newworldman1070

newworldman1070 t1_j02hlv0 wrote

It just seems odd that someone would purchase something, that requires driving hours to use and enjoy. Why own ATVs when your place of residence has a prohibition on riding them? Why do people living in the suburbs drive huge diesel trucks when they never use them for anything more than getting groceries and going to work in an office job?

I own a jeep, I live in a very remote part of the state, on a steep, poorly maintained road. I needed something with a good amount of ground clearance, and the ability to gear down very low while descending my steep icy road. I also have a large truck, as we have a farm and need to haul horses, hay and other supplies. I’m always amazed when I visit a larger city at the number of Jeeps and trucks that I see that clearly haven’t been used for their intended purpose.

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newworldman1070 t1_j02eard wrote

I don’t know if any places in particular, but state forest roads are unpaved. I wouldn’t really call them rugged.

Part of me wonders why people buy Jeeps and other off road capable vehicles, and then have to go out of there way to find a place to use them. Like the caravan of side by sides that are towed to my county each weekend because the owners live on .5 acres in a housing plan somewhere. Is it a status thing?

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newworldman1070 t1_izf84xs wrote

Like I understand that people have to have water, and in many settings, you have a city that pulls water out of a drainage, and then is adding treated wastewater back into the system a bit further down.

In the case of NY, all their water is pulled from high up in the Delaware river basin and is discharged into the Atlantic, never returning any treated wastewater back to the Delaware. This as a result, since the lower Delaware is tidal, is pushing the salt line further and further up river every year.

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