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[lycomingst]

There’s another year long meme but I didn’t like the first question so I thought I’d do the car meme I saw some people do.

I didn’t drive when I lived in Philadelphia. I took the subway or a bus and it was fine. Except in winter when you’re waiting, waiting for the bus. We lived in a row house, there was no parking anyway. Even though I’ve been on

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[fansee]

I married a Philadelphian in 1954 and have lived here in row houses almost all the time since January 1955, when Walter got out of the Air Force. The first house we owned was new construction (in 1958), and instead of having a back alley running parallel to the street that the garage opened up into, these houses had a basement level garage with the garage door facing the street. This meant that all the houses had back gardens, and was a lovely improvement. Still, we only had one car which we did keep in the garage. That meant, when I didn't go out to work, my husband drove to the train station and parked. If I wanted to use the car that day, I got myself and one, two or three children into the car and drove him the six miles to the train station. I had to reverse the procedure at night, right before dinner. Made you think seriously about how much you wanted to use the car that day

[lycomingst]

We lived right on the Broad St bus line so it was easy to make connections to other buses. Took a long time but reliable. And we were halfway between two subway stops. It was a walk to get there but it was the way life was and it was good enough.

When I was old enough I used to get the subway to City Hall and walk down the Parkway to the Museum. And try not to get run over.

[spikesgirl58]

Wow you learned to drive in SF with a manual? My hat is off to you!

[lycomingst]

Balancing the brake and the gas, balance, balance.

[spikesgirl58]

I learned on a manual, but I don't think I could manage now. I'm too spoiled by automatics.