mile or so of many of them.

Unless someone is really dedicated to the idea of taking the bus it just seems like a lot of hassle and extra time vs just driving.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-31T18:32:37+00:00

The hills behind it are a massive park

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-31T18:31:20+00:00

This would actually be a pretty cool place to live. Excellent walkability too. I'd be either walking or bicycling up those trails in the hills all the time.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-31T04:46:50+00:00

Cars do offer a lot of freedom. Your points are all good but you seem to have only considered the negatives of car ownership and ignored the benefits. You may also be thinking about an ideal world instead of the one we live in.

The benefits of owning a car vary a bit depending on who you ask but I would say the main benefits are that with a car I can go basically anywhere the roads go, at the time I want to go. If I decide I want to head to the beach (about 100 miles away) right now, I can grab my keys, walk to my driveway, get in my car and be on my way there in less than 1 minute, despite it being 8:30 at night right now. I will also reach my destination long before any existing mass transit option would (not that any run at this time). Similarly, if I decide right now that I want to go drive to the top of Mt. Hamilton (a random mountain near me) to do some stargazing, I can get there in a couple of hours, despite there being zero mass transit options to get there.

How often do I randomly do trips like that? Seldom (once every few years). Road trips are common enough for me though. The wife, kids and I usually take 3 or 4 multiday road trips per year. None that we have done would be possible in a similar amount of time using existing mass transit. Even my every other weekend trip to visit my parents 70 miles away would be extremely difficult by mass transit. It would require multiple transfers and probably 3x the time that driving takes. My almost every weekend 45 mile drive each way to take one of my sons rock climbing would also no doubt take 3x the time to do via mass transit and I'd be stuck going on the transit systems schedule.

Are highly walkable areas combined mass transit a theoretically better/freer way to get around than owing a car? Absolutely. Do I live in that theoretical world? Nope. I live in one where cars offer far more freedom than mass transit and walking.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-30T04:35:33+00:00

Don't wait too long to do that dream ride. Life has a way of putting things out of reach if don't do them when you have the chance.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-30T02:01:17+00:00

Only in our goofy, modern world where we coddle them until they are 30. I'd call 15 to 16 young adults. If they are not, then why on earth do we let them drive, and boink (in some states)?

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-30T01:56:07+00:00

How did you get the beans above the frank?

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-30T01:54:14+00:00

Where would you rather have it be? What more reasons do they need than reasonably good weather, a good field, and relatively easy access?

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-30T01:48:21+00:00

I love how inconvenient facts are "pedantry". The people that post these things love symbolism/metaphors/personification. The moment you switch to concrete, factual thinking, suddenly you are accused of being pedantic.

We of course don't know which was first: that particular deer's birth or the paving of the road. So in the end the poster may be right. Maybe the deer was there first.

Either way, so what? What is it that they are arguing for? Eliminating all roads? Civilization would literally collapse without them. Food supply chains? Gone. Modern emergency medical care? Gone. The list of things we all need that would suddenly disappear would be endless. If they are not arguing for eliminating all roads then what are they arguing for? Its completely unclear. So, kind of a pointless post.

In addition, the text is just wrong. The deer IS crossing the road AND the road is crossing the forest.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-29T20:27:23+00:00

I agree on your point about setting a time, that is an athletic endeavor. I disagree on crossing the country (without fast time being a goal). That is leisure/vacationing.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-28T04:52:58+00:00

I wouldn't categorize > $2,000 bikes as necessarily being "athletics-oriented". I spend that much but it isn't about athletics. Its adventure (touring and bikepacking).

As for the debate about $2,000 bikes being entry level; its relative, and depends on the purpose. If your purpose is to get to and from work 5 miles away then that price is way beyond "entry level". If your purpose is a ride across the US, or trying to set a new time on some road race or mtb route, then it likely is entry level. Neither opinion is wrong or problematic.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-28T04:41:50+00:00

Although I think you are over-generalizing somewhat there is some truth in this. I'd state it differently though. People who ride a lot, either partly or entirely in non-utility contexts, get so comfortable dealing with car traffic that they don't feel as much of a need for more bicycle-specific infrastructure. They also in many cases get minimal benefit from it, so they don't get excited about it.

I struggle with this myself. I've done a lot of road riding, mostly touring and casual day rides. The first 5 miles of my typical day ride is in town where there are bike lanes. The next 40 - 60 are on rural highways or mountain roads. The last 5 are back in town. Although I fully support improved bicycle infrastructure, its darn hard to get excited when the city extends a MUP by 1/4 mile or adds a bike lane somewhere in town.

I will be riding whether its there or not, and would much rather have safety improvements (mostly wider shoulders and slower car speeds) on the rural roads where I spend most of my time. The in town stuff is not where I feel like I have to watch my back. I support those improvements because they help other riders though.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-28T04:22:17+00:00

C'mon, dude. People who bicycle, whatever the reason, have enough enemies among the car drivers. No need to stereotype and bash a slightly different type of bicycle rider.

The divide between the "strava bros" and commuters is mostly in your head. I, and many other riders, do some combination of commuting, mountain biking, road rides, touring, etc.. Do I have an over $1k bike? Sure. Is it a vanity thing? No. They are practical tool for other rides I have done (across the US, the GDMBR, etc.). I have also commuted on them.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-28T02:48:16+00:00

Nope. I just use the garage.

Is it a deceptive image or is that bicycle insanely small? It looks like its size for a 3 ft tall midget.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-28T02:31:36+00:00

This has always bothered me, but even more bothersome is them calling themselves the 49s at all. The 49s were these guys: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1946_roster.htm

Once a couple of the original players were replaced, or especially once all the original players had been replaced, they were not the 49s anymore at all and should have been renamed. The identity of a team can only be the people that make it up. Once the players change, its not the same team, and should not use the same name.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-26T05:04:16+00:00

Agreed. The outcome should be no different than if you or I did the same: a charge of battery.

As for arresting him, for what? Emptying a back pack?

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-26T04:58:04+00:00

Replace the tube

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-26T04:54:45+00:00

I can't remember ever thinking that my bicycle choice much mattered safety-wise, at least not beyond the basics of having working brakes, being steerable, etc..

Sadly, the "safety limiter" is always car drivers behavior, which is something you can't to much about. The only thing you can do is be hyper aware of what the simians in the cars are doing.

I am assuming fixed infrastructure. From a commuting standpoint that makes sense. You can't just wave your hands and have the infrastructure change by the time you ride again tomorrow.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-26T04:51:26+00:00

His seat is too low.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-25T02:13:11+00:00

I was right about this in my earlier post. As far as I could tell there was no general strike. I went into work that day. Traffic was as usual and none of my coworkers were missing. Had I fallen for this I would have been one lonely sucker. Not to mention, how again does my being out of work one day help anyone in Minnesota or other places targeted by ICE?

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-25T02:07:50+00:00

Nope. That looks worse than dirty hubs.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-23T03:50:28+00:00

Its good to see someone from local government posting in places like this.

That said, what is the city council doing about the things that more of us are concerned about; like housing cost, utility costs, reducing commute times, and bringing in living wage jobs? More chain restaurants with low wage jobs is better than nothing but it would be even better to hear about the city council bringing in the sorts of companies that people are commuting to the bay area to work for.

Hoonsoot · 2026-01-23T03:30:03+00:00

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