People sitting in running cars

[Delarage]

In parking lots. I'm always surprised at how many I see as I walk back to my car. Usually they're sitting there on their phones (note: this sentence is why English is hard to learn). But back to my point: why don't they go in and wait in the lobby or go with whoever they're waiting for?

[Think. Again.]

1. The amount of "Wasted" energy consumption...

...which leads to massive amounts of CO2 emissions for no purpose should be the focus of a major public engagement campaign as part of tje Biden Administration's efforts for a transition away from fossil fuels.

[Auggie]

2. My city has put a halt to new drive-thru fast food service

Those that already exist will be allowed to continue. But new franchise applications with the drive-thru service are being denied.

[Mister Ed]

3. When I was a kid, we rode the bus to school and back home again.

Now the elementary school near my house has about a half-mile-long line of moms in idling cars, every morning and every afternoon.

[Delarage]

4. Same here

I walked to middle school, but rode a bus the rest of the time. "Car riders" were very rare back then.

[honest.abe]

7. Our elementary school doesn't provide bus service if you live less than 1.5 miles from the school.

Most parents dont have time or energy to walk their kid to school each day if it was more than a couple of blocks. Also most parents would not let their kid walk alone for obvious reasons. Seems the schools should provide busing for all kids if they want it.

[The Mouth]

9. Everybody I knew walked to school

This paranoia is bullshit.

[honest.abe]

10. You would make a 6 year old walk 1.5 miles to school alone??

Nobody does that around here. Thank goodness.

[The Mouth]

11. From the age of 8, yes. Nearly a mile

And I'd make my kids do the same if I had any.

Paranoia is bullshit.

[honest.abe]

12. So ages 5-7 needs a bus. Correct?

So if there is already a bus provided for ages 5-7 why not lets the older kids ride it too if there is space?

[demigoddess]

5. +1

In my day they didn't build schools on main roads. That way we could walk to school and be safe. There were no school buses. Almost everybody walked, except for teachers.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. I've seen someone running his engine so he could operate the AC full blast ...

... with ALL the windows open ...

so he could smoke while he waited, without choking on his own toxic waste.

When it see things like that, it greatly diminishes my hope for humanity to survive.

[hunter]

8. Our hybrid has an electric air conditioner.

The air conditioner can run for quite a long time before the engine restarts to recharge the battery.

This was very handy during the covid crisis when waiting rooms were closed and we all had to wait outside for doctor and veterinarian appointments.