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There aren't many inexpensive options for something like in this picture. Sure, walking or biking is cheap, but carrying stuff, that's trickier.

I have a great electric kick scooter (charged by solar), and since the grocery store is only a couple of miles away, I figured shopping without a car would be pretty simple.

I've walked there before, but with the heat lately, I wanted a way to carry larger grocery loads so I'd have to make less trips. I don't really wanna have to use my car. I assumed there would be small cargo trailers made for kick scooters.

Turns out, not really. Most trailers are designed for bicycles or larger motorcycle-style scooters.

I found a few niche options people have built themselves, but they're either more expensive than I wanna spend or require more fabrication skills than I have.

I've decided to try building one myself, but yeah, that's gonna take some time since I'm new at the whole "just build your own shit" brigade.

As you all know, here in the US, living without a car is possible, but it often isn't very convenient. The infrastructure and products just aren't designed with that lifestyle in mind.

(Shout out to my downvote stalker. Right on schedule! Thanks for keeping me in your mind all day. LMAO)

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's because they are.

The original PapaSkwat got banned for being a dick to DJM and they took the name as a trophy.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is the least dramatic Lemmy drama πŸ₯±

[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ban us both. I couldn't care less, but you'd see a half dozen sock puppets start stress posting in lemmy.today/c/news, DJM is behind every single account in there. It's pitiful.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And yet they are all so obsessed. We have a dictator running the US, economy is in shambles, world is dying of heatstroke, but people are spending their time making up shit on Lemmy.

Ok, I guess. Not something I'd spend my time doing, but oh well...

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some people can pay attention to multiple things.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And lots of people people don't. lol

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Dammit. I just had to make things awkward. Ok, I'm off the floor now, and lightly chuckling. My pants are staying off though.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Who are these people? What's all this drama on the liberal side of Lemmy (I'm actually interested)

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did it turn out to be all that you had hoped it would be? Or did it seem like meaningless petty Lemmy drama that was just is a waste of everyone's time?

[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How's the passing off AI as legit going? It couples well with the intention of spreading news.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Please show me any news articles in my news communities that I've posted that are AI.

What news do you think I'm "spreading"? Left news? Because you are a conservative and hate left news, you think I have some strange plot to spread news?! lol Ok, so too bad, I'll keep posting left-leaning news articles.

If you don't like the news that I post in my communities, feel free to post your own. Lemmy can always use more comment, so have at it.

But none of that has anything to do with this post or this community. Please stay on-topic.

[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You get me confused with the many trolls following DJM around. One has an AI girlfriend, one is into weed, one calls you Aaron, none of them are me.

I'm not here to explain credibility to you. I'm here to expose you.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why would I care if trolls are following DJM around?

Lemmy is full of fixated trolls who follow people around. I know you follow me around, but you don't scare me if that's what you think. I find stalkers pathetic, but not scary.

None of this has anything to do with this FuckCars post, or this FuckCars community.

[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Enjoy the spotlight, DJM! It's what you want, after all

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

None of the nonsense that you're saying has anything to do with this FuckCars post, or this FuckCars community.

[–] NewPerspective@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

I appreciate your 2 cents