Particularly the half that buys electric cars.

I’d use the term mountains loosely when describing Athens, Ohio.

That said, it is pretty with some great natural rock formations at Hocking Hills.

More like duba-you instead of dubya in normal conversation.

I’d say no or not easily. As you can see from the photo, she’s just about at her maximum reach to the step.

Believe it or not, it came from the factory with a lower step. This one was added after the fact for appearance but is about three inches higher. It was actually her idea. She hated the look of the original and I agreed.

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The truck is my primary vehicle. Here’s a summary of its use:

• Towing: We own a 12,000lb camper that we’re using as a primary residence while we build a house. This alone justifies the expense of the truck given how affordable a camper / truck is monthly vs rent now. I also own a 6,000lb mini-excavator and rent other heavy equipment. I estimate about eight uses for this purpose in the last year. Once the house is done, the truck and the camper will be used for a few long distance road trips before we sell the camper.
• Payload Capacity: You’d be surprised how quickly 80lb bags of concrete mix or stacks of lumber add up, quickly exceeding the rated capacity of a smaller truck. I estimate a dozen uses of hauling in the bed that exceeded 1,200lb or more in the last year.
• Commuting: I work remotely in a desk job most days so it sits in the driveway for the majority of the week. I estimate 50 trips into the office within the past year.
• Leisure: We occasionally drive it for errands or weekend activities, but it’s often more practical to take my girlfriend’s Mazda. I estimate two dozen uses for this purpose in the last year.

So that’s about ~74 trips where a truck is not needed and about ~20 trips where it has been invaluable. In my personal opinion, the sheer convenience of ownership outweighs alternatives such as renting when a need arises.

Planning activities around truck rentals would significantly delay / impact progress on my home and frankly, it would add a large amount of stress / reduce motivation to complete work. The nearest rental place is thirty minutes away and they don’t offer trucks with fifth wheel hitch compatibility. It would be another hurdle in an already complicated process.

You seem like a rational person. I never said anyone involved would change their opinions. However, I did offer to answer questions and allow some insight into why people might make a choice none of you seem to comprehend.

I fully expected an echo-chamber that would jump to judge and condemn my choice. You’ve all mostly proven me right. What you’ve failed to do is ask why I purchased the truck, what my motivations were, and what the alternatives could be for my use case. I’ve already done that assessment clearly and stand by my choice. But if you hope to transition society away from these vehicles, you have to understand the needs and discuss solutions. It’s much easier to just hate things and throw stones but that’s what children do.

The attitude of this community is no better than a rabid Trump community. You ostracize those who are willing to talk to you with no real agenda but providing context and insight. I’d expect nothing less from a fringe social media of basement dwelling weirdos, but I mostly like it here and share in the goal of decentralized / open source social media. Truck owners are a much larger group in the real world than your little corner of Lemmy. Try having a conversation next time. Proudly voted blue by the way.

Trust me, I get it. There was a brief period of overlap where I owned a condo in a downtown area with this truck. Most of my movement within the city was walking so I’d often encounter vehicles with a complete disregard for the safety of pedestrians.

In my personal opinion, it’s typically the attitude of the driver that impacts my safety in a crosswalk more than the type vehicle. I’ve almost been run over by tuned civics racing between lights, clueless tourists in a Prius gawking at buildings, city busses, and the occasional truck driver who has never driven downtown before. Like any type of vehicle, I believe awareness of your surroundings and limitations of the vehicle is key to ensuring your safety and the safety of others.

Ha. Was there a question in there somewhere?

I always find it helps to engage with people and understand their situation before being a judgmental asshat. You might find it difficult to sway people to your point of view with that attitude.

Ford calls it Glacier Gray Metallic.

I drive one of these trucks and occasionally a ‘fuckcars’ post pops up in my feed like this one. Here’s my F-350 with standard size girlfriend for scale. Ask me anything.

That’s a pretty stupid take.

Open source CAD software is basically useless. As someone who has tried every few years to use open source alternatives for personal projects, I always end up paying for an AutoCAD or Fusion 360 license.

My professional background has always been higher end software like Siemens NX, Solidworks, Inventor, & AutoCAD.

LibreCAD is the closest I ever got to something that seemed useful for 2D. I hate FreeCAD, QCAD, BRL-CAD, etc. Many open source projects waste so much time to do simple tasks and buck standard methodologies for their own spin on how they think you should design.

Nowhere in the article does it state Apple is claiming this is “innovation.” In fact, it discusses the EU regulations driving the change and the fact that Apple will roll out globally instead of using a different version of iOS in the EU.

Apple “Fanboys” aren’t as rabid as the internet likes to portray them and Android users aren’t morally superior. It’s a phone. Get over it.

This has been floating around the internet for some time.

The funny part is that heritage zoning is the reason the addition looks the way it does. The upper floor was inaccessible and stairs needed to be added. Local regulations state that any additions must be visually distinct from the original structure so this monstrosity was the result.

Look up Caldwell Tower in Scotland for more information.

Pretty sure your average Super Duty buyer doesn’t care at all if their vehicle is made by a union or not. If anything they’re likely to be anti-union.

Somehow I knew this would be Crossroads… that’s my city alright.

Based on the images from Google Maps, there is or was a museum onsite as recently as three years ago.

I spent my childhood in a very rural area. I couldn’t wait to get away. I went to college and moved to a small-to-medium sized US city where I’ve now resided in the downtown area for over ten years.

The public transit is limited and the bus system is poor. Riding a bus to my job would take two hours each way, when driving takes 20 minutes. The jobs in my field are concentrated in the suburbs so I have no choice but to own a vehicle. Owning a vehicle in the city costs significantly more than in the suburbs or rural areas. I am unable to perform vehicle maintenance myself due to the unaffordability of homes here with garages or even off-street parking. My vehicle has been broken into multiple times. My insurance is higher and the cost to repair glass is a huge dent in one’s monthly income.

I have homeless people who jump the fence into a shared courtyard for my condominium and setup camp, leaving trash and other dangerous objects behind. The police come hours late if at all for these issues. My girlfriend gets catcalled and harassed by men who seem to spend all day propped against a building at the nearest street corner.

The most difficult thing for me to come to terms with is the fact that I’ve always dreamed of starting a business. My expertise is in physical industries. The kind where having a workshop or some land to keep equipment on goes a long way toward your success. Living in a city longterm would make that dream impossible.

Nothing in the city is free. It is impossible to exist here without each and every activity costing you something. Having everyone live in cities and use public transit is a wonderful thought, but it isn’t perfect.

I’m moving back to a rural area in a few years and building a house. It’ll be nice to walk outside, look up at the sky, have some peace and quiet, and just exist without being charged for it.