[Carfreeliving] Extremists?

[Walk San Francisco]

Why are people automatically extremists when their point of view is 
different than yours?  Just like Arnold Shwartzndfgkldfgj calls any 
interest different than his a 'special interest' you are referring to 
people who see things differently than you as 'extremists?'  Are we 
terrorists too?  Well, all apologies for seeing sidewalk space as something 
more than a parking lot -- for cars or motorcycles.  Allen Jacobs depicts 
how I feel about sidewalks perfectly, they are the only refuge for 
urbanites to go to and spend time outside.  Most of us don't have 
backyards, front-yards, what have you.  I don't spend much time in parks 
because, frankly, they are boring.  Sidewalks are where the action is.  It 
is where I can watch people, interact with people, appreciate a 
neighborhood, awe at the architecture of the buildings.

In order to avoid passive-aggressiveness, I stop to tell someone to stop 
parking on the sidewalk.  Most of the time I get an "I will park here" or a 
"So what."  Now they know who called on their automobile.  I personally 
don't call unless they get a warning of some kind from me--why they need 
one I am not sure.  Maybe it has to do with the fact that most people are 
driving around with their head up their a** and just follow everyone 
else.  Which leads to why I don't think motorcycles should park on 
sidewalks...although not much of a nuisance, automobile drivers--the real 
nuisance--will quickly follow.  Thankfully, I don't have to worry about it 
much anymore.  People can't even drive on my side of the street right 
now--Octavia.

Cheers to wide open sidewalks!

Wes