I get so TIRED of reminding people who are gung-ho for civic engagement, charity work, et cetera, that their USUAL methods actively exclude a significant portion of the very group they're trying to help.
Oh, CANDY sales. That's a go-to, even after decades of negative information about the very food they're pushing for charity. Fine, it's an occasional treat..Unless you're on a diet that restricts sugar, fat, carbs, or have religious restrictions, or allergies.
Walk-a-thon for cancer... Yeah, after cancer, I measure my steps PER DAY hoping to get the total back above 500. Hasn't happened yet.
Car-free day? Yeah. I haven't any access to paratransit any longer, so I measure my trips "out" as in how many steps from the front door I've gotten. The grocery store might as well be on Pluto.
It's a very difficult position to be in, because first I feel excluded by the planned project, and THEN I usually get snapped at or worse for pointing out the very real flaws and limitations.
If I were planning a car-free alternative, I'd set up one day, each month, where a driver offers to help two or three other people who NORMALLY don't have cars to run an errand. The grocery. The library. There are enough people to count for the carpool lane, and the timing is convenient to the individuals. Believe you me, waiting for a bus while it's snowing is NOT good for arthritic bones.
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Date: 2020-10-10 08:05 pm (UTC)Oh, CANDY sales. That's a go-to, even after decades of negative information about the very food they're pushing for charity. Fine, it's an occasional treat..Unless you're on a diet that restricts sugar, fat, carbs, or have religious restrictions, or allergies.
Walk-a-thon for cancer... Yeah, after cancer, I measure my steps PER DAY hoping to get the total back above 500. Hasn't happened yet.
Car-free day? Yeah. I haven't any access to paratransit any longer, so I measure my trips "out" as in how many steps from the front door I've gotten. The grocery store might as well be on Pluto.
It's a very difficult position to be in, because first I feel excluded by the planned project, and THEN I usually get snapped at or worse for pointing out the very real flaws and limitations.
If I were planning a car-free alternative, I'd set up one day, each month, where a driver offers to help two or three other people who NORMALLY don't have cars to run an errand. The grocery. The library. There are enough people to count for the carpool lane, and the timing is convenient to the individuals. Believe you me, waiting for a bus while it's snowing is NOT good for arthritic bones.