Missouri.
Large sections of the USSA look like this. They didn't look like this 30 years ago. Even small rural towns of ~2,000 people have homeless camps. When unemployment was officially around 4%, I still knew plenty of people who wanted work and couldn't get hired after sending out hundreds of job applications. I was one of them. "Now Hiring!" signs were everywhere and no one responded back or responded when follow-ups were attempted. I also know homeless people who work jobs and are priced out of rent, and the rent here is about as cheap as it gets in this country. There's a massive disconnect between what the government and mainstream news is telling us and how things actually are. People who live in their middle class burbclaves will typically never have to see it. They live in the nicer places that relatively speaking are thriving, places that James Howard Kunstler termed the "Landscape of Despair".
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/03/cities-towns-landscape-despair/
But riding around the area made me happy. Nothing like moving 40 mph with nothing but your legs providing the thrust. Although the fact that it was 95 degrees kind of sucked because the cockpit of that vehicle quickly becomes an oven. Being stopped at red lights with no air coming in for cooling is especially brutal. Looking forward to translating a scaled version of this aerodynamically slippery body to my own custom build, so that using an electric motor I can do 120 mph on only 6 horsepower and accelerate like a car.
Maybe next time I'll show you a few superfund sites!
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Re: Happy Talk
by The_Toecutter » Mon 04 Jul 2022, 13:53:14
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Re: Happy Talk
by C8 » Mon 04 Jul 2022, 14:56:48
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')But riding around the area made me happy. Nothing like moving 40 mph with nothing but your legs providing the thrust. Although the fact that it was 95 degrees kind of sucked because the cockpit of that vehicle quickly becomes an oven.
')But riding around the area made me happy. Nothing like moving 40 mph with nothing but your legs providing the thrust. Although the fact that it was 95 degrees kind of sucked because the cockpit of that vehicle quickly becomes an oven.
Wouldn't you get the same aerodynamics if you had plastic sheeting over a mesh frame? Then you could peal back the sheets for the summer and get some wind.
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Re: Happy Talk
by AdamB » Mon 04 Jul 2022, 17:42:42
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'M')issouri.
Large sections of the USSA look like this. They didn't look like this 30 years ago.
Large sections of the USSA look like this. They didn't look like this 30 years ago.
Having been quite the North American road warrior when I was younger, most of the USA wasn't like that. And yes, parts did look like that 30 years ago. You might not have been around the steel plants and coal mines as they closed, but I am quite familiar with that aspect of Appalachia, having relatives there.
Missouri is an interesting tour along I-70 (I can name the fuel stops, hotels, rest areas, along most of that stretch from memory) and gives you the impression that for a Bible thumping state, they sure like porn.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_ToeCutter', '
')There's a massive disconnect between what the government and mainstream news is telling us and how things actually are.
Well, that I can agree with. I've found the people of Missouri basic, and down to earth, and quite reasonable to deal with, and I love the farm country in the north of the state, and the northern part of the Ozarks in the south. Quick check on my travel records indicates I've visited 87% of the county seats in Missouri. Like I said, it doesn't all look as bad as some of your photos, which is why I asked.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_ToeCutter', '
')But riding around the area made me happy. Nothing like moving 40 mph with nothing but your legs providing the thrust.
Or leaned over in a 70mph sweeper with nothing keeping you up except centrifugal force, and just waiting for the acceleration to 100mph down the next straight. Without moving your legs an inch!
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_ToeCutter', '
')Although the fact that it was 95 degrees kind of sucked because the cockpit of that vehicle quickly becomes an oven. Being stopped at red lights with no air coming in for cooling is especially brutal. Looking forward to translating a scaled version of this aerodynamically slippery body to my own custom build, so that using an electric motor I can do 120 mph on only 6 horsepower and accelerate like a car.
Like I said before, get that A/C thing and add seating for another 4 and I'd be interested! Seating for only 1 more if you could make it as fun as any 2-wheeler larger than 250cc's.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_ToeCutter', '
')Maybe next time I'll show you a few superfund sites!
No need. In my state, the government creates them in real time for us to enjoy! Before GovCo decided to take over the cleanup, and after!
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