I read this elsewhere…I know someone in Fresno who says that there are constantly roadblocks set up to stop intoxicated driving…Maybe that has skewed the numbers a tad?
Also, in cities like New York & Miami (which scored better) there is LOTS of public transportation, not to mention, bars are on practically every corner…you could walk home if you needed to.
There is also a huge cab presence at the bars around military bases. Less likely that someone will get back into their own vehicle.
So, why do so many guys (and I suspect girls too) drink in these areas? What’s going on or not going on in such a wide population that causes these numbers to pursue drinking? I don’t think it’s just unemployment since this must have been an activity begun long before???
That’s just the thing, Huli, there aren’t a lot of heavy drinkers around here.
The way the magazines make up these “polls” and lists is pretty slipshod. i think in our case they figured they had to add in one town for the state of Montana, and we were it. And our public transportation system here is critically flawed. Buses run every hour on the hour. 19 routes. Starting at about 7am. Until 6pm. Except for 4 or so hours around noon. And Saturdays and Sundays. Or holidays. For a buck fifty. EVERY trip.
That’s pretty messing reporting and polling then unless these people don’t really live there and are just passing, or excuse me, staggering through! HAHAHA!
Gee a buck fifty is pretty cheap though. It’s twice that here and I agree that public transportation everywhere leaves much to be desired, particularly when it seems that it’d get a lot of other cars off the road.
Unfortunately, Huli, there just isn’t very much to do in town except drink and gamble. We have a lot of bars and casinos, and combinations thereof, but not much else that appeals to adults. We have two malls, an art museum, a history museum, a zoo, a plethora of restaurants, a library, various and sundry stores, a few coffee shops, and three movie theaters—four if you count the drive-in that’s open during the warm months and is almost in the next town.
Then again, it may just be that those things are all that I see, because it’s extremely visible, and some other things aren’t as highly advertised. (I just remembered that we have a SCUBA instructor here and you can get certified for diving. I think they use the pool at the YMCA.)
That’s pretty messing reporting and polling then unless these people don’t really live there and are just passing, or excuse me, staggering through! HAHAHA!
Gee a buck fifty is pretty cheap though. It’s twice that here and I agree that public transportation everywhere leaves much to be desired, particularly when it seems that it’d get a lot of other cars off the road.
From what I’ve heard from Boo and Mouse, their bus system is pretty good. Around here, though, unless your job is a standard, 8 or 9 to 5 one, you can’t count on them to get you home from work. And while $1.50 isn’t bad for a one way trip, (even $3 if you have to make two separate trips) $1.50 plus cab fare for the ride home adds up pretty quickly.
In Edinburgh you can get to/from most places from about 6am to 11pm or thereabouts, and there are several services running once an hour through the night covering a lot of the city. Fares are
That sounds like a pretty good system, Mouse. I laugh at our commercials that say “You can get there by bus” because you really can’t much. I’ve never used it, but Cougar has, and from all indications, it’s more hassle than it’s worth.
