tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post9031876827660532781..comments2024-03-25T07:17:42.807-04:00Comments on Doing Hard Time in Shaker Heights: The Worst American Car, Ever.The Cool Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-27686685888079816912011-03-09T11:51:12.070-05:002011-03-09T11:51:12.070-05:00Exactly. The car is an amazing thing. It took the...Exactly. The car is an amazing thing. It took the streetcar out of the streetcar neighborhoods, it gave Americans the idea that better was alway beyond the next hill. Its decendents have lead to sprawl creating sprawl. It began the shift of priorities that have enslaved us today.<br /><br />But what it opened up in American life was a giant waste of money in pursuit of "more". <br /><br />The Model T isn't a horrific vehicle, but what it did for mankind in shifting priorities, the ruin of the environment, etc. is pretty dire.The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-78493274519901829752011-03-09T08:20:06.381-05:002011-03-09T08:20:06.381-05:00You have put an interesting spin on the worst car ...You have put an interesting spin on the worst car idea. I recently read about Levittown which would have never happened without the dependence on the car. Like the T the houses were all alike but they were needed in the Postwar world. Also like the T they were affordable.puggerpetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815919335685887482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-43223162594897204112011-03-08T21:07:49.968-05:002011-03-08T21:07:49.968-05:00A "boxed" cake mix? Norma! Even though...A "boxed" cake mix? Norma! Even thought of a boxed cake mix makes me feel unclean!The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-3629959085209397262011-03-08T18:41:24.925-05:002011-03-08T18:41:24.925-05:00maybe you should do "worst cake mix" nex...maybe you should do "worst cake mix" next time.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.com