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koushirouizumi

apolladay

There's a stereotype that USAmericans tolerate very long car rides.

mollyjames

op I think you may have wildly underestimated american's car tolerance

vaspider

Where I grew up it was pretty common to take a 45m+ car trip for groceries. If you couldn't deal with being in a car for an hour, you'd have Problems.

hazel2468

I would take regular trips as a kid/teen over 3+ hours down to the shore (and for any of my non-American friends. That is 3+ hours driving down to the shore IN MY STATE. I live in the northern part, the shore is in the southern, and we went almost all the way as south as you can go. 3+ hours of driving and all in one state... Based on my experiences with friends from Europe in the past, this fact has consistently gotten me a "huh?" face from them) and that's about normal to me.

A drive from the airport back to my partner's place, when I go to visit, takes upwards of 5 hours, depending on traffic.

Honestly I just. Headphones and daydream. Or chat!

#a: yes but around 1.5 it stops being tolerable #us #driving #us transit #poll #florida #florida transit #florida politics #south florida #south miami #miami #tampa #orlando #(are all places in FL Ive been driven to but I Dont Drive {haha what are chronic symptoms when youre Disabled---})#actuallynearsighted #actuallypanicattacks #actuallygad #actuallydisabled #(Fun fact the drive from far south Miami to Tampa + Tampa Convention Center for cons there ALONE is like 5 and 1 half hrs OR BIT MORE)#({Can go into 6 to 6 and a half~7 on a REALLY BAD trip and Yes Weve Been Caught in standstill traffic jams before+when evacuating storms})#pittsburg #baltimore #(Ive flown to but had to take transit from far south just to GET to the airport with better pricing and even THAT drive is about an hour+)#(Fams scattered about US+Elsewhere in general especially my bio relatives but im still in the PROCESS of even TRYING to Meet Up With Them)#why cant you just leave #no i cant just jump in a car and leave deal with it #(I was interested in this poll but re the commentary Yeah Driving in FL {especially} can quickly become A Nightmare if youre not careful)#(Basically ever since childhood ive taken 5&1 half hour roadtrips at least x1 time a year just to see the ENTIRE OTHER HALF OF MY FAM)#(THAT ISNT EVEN THE JEWISH PART like YES Im Closeish to my other end* but THEY. DO NOT. LIVE *HERE*. My Jewish end DOES)#({*The immediate relatives on this end im all close with but extended relatives?? we usually see them at fam reunion like gatherings})

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sca-nerd

My friends who have never experienced flooding, and who are about to deal with it from this storm, please remember:

1. NO. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THAT WATER ON THE ROAD. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING. TURN. AROUND.

2. DO NOT GO WADING THROUGH THE WATER. EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO SEE HOW DEEP IT IS. THAT. WATER. IS. CONTAMINATED.

3. IT IS CALLED FLASH FLOODING FOR A REASON. THE WATER RISES AND SURGES IN A FLASH. STAY. HOME.

4. If you're at risk of flooding, raise up any of your belongings now. Put the legs of tall things in buckets. Know where your important documents are.

5. Stay safe.

systlin

Don't EVER EVER FUCKING EVER drive through flood water. NEVER. I don't CARE if you think you can make it. I don't CARE if you think you know the road.

ROADS WASH OUT FLOODWATER IS DEEPER THAN IT LOOKS. Don't drive through it! Never!

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vaspider

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