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What would you call the maximum walking time to/from a store? (piefed.social)

submitted 6 days ago by OpenStars@piefed.social to c/AskUSA

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I've done well over an hour before (one way), but it definitely takes planning so not anywhere close to casual. At that point, perhaps other transportation may be used to return. And/or even if a daily/weekly occurrence, it takes discipline to do things like leave on time and stay informed throughout the day to handle weather events, plus wearing certain clothing to handle sweat and sun and rain etc. Biking is definitely preferable to walking for that level of distance/time, though I've done both.

More routinely, and perhaps with little notice, maybe... 20 minutes? (one way) It's hard to say bc it depends on what stores are where, whether the purchases will fit comfortably into my bag, etc. But I'd leave at a moment's notice for such a trip if need be and the conditions are conducive to it.

What about you: what's your cutoff?

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

When I was younger, maybe fifteen minutes for small things, like could fit in a backpack.

Past that, I would have better things to do with my time.

Now? Fuck that noise, my crippled ass isn't going to walk to a store at all. Not worth the pain.

Even as a kid, with no real time crunches, twenty minutes was about it because past that you were either outside of town going one direction, or past downtown where the stores were, but that's a different issue lol.

When I lived in a city, it wasn't a great one for walking in the area I had a place. There were/are sections it was realistic, but I couldn't afford them.