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Posted by Matt from CT on April 27, 2005 at 10:14:36 from (66.181.93.136):
In Reply to: Story about today's generation ... posted by Rodent on April 27, 2005 at 10:06:58:
What amazes me sometimes... I don't have a problem with people being friendly and stopping to give me a lift if they see me walking sometimes -- a lot of times if my vehicle had been in the shop, I'd drop it off then either walk to the firehouse (1/2 mile) or home (1-1/4 mile)...when it's done, walk back and get it. Similiar, been driven home after a party before and the next morning have someone stop to give me a lift 2-1/2 miles into a 3 mile walk to go retrieve my car. But what amazes me is a lot of my friends just *can't* believe I'm walking somewhere! It's like a foreign concept -- I have two feet, and I may be fat but I can walk! But so many of my friends who look healthier than me, but the thought of a 1/4 mile walk boggles their mind!
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