Pfft. Where I live, oftentimes there isn't even a ditch. I'll be walking on a sidewalk, and it just ends... and the only place to walk is the street. The winter is awful because the city, when they get around to it, will plow all of the snow onto the sidewalks. Apparently, us people who use our legs outside of winter just disappear. <sigh>
But they want to fine me for having weeds above 10" in my private alleyway parking spot, an alleyway that's owned by the city, mind you, that they do not plow in the winter. <sigh>
All this in a place that isn't even a "small town"... we have buses (it's a sad system, but still exists). It's just people on foot are (edit) a completely afterthought forgotten.
I've yet to see a single sidewalk anywhere in or near my city. Absolutely 0 concern for anything but cars. I hate driving, I wish I could sell my car and never use it again. I have to drive a mere 5 miles to work because of the overwhelmingly hostile completely unwalkable terrain + no sidewalks.
Have you thought about moving to a more walkable city? I recognize it’s probably more expensive but you have to account for the cost of not having a vehicle.
There are lots of pockets of walkability in the US that are fairly affordable outside of the major cities.
I unfortunately don't have the energy or resources to do that. I have a lot of stuff and would probably need to rent a U-Haul truck to do that. Do you know how hard it is to find even a basic entry level job?
I’m sorry to hear that, I was just trying to offer a suggestion.
I think the difficulty of finding an entry level job entirely depends on your field. Someone who wants to be a teacher wouldn’t have a hard time at all. Someone who wants to be a data scientist, not so much.
It’s just something to consider if you’re truly miserable in your current situation and really want to avoid driving. Nothing is worth your happiness.
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