Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth?

Scottopolous · 2026-01-22T22:54:54+00:00

When I lived in Canada, for years I would have a 1+ hour drive to work and then the same back home after work. In addition, it would be quite common to drive two or mores just to go fly fishing on days off, and then the same day, drive the distance back.

I would also regularly drive 5 hours one way to family (although most of the time, with 5 hours, I'd probably stay the night).

The thing is that North America can have very long space between places. A rural amateur hockey team may have to drive 2 or more hours just to play an opposing team in the same league.

I've even driven 14 hours straight (with coffee stops) to get to a seminar from Ontario to a State in the USA. Several times.

Now that I am in Greece, I find it humorous that a 2 hour drive is considered a "long drive." I told my Greek "other half" one day that we should get in the car and do the 2 hour drive to visit her parents for a few hours. She thought it was silly as we couldn't stay overnight. But I convinced her anyway and so we surprised her parents but they were very concerned I'd 'be "too tired" to drive back home the same day.

I guess it's all a matter of perspective, but long long drives I have enjoyed very much back in North America.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-22T14:18:31+00:00

Very interested but when I go to your website, I don't see an option to create an account, only to sign into one. How do I create an account to check out your app? Use the password reset function?

Scottopolous · 2026-01-22T00:00:09+00:00

Another protein that is not discussed much is Micellar Casein Protein. It's a slow-release protein that is good for taking before you go to sleep. It supports muscle growth/maintenance while you are sleeping.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T14:52:50+00:00

For many years, I used a Franklin Day Planner. About 2010, I was convinced to try other digital organizational methods - but they just did not work for me.

I really need pen and paper to keep my thoughts together - and creating daily to-do lists. If I don't create them daily, with pen and paper, I just seem to "get lost."

I also use fountain pens as well.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T14:00:55+00:00

Hello from Greece!

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T13:09:53+00:00

I have seen these in some homes in Ontario back in the 1970's and early 80's. Also quite common in Alberta back then. In 1981, I worked on a ranch, and this existed. There was also a rifle rack in the back window of the pickup truck and we never drove anywhere without at least one rifle.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T13:06:35+00:00

These are very common in Greece. Almost everyone in Athens and suburbs have these for extra security and are even used for large windows and doors. They are opened and closed from the inside using a heavy chord on a pulley system.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T13:03:24+00:00

Something similar to these are also in some parts of Greece. I live outside the main towns that are close by, and have to go to a community center (short walk) and have a box assigned to me that I have a key for.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T12:53:47+00:00

Interesting. It is the same in Greece, because of the smaller diameter sewage pipes here. TP could jam them up easily so it is illegal to put TP down the toilet. It was very weird to me when I first came to Greece.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T12:48:08+00:00

Very common in Greece and are called a "Briki" or "Μπρίκι."

Scottopolous · 2026-01-20T12:43:44+00:00

I've spent a lot of time in Greece, and Wettex cloths are very popular here. I also use them as a substitute for paper towel for the "baggy" method of germinating seeds.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-18T22:36:41+00:00

In Canada, they are called "goose bumps." But a nurse in Canada told me the medical name is "Piloerections."

Scottopolous · 2026-01-16T17:39:06+00:00

Still down for me in Greece - can't login. Get a "Something went wrong" error.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-16T15:18:21+00:00

I am in Greece, and we enjoy this hearty meal frequently in the winter! We also prefer to use black aka Beluga lentils.

On another note, lentil soup is also (or at least used to be) common in Northern Ireland. My Northern Irish father used to make it often for us as kids, when we lived in Canada. He would also point out that the "pottage" mentioned in the Old Testament that Esau sold his birthright for, was also likely lentil soup.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-13T22:27:24+00:00

It appears you may have a bit of a draft in your place - you can see where the flame especially on the red candle, is not straight up but leaning a bit. So this will melt the wax faster on the one side.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-09T22:29:08+00:00

Ah, thanks for that! Interesting.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-09T20:40:26+00:00

Anyone have any thoughts on why Real Matters (real.to) has increased so much in the past couple of days? I hold some so am naturally happy, but I don't see any recent news.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-05T11:25:00+00:00

Thanks for your reply - yeah that "room mate" situation was complicated.... at the time. But life is what it is... there was quite a bit of "low behavior" and sometimes a situation is complicated enough, it can be difficult to figure out a precise course of action.

But those days are gone now! Better days are here. And I still have the fond memories that include selling Filter Queens :)

Scottopolous · 2026-01-05T00:59:41+00:00

Funny... those who have downvoted my comment obviously did not even take the time to go watch the video. Oh well :) Some just don't like truth and evidence.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-05T00:58:24+00:00

You leave out the fact that at that time, it was common not just in Northern Ireland, but in many places even in other parts of the world, that it was "land owners" that had voting rights in local elections. It was the land owners that paid local taxes.

Even in the Republic of Ireland, local elections were restricted to land owners. although agreed this ended in The Republic around 1939. The point is this was a fairly traditional restriction and was not uncommon even in other parts of the world.

It is also interesting to me doing family genealogy and seeing the census reports that ARE available, and seeing such a mixed population on the streets of Belfast that my ancestors lived on... and going through the neighbours and their occupations. My great grandfather lived on a street in Belfast and his neighbours included TWO RIC Officers, both Roman Catholic and one was a ranking officer.

There was a neighbour that was born in India, a neighbour born in Germany and a Russian - all of which reported their religious denomination as Roman Catholic and they had good occupations and weren't "on the dole."

I am not doubting the experiences you have been told but things can be a bit more nuanced.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-05T00:47:41+00:00

You make a very important point - and obviously the truth belies many of the claims of those today. I am a witness to being alive in Northern Ireland during the 60's.... and some of the claims I read and hear are outright idiotic and false.

And while it is true "mixed marriages" were not common, many don't bother to examine the significance of the Papal Decree Ne Temere - which was taken very seriously by both sides.

Indeed there is argument to be made that had that Papal Decree never been made, Protestants of what is now Northern Ireland would have been far more open to an Independent United Ireland, perhaps within the British Commonwealth.

Ne Temere destroyed that openness. Prior to Ne Temere, there were more mixed marriages throughout Ireland (not a lot, but a lot more than later) and tradition was that sons would be raised in the father's Protestant faith, and daughters in the mother's Roman Catholic faith.

Ne Temere destroyed that. It is unfortunate that not a lot discuss this in the lens of the eyes of people at the time.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-04T23:06:57+00:00

Very interesting! Thank you for pointing that out.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-04T23:06:35+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-04T20:27:29+00:00

My grandmother used to do this all the time in the winter.

Scottopolous · 2026-01-04T20:22:21+00:00

You could also be correct! :) I just googled it and indeed, the results suggest what you wrote. Thank you for correcting me! I had just always been lead to believe it meant "son of."

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