08-15-2021, 03:55 PM
(08-15-2021, 10:51 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: I love to walk around DTK and other areas for that matter. When I walk, I don't have music in my ears disconecting me from the souroundings, I walk with attention to the traffic, vehicles, other pedestrians, and often cyclists who too cause concern. I do this with a purpose, to arrive at my destination safely just as I would if I was operating a vehicle. When I walk in these areas that you declare are unpleasant, I don't see it that way at all. I see, hear and smell the many different experiences which I find enjoyable. It is these experiences that I want to encounter when I go walking.
If I want peace and tranquility, I go for a hike on the Bruce Trail or other designated conservation/naturL areas.
I guess my point is that your unpleasant is another person's enjoyment. Everyone views life through a different lense...
*Rolls eyes* don't try to tell me with a straight face that walking the curbfaced sidewalk next to five lanes of high speed traffic is pleasant.
And frankly the implicit whining about headphone distracted peds can fuck right off.
Lemme be blunt here, I should be able to listen to music and walk in our downtown safely. And I should damn well be able to have tranquil places to walk closer than the Bruce Peninsula--and we absolutely do, you just need to walk to the wealthy neighbourhoods.