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bimmy-lee

@NEStalgia - Yeah, it gets more and more expensive as you get to the coasts. When I lived in the NW, I could pay extra to learn information like the animal’s name, what it did in its spare time, and sometimes chat with the farmer who raised, and ultimately, butchered it.

Here in the heartland, I can drive 20 minutes west from the center of a good sized city and arrive at an on site farmer’s store chock full of organic, grass fed beef. It’s unmanned and works on the honor system. Take what you want, leave the cash in a locked box. It’s been like this for generations, so has their farming methods. They were organic before “organic” meant money, and the cows are grass fed because that’s what they eat.

I only go for the novelty these days, because I have now have multiple ways for the same meat to be delivered to me, and it’s usually advertised if it’s served at a restaurant. All this aside though, I know from experience that it’s definitely cheaper and easier for me to acquire good meat and produce where I’m living now as opposed to other places in the country.

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Tyranexx

I've also considered getting an electric vehicle as there is a charging station not TOO far away, but the initial costs, the fact that my area is mostly rural, and the fact that my state is slowly killing incentives to get a greener vehicle have kind of nixed it for me for now. Besides, my 2012 Corolla is in decent shape.

It stinks as I'd like to help decrease our environmental footprint, but red tape, politics, and the lack of some greener resources and recycling that can be taken for granted elsewhere just don't exist in my area.

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Ryu_Niiyama

@Tyranexx Oh a Toyota? Yeah you can ride that till the doors fall off. My Taco and I are still putting around after 12 years.

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Tyranexx

@Ryu_Niiyama In my experience, Toyota is generally a reliable brand. The only internal component I've had to replace so far (knock on wood) is the battery.

External is a different story. Besides a full tire replacement a couple of years ago and a cracked windshield early this year (thank you insurance!), I've also had to have both bumpers and the grill replaced. Someone backed into my car when it was parked one time, so they fielded that one. The front bumper and grill were the result of me accidentally hitting a fox on Christmas night almost four years ago. Insurance fielded that one too; I didn't even know what it was except for the color.

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Heavyarms55

Man I love living in Japan. Even in a part of Japan that Japanese people consider super rural, I still don't need a car. Lived here 4 years and the only thing about having a car that would have been nice is the ability to buy things too large to carry without shipping. But shipping is muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch cheaper than gas, insurance, maintenance, and the cost of the car itself.

Anywhere I want to go I just walk over to the train station and catch a ride. Anywhere else I can get to by bus or on foot. In 4 years there hasn't been anywhere I've needed or wanted to go and couldn't without my own car. Good riddance!

Not looking forward to moving back to the US in 2020 and having to drive again... yuck!

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Ryu_Niiyama

@Tyranexx LOL yeah I lost a fight with a bush and my back bumper once. Luckily (well not really) someone hit me like 2 years later and while they didn't replace the bumper (as it was existing damage) they did straighten it back out. I'll get it replaced eventually.

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bimmy-lee

Years ago, I had an ‘01 Camry with 380k+ miles. I bought it high mileage in a private sale and drove it for almost four years before it got smashed up. The insurance company gave me more for the total than I paid for it. Can’t go wrong with a Toyota. Tacomas especially. I’m a Honda/Acura person personally, but Toyota is my backup.

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Tyranexx

@Ryu_Niiyama Not a bad consolation! The only noticeable ding on my car currently, barring a few door marks (you'd think people would be more careful.... 🙄), is that my front license plate is slightly bent from where someone's vehicle apparently nudged my car. I'm not entirely sure when it happened since it was a couple of days before I noticed it.

@Heavyarms55 As claustrophobic with people as I am, I'd love more public transportation options in the rural US. Sure, I have access to Amtrak not too far away, but it's not exactly high-speed rail.

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HobbitGamer

@bimmy-lee Yah, I like the smaller Tacoma models.
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Heavyarms55

@Tyranexx The super crowded trains in Japan that you likely have seen on TV are the extreme, not the norm. Even in Tokyo itself, one of the most populated cities in the world, it only really gets that bad during rush hours in holiday seasons. It would be more annoying if I had to commute by train every day - because that would always be during the commute rush hours, but outside of that I've been the only one in the train car before. Let me tell you, that's spooky! Especially at night!

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Eel

Every time I try to go and complete Lego Jurassic World on the Xbox I just kinda end up switching to Netflix to watch whichever movie I'm currently at again.

... Sometimes I even end up stuck reading a wiki.

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Heavyarms55

@Morpheel That was me in college. I'd be trying to study for the exam of the week or whatever and I'd end up reading random wiki articles until 3 in the morning.

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Eel

They’re like quicksand. Before you know it, you have over 20 tabs open.

Edit: I think I just saw someone like their own seconds-old comment on an article. That’s sad... Although I guess that means the like counter updates in real time too.

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NEStalgia

@Tyranexx " The front bumper and grill were the result of me accidentally hitting a fox on Christmas night almost four years ago. Insurance fielded that one too; I didn't even know what it was except for the color."

Nobody ever follows directions....
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@Heavyarms55 "Man I love living in Japan. Even in a part of Japan that Japanese people consider super rural, I still don't need a car. "

FFFUUUUUUUUUU!!!! Sheesh, no need to rub it in. Have I mentioned I hate cars? And roads. I mean I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate them. It took a long time to be able to play a racing game without wanting to put my fist through the screen. If there's one thing I despise above all others about the modern industrial world it's cars and roads. They are the thing that guarantees every single day of existence will be a miserable one, and the only function of a day is to attempt to escape the reality that any of that exists at all. Henry Ford ruined everything. And here you are happy as a lark in a place where people are civil by default without dealing with that. You are my new nemesis. My only solace is knowing you'll be forced unwillingly to return to the daily misery of suffering that is life here.

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Octane

@Heavyarms55 I'm so glad public transport is a viable option over here as well. Means I can drink, and I don't have to drive back home. The only ''problem'' is that there are no trains between 2:30am and 5:00am. But that's more of a first-world luxury problem.

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Eel

The easy solution to every transportation problem: don’t go out, ever! 🤗

Well maybe just make sure your neighbors know you’re still alive. That way they will notice when you’re not!

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NEStalgia

@Morpheel I like that solution....I did say I want to become a hermit after all! But...then the problem is....no income....so no Switch games.....or food or shelter which is a problem.

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bimmy-lee

Everyone knows if you’re still out at 2:30 am, you’re supposed to take it all the way and just stay out until the trains are running again. No doubt you’ll find something fun to do.

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