tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post90774534600596588..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Busted!ruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-24825101268244255352008-06-03T09:49:00.000-07:002008-06-03T09:49:00.000-07:00P.S. I think it's awesome that despite the proble...P.S. I think it's awesome that despite the problems with the bus system, you're supporting it! It's the only way it's going to get better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-87960013334079664552008-06-03T09:46:00.000-07:002008-06-03T09:46:00.000-07:00Awesome story, Arduous.Interestingly, I've lived i...Awesome story, Arduous.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, I've lived in several US cities (and visited many more cities in the US and other parts of the world), and the extreme stigma against public transportation in LA is unique. I think it has a lot to do with class and race, and the general inability to get many places (and on time) without a car.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen <A HREF="http://www.culturechange.org/issue10/taken-for-a-ride.htm" REL="nofollow">this movie</A>?<BR/><BR/>Or <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229283/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8dHQ9MXxteD0yMHx5PTB8aHRtbD0xfGNoPTF8Y289MXxwbj0wfGZ0PTF8a3c9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9YnVzIHJpZGVycyB1bmlvbnxubT0x;fc=1;ft=18" REL="nofollow">this one</A>?<BR/><BR/>The latter is not as good, but is interesting. Both are about LA public transportation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-10554631516886632392008-04-14T03:34:00.000-07:002008-04-14T03:34:00.000-07:00Maybe you'll start a trend so that by the time I g...Maybe you'll start a trend so that by the time I get to L.A. being car free will be cool and I will be a celebrity!!<BR/><BR/>I was actually inspired by this story and told my friends at dinner last night that we're planning on building a cob house and that we're avoiding plastic. They were really encouraging! No one made fun of me. Of course if they did then I wouldn't be friends with them.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-69498320217054007262008-04-12T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-12T10:39:00.000-07:00What a GREAT story! I'm so glad your co-workers we...What a GREAT story! I'm so glad your co-workers were so understanding!<BR/><BR/>Most of my co-workers know that I'm a total environmentalist, but I still haven't told them about my plastic-free-ness. I'm still convinced that they will all think I'm totally weird. My friend Emily keeps trying to convince me that they will be cool about it, much like your co-workers, and I know she's probably right. I'm still freaked out about it, though.<BR/><BR/>Ah, what to do... <BR/><BR/>By the way, it's so funny that public transit carries such a stigma in Los Angeles. In Chicago, some people would actually think you were crazy if you DIDN'T take the train because parking is so expensive and the El is decent (although sometimes very annoying).<BR/><BR/>I've heard that public transit in Los Angeles is pretty limited. I guess that has something to do with why it's not "normal" to use it?Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704564414066998644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-4942174120313190432008-04-11T21:10:00.000-07:002008-04-11T21:10:00.000-07:00Yay for not being closeted!Yay for not being closeted!DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333741041132383730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-71847486001242630682008-04-11T13:36:00.000-07:002008-04-11T13:36:00.000-07:00Good for you, taking the bus! I used to take the b...Good for you, taking the bus! I used to take the bus to work for over a year, and I still don't have my driver's license. I rode the bus in a rather "shady" part of town where I lived, and was rarely ever concerned for my safety.<BR/>Normal people DO take the bus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-80437162431549475172008-04-11T13:14:00.000-07:002008-04-11T13:14:00.000-07:00Chile, a co-worker sent me an email today that she...Chile, a co-worker sent me an email today that she was so inspired that she walked to work today!!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-18834303454752582372008-04-11T12:14:00.000-07:002008-04-11T12:14:00.000-07:00That's wonderful, Arduous. I'm glad they are so s...That's wonderful, Arduous. I'm glad they are so supportive! Maybe they'll start rethinking their options, too.<BR/><BR/>Hey Green Bean, I've noticed that many of our neighbors have put up a clothesline recently. I don't know whether mine was a positive influence or if everyone's just tightening their belt, but it's nice to see others doing it.Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-309571864959721672008-04-11T08:03:00.000-07:002008-04-11T08:03:00.000-07:00Yay! You're out of the closet! I kind of felt the ...Yay! You're out of the closet! I kind of felt the same way when I moved to Vancouver, where everyone recycles and lots of people (more and more now) take their own mugs to coffee shops etc. It's more mainstream here than it was in the UK when I left, although the UK is ahead in other things now (notably food miles etc).<BR/><BR/>BTW I really like the suggestion of using a communal trash can instead of the one by my desk, which is changed every day even if there's no more than a tea bag in it. There isn't a kitchen on my floor - I wonder if carrying my banana skins and tea bags downstairs will be considered weird? I'm gonna try it!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-63381078862845728702008-04-11T00:35:00.000-07:002008-04-11T00:35:00.000-07:00Good to hear that you were positively surprised! B...Good to hear that you were positively surprised! But it's kind of sad to hear that you fear that people will label you as nuts for being eco-friendly. I think there is so much fuss in the media these days that people will gradually change their attitides, and who knows, maybe you'll inspire some more people to do what you do.hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-14582284526160259322008-04-10T22:35:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:35:00.000-07:00I often hide my eco-insanity side from people. I'...I often hide my eco-insanity side from people. I'll talk up the farmers' market but try to hide the fact that I line dry. I cringe when my kids tell our neighbors that we're going to plant a pumpkin patch in our front yard or when my eldest announces "if we just had some animals and a hat, we'd be farmers." If busted, I'll often offer up either no reason or a non-green reason when this could otherwise be my entre into spreading the green word. Your story inspired me, though. Maybe I won't keep all of my eco-ness to myself.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-47735426684510892792008-04-10T21:22:00.000-07:002008-04-10T21:22:00.000-07:00Awwww. That's awesome. Sometimes people are more c...Awwww. That's awesome. Sometimes people are more capacity of understanding than we give them credit for. <BR/><BR/>On an entirely separate note, I avoid telling people about my eco-normal activities (let along eco-nutty ones) largely because I don't want people to assume that I would somehow judge them. Just the other day, I walked about a neighbor's house (she is a good friend) and she apologized for the amount of trash they have. That was a very very awkward moment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867934264885514005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-27441362629257627772008-04-10T19:53:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:53:00.000-07:00Oh, I'm glad this happened! I don't know why we'r...Oh, I'm glad this happened! I don't know why we're all so worried about being non-conformists, but most adults are much nicer about things like this than the peers we remember from high school.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-50376382850593173242008-04-10T19:48:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:48:00.000-07:00Way cool. I think that you just showed Boss 1 an...Way cool. I think that you just showed Boss 1 and Boss 2 that you have more gumption then most people. I'm thinking that is a good thing for you, and for being green.Going Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885445987575778289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-83915808635718388062008-04-10T19:07:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:07:00.000-07:00cool, maybe someday soon they will remember this c...cool, maybe someday soon they will remember this conversation and choose to take public transit even though their car is more convenient.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986787458979351622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-46334625982347645422008-04-10T18:21:00.000-07:002008-04-10T18:21:00.000-07:00So not only did you get to come out of the eco-clo...So not only did you get to come out of the eco-closet, but you got a little reminder that people can sometimes surprise you...in the best of ways! A good day indeed. :-)Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.com