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& Luigi

Play that Funky Music, Carp

When I get a laptop here will be my order of things I need to do

Install FireFox
Hook up the drivers for my drawing tablet
Get a free drawing app
Qbittorrent

Super Graphic Ultra Modern Cat

List of people getting free train tickets today:

Black Drag performers
Starving artists in a bohemian type of neighborhood
Trans women who have written a musical
17 year old suburban kids who want to escape and get to college as soon as possible
Old Jewish Women from New Jersey
Guys who did warrior cats role play in elementary when they were little girls
People who paint political murals in Chicago
People who still have a pet rock and take care of said pet rock
Local bookshop owners and employees
The most controversial person in the Midwestern pride parade
People who work at the Minnesota Renn Faire
People who pet the Bodega Cat
And Arborists who enjoy Sycamore Trees

In order of coolness

Trains
Motorcycles
Bikes
Bulldozers
Boats
Planes
Cars
Trucks

sherdnerd asked:

Was just doing some back of the envelope math to explain the efficiency of trains to someone. Penn Station in New York saw about 600,000 daily passengers on weekdays in 2019. If every one of those people were to hypothetically drive a modern mini cooper instead (which, at 1.5m by 3.8m takes up an area of 6.4 square meters), it would require 3,876 square kilometres of parking. The combined area of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island is 3,738 square Kilometres.

ALL OF LONG ISLAND???

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Anonymous asked:

Hey man, long time follower first time asker here!

Please don't take this the wrong way because I do sincerely mean it from the bottom of my heart but...I think you may want to log off for a bit? It seems to me like your posting has taken on a bit more of a hostile/negative tone. Im still here though! I do love the urban planning and the public transport and all the trains!!...but maybe some of the shit going on around here might be weighing on you a bit?

Sorry if this sounds like im trying to be some kinda empath or a parasocial 'friend', its just something ive noticed.

I guess what im really trying to say is: I hope you're doing ok over there