The Bitching Thread

[enkoujin]

Did you try to understand his situation?

From what you're telling us, it looks like he's a pretty shitty person, but maybe you should consider sitting down with him and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. Try to understand why he sees the world that day - maybe he has a misanthropy that can't be controlled and needs to see a professional (psychologist) to help fix his problems.

Understanding is the key - sure, you might make yourself vulnerable when you try to understand someone you dislike or try to discuss opposing opinions. Once you understand, you can understand how to diagnose his problem and come up with a solution to help him with his mess. Really, if he keeps this up, you'll feel guilty on about giving up [too early] and there may be volatile repercussions that may come back to you later in life.

[IFHTT]

I wouldn't have posted such a thing if not for having been through these motions several times before. Five years of constant drug abuse, stealing, lying, and general lack of remorse for anything he's ever done, in the face of five years of constant support, understanding, leniency, and love is plenty of reason for me to feel the way I do. His actions speak perfectly clearly. You cannot fix people, you can only encourage them to fix themselves. Outside of that, it's all on them. I understand completely his situation. As I stated before, I'm done.

[Sapphire]

I refuse to use the subway any longer.

Its not the fact that it's dirty and nasty that bothers me. I have come to terms with this. It's the price that I can't get over. It costs $2.25 to get any where, so I end up spending at least 2.25*2*7*4 = 126 dolla a month going to simple places like work. Or I can buy a monthly pass, which is $80 , and I cringe every time I do that because I'm cheap, man.

Anyway, I'm going to walk everywhere until I finally get a used bike. It takes an estimated 1 hr 14 minutes to walk from my apartment to work, but I'm willing to bite the bullet on this one.

[XanBcoo]

What's wrong with paying for the $80 monthly pass?

[Sapphire]

It's $80.

I want to use my money/save for other useful things.

I see your point. Cars are a total necessity in Austin. In fact, it was so weird to walk in Austin that I would frequently get honked at, or people would stop and offer to give me a ride, with expressions of fear and worry. But in Manhattan, people my age pretty much walk everywhere. So it's like an extra inconvenience to start using the subway as much as I do and spending all that money.

Upside? at least 6 miles a day
Downside? at least 6 miles a day

[Edort4]

At least you will get some nice legs from that, I know people that take the car to cover less than 5 miles and it ends having its price. Anyways it always surprisses me how big those cities are. Here if you dont live at the outskirts you can go walking almost everywhere and metro isnt so expensive either. Travels inside the city go for a bit less than a $

[Archangel]

I pay 13 euros for my monthly pass, i'm just saiyan...

[darkshadow]

I pay 0 euros for my free nationwide public transport pass, I'm just saying...

[Animeniax]

I drive a 300hp car that takes me wherever I want to go anytime. Just sayin'...

[Edort4]

I pay 0 euros for my free nationwide public transport pass, I'm just saying...

Nationwide? that rocks. I would be traveling every weekend.

@Animeniax 300hp is that much even used? it must consume quite a bit...

[XanBcoo]

At least you will get some nice legs from that

You get nice legs from squatting/running/biking a lot, not from walking.

[Uchiha Barles]

It's $80.

I want to use my money/save for other useful things.

What?! How are you getting your monthly pass for 80 a month? Mine's costing 109.../wrist

[Kraco]

I pay 0 euros for my free nationwide public transport pass, I'm just saying...

How is that commercially viable?

[Edort4]

You get nice legs from squatting/running/biking a lot, not from walking.

Walking at a pace of 6 km/h is 5-8 times less effective than doing those but you still burn like 300 cal/hour and if you dont do any more exercise is what experts recomend. Read about it.

[Archangel]

Walking at a pace of 6 km/h is 5-8 times less effective than doing those but you still burn like 300 cal/hour and if you dont do any more exercise is what experts recomend. Read about it.

He didn't claim it wasn't a good way to burn calories but that it's not a viable method for "getting nice legs". And he's right, walking hardly tones your legs at all.

[Animeniax]

You get nice legs from squatting/running/biking a lot, not from walking.

I wouldn't discourage people from walking as a bare minimum way to get in shape. If they won't even walk to places, it's probably not likely they'll ever do squats/run/or bike.

Where I work on campus, freshmen always ask us where a certain room is. I point the way, but I always direct them to take the stairs and leave out the fact that they can take the elevator which is right next to the stairs. It's only 2 flights up.

He didn't claim it wasn't a good way to burn calories but that it's not a viable method for "getting nice legs". And he's right, walking doesn't tone your legs at all.

Maybe if you wear those goofy toning shoes, walking can help.

[Edort4]

And even without those goofy shoes. I didnt believe it at first but I started reading about it and found some curious things, like walking slight slopes is like doing stair stepping. Its obviously less effective than more agresive workouts but it still helps a lot. Not only for your leg muscles, even shoulders and hands, the lungs and the circulatory system.

Edited for below: Of course you wont get bulky and if you are already fit it wont help more than keeping it that way.

[XanBcoo]

I wouldn't discourage people from walking as a bare minimum way to get in shape. If they won't even walk to places, it's probably not likely they'll ever do squats/run/or bike.

Didn't mean to discourage, just wanted to clarify that walking does nothing to your body aesthetically.

I did have to discourage a girl from buying those stupid shoes, however. What a waste of money.

[darkshadow]

How is that commercially viable?

Government funding?

[Animeniax]

Government funding?

ie, peoples' income taxes are funding other peoples' abilities to ride for free. Same as with universal healthcare.