_:Re: Mean streets in Europe?
Dec 28th 2004, 1:53 pm
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The Reids <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to Miguel Cruz
>>> And of course, round trip is 70 blocks. You want to walk 35 blocks after
>>> eating a meal?
>> Absolutely! I walked home 20km after my Christmas eve dinner tonight. And it
>> was 85F. Nothing better for alleviating the guilt of overeating.
> nothing better than a good walk after a meal, especially in the
> cold, How far is 35 blocks?
Not even 2 miles.
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> Following up to Miguel Cruz
>>> And of course, round trip is 70 blocks. You want to walk 35 blocks after
>>> eating a meal?
>> Absolutely! I walked home 20km after my Christmas eve dinner tonight. And it
>> was 85F. Nothing better for alleviating the guilt of overeating.
> nothing better than a good walk after a meal, especially in the
> cold, How far is 35 blocks?
Not even 2 miles.
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Dec 29th 2004, 6:39 am
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Following up to nitram
>>I find it ridiculous anybody would think 1.5 mile walk
>>ridiculous!
>A 3 mile walk is a bit much if you only have 40 minutes for lunch.
>--
If I have 40 minutes for lunch why eat 1.5 miles away? But that's
getting closer to the core of the issue. People rushing around to
do more and more to get more money to drive an SUV to lunch.
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>>I find it ridiculous anybody would think 1.5 mile walk
>>ridiculous!
>A 3 mile walk is a bit much if you only have 40 minutes for lunch.
>--
If I have 40 minutes for lunch why eat 1.5 miles away? But that's
getting closer to the core of the issue. People rushing around to
do more and more to get more money to drive an SUV to lunch.
--
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UK Red Cross earthquake appeal is at
"http://www.redcross.org.uk"
Dec 29th 2004, 8:48 am
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:39:40 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>I find it ridiculous anybody would think 1.5 mile walk
>>>ridiculous!
>>A 3 mile walk is a bit much if you only have 40 minutes for lunch.
>>--
>If I have 40 minutes for lunch why eat 1.5 miles away?
Perhaps because that's the distance to the nearest place, where food
is available?
> But that's
>getting closer to the core of the issue. People rushing around to
>do more and more to get more money to drive an SUV to lunch.
See above.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>I find it ridiculous anybody would think 1.5 mile walk
>>>ridiculous!
>>A 3 mile walk is a bit much if you only have 40 minutes for lunch.
>>--
>If I have 40 minutes for lunch why eat 1.5 miles away?
Perhaps because that's the distance to the nearest place, where food
is available?
> But that's
>getting closer to the core of the issue. People rushing around to
>do more and more to get more money to drive an SUV to lunch.
See above.
--
Martin
Dec 29th 2004, 10:19 am
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The Reids wrote:
> I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
> and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
> as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
> 50s.
Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
more than half-way across town.
My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
> The human body, to be healthy, requires that level of "fitness" in
> all but the old
Wrong again. I know people in their eighties who walk more than five
miles a day because they want to; they enjoy it.
Because I dance, I don't take walks. They physical demands of dancing
are greater and doing so is infinitely more fun. (See today's Palm
Springs post.)
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> I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
> and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
> as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
> 50s.
Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
more than half-way across town.
My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
> The human body, to be healthy, requires that level of "fitness" in
> all but the old
Wrong again. I know people in their eighties who walk more than five
miles a day because they want to; they enjoy it.
Because I dance, I don't take walks. They physical demands of dancing
are greater and doing so is infinitely more fun. (See today's Palm
Springs post.)
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Dec 31st 2004, 8:13 am
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Following up to Icono Clast
>> I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>> and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>> as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>> 50s.
>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>more than half-way across town.
Only by Americans.
Four miles unthinkable? Don't Americans ever go for a walk? If I
go out walking an easy day with a pub lunch will be 12-15 miles.
I'll walk more than 4 miles taking photos in central London, I
walk 4 miles return between the railway station and my dentist
and home. A 4 mile *run* isn't even long.
>My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
>about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
Only by Americans
>Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
>rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
>fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
OK, the whole world except USA.
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>> I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>> and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>> as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>> 50s.
>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>more than half-way across town.
Only by Americans.
Four miles unthinkable? Don't Americans ever go for a walk? If I
go out walking an easy day with a pub lunch will be 12-15 miles.
I'll walk more than 4 miles taking photos in central London, I
walk 4 miles return between the railway station and my dentist
and home. A 4 mile *run* isn't even long.
>My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
>about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
Only by Americans
>Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
>rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
>fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
OK, the whole world except USA.
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Dec 31st 2004, 10:26 am
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The Reids wrote:
> Following up to Icono Clast
>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>50s.
>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>more than half-way across town.
>
>
> Only by Americans.
The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
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> Following up to Icono Clast
>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>50s.
>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>more than half-way across town.
>
>
> Only by Americans.
The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
__________________________________________________ __________
A San Franciscan in (where else?) San Francisco
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ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net
Dec 31st 2004, 11:48 am
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Following up to Icono Clast
>>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>>50s.
>>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>>more than half-way across town.
>> Only by Americans.
>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
San Franciscans are Americans.
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Mike Reid
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>>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>>50s.
>>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>>more than half-way across town.
>> Only by Americans.
>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
San Franciscans are Americans.
--
Mike Reid
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Dec 31st 2004, 1:30 pm
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:48:50 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Icono Clast
>>>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>>>50s.
>>>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>>>more than half-way across town.
>
>>> Only by Americans.
>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>San Franciscans are Americans.
but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Icono Clast
>>>>>I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
>>>>>and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
>>>>>as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
>>>>>50s.
>>>>Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
>>>>extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
>>>>more than half-way across town.
>
>>> Only by Americans.
>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>San Franciscans are Americans.
but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
--
Martin
Dec 31st 2004, 1:58 pm
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Following up to nitram
>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
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>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
--
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Dec 31st 2004, 2:38 pm
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
why.
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Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
why.
--
Martin
Dec 31st 2004, 2:59 pm
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"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Following up to nitram
> >
> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
> >>>
> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
> >>>
> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
> >>
> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
> >
> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
> why.
Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Following up to nitram
> >
> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
> >>>
> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
> >>>
> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
> >>
> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
> >
> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
> why.
Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
Dec 31st 2004, 3:04 pm
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:59:50 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Following up to nitram
>> >
>> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>> >>>
>> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>> >>>
>> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>> >>
>> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>> >
>> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
>> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
>> why.
>Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Following up to nitram
>> >
>> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>> >>>
>> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>> >>>
>> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>> >>
>> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>> >
>> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
>> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
>> why.
>Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
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Martin
Dec 31st 2004, 3:21 pm
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"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:59:50 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected].. .
> >> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Following up to nitram
> >> >
> >> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
> >> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
> >> >>
> >> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
> >> >
> >> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
> >>
> >> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
> >> why.
> >
> >Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
> and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
You havent seen *my* pancakes :-)
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> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:59:50 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected].. .
> >> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Following up to nitram
> >> >
> >> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
> >> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
> >> >>
> >> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
> >> >
> >> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
> >>
> >> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
> >> why.
> >
> >Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
> and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
You havent seen *my* pancakes :-)
Dec 31st 2004, 3:25 pm
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:21:08 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:59:50 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >news:[email protected].. .
>> >> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Following up to nitram
>> >> >
>> >> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>> >> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>> >> >
>> >> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
>> >>
>> >> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
>> >> why.
>> >
>> >Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
>> and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
>You havent seen *my* pancakes :-)
LOL
Hot and sticky are they?
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:59:50 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >news:[email protected].. .
>> >> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:58:58 +0000, The Reids
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Following up to nitram
>> >> >
>> >> >>>>The reference was to San Francisco, not the USA.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>Uh? The point I was making that in the rest of the world,
>> >> >>>distances SFs think long are regarded as short.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>San Franciscans are Americans.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>but not all Americans are San Franciscans.
>> >> >
>> >> >Yep, let the others say how far they walk.
>> >>
>> >> Walking is easier in Florida than in SF. I am sure you can work out
>> >> why.
>> >
>> >Hmm - cos its hot and sticky and you get chased by alligators ?
>> and because Florida is as flat as a pancake and SF isn't.
>You havent seen *my* pancakes :-)
LOL
Hot and sticky are they?
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Dec 31st 2004, 8:35 pm
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When I was a boy I walked five miles to school in the snow, uphill each way.
Or so my son accuses me.
But if a Londoner says it's a ten minute walk, take a taxi.
rjf
"Icono Clast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The Reids wrote:
> > I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
> > and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
> > as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
> > 50s.
> Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
> extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
> more than half-way across town.
> My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
> about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
> Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
> rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
> fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
> > The human body, to be healthy, requires that level of "fitness" in
> > all but the old
> Wrong again. I know people in their eighties who walk more than five
> miles a day because they want to; they enjoy it.
> Because I dance, I don't take walks. They physical demands of dancing
> are greater and doing so is infinitely more fun. (See today's Palm
> Springs post.)
> __________________________________________________ ______________
> A San Franciscan who never says "No!" to an invitation to dance!
> http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/
> ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net
Or so my son accuses me.
But if a Londoner says it's a ten minute walk, take a taxi.
rjf
"Icono Clast" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The Reids wrote:
> > I'll stick my neck out and say most of the worlds population now,
> > and all of the worlds population 50 years ago, regarded 4 miles
> > as a short walk. I used to walk farther to school every day in the
> > 50s.
> Poor neck. A four-mile walk here has always been considered as
> extremely long and close to unthinkable except to the very few. It's
> more than half-way across town.
> My walks to school were considered long, one farther than a mile, one
> about a mile, and one about three-quarters of a mile.
> Had you said "all of the world's population" in poor countries, or
> rural areas in well-off countries, I would not disagree about today,
> fifty years ago, or five thousand years ago.
> > The human body, to be healthy, requires that level of "fitness" in
> > all but the old
> Wrong again. I know people in their eighties who walk more than five
> miles a day because they want to; they enjoy it.
> Because I dance, I don't take walks. They physical demands of dancing
> are greater and doing so is infinitely more fun. (See today's Palm
> Springs post.)
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