leff@smu.UUCP (11/26/83)
#N:smu:15100001:000:690
smu!leff Nov 25 16:19:00 1983
Is there anyone in netland who is working at a site which is
more than three miles away from
a. a source of food
or
b. a place to live
I have always believed that one can work anywhere one wants without
owning a car or even being able to drive. The few times one has
to do clothes shopping, go to a doctor, go to a court one can take
a cab and end up saving money as compared to the cost of owning
a car, let alone operating it.
I wonder if there are any exceptions to this. I like to walk and
consider three miles a reasonable distance to walk to and from work
or to get food, etc. There are places where the winters might be
too severe but I wouldn't want to live there anyway.zemon@felix.UUCP (12/03/83)
One advantage of owning a car is that you have a wider choice of where you live/work/shop. For instance, I just changed jobs and did NOT have to sell my house to do so. Art Zemon
horton@hscvax.UUCP (horton) (04/24/84)
x Marie, I think that the situation is quite clear. If someone is making noise in a place where that is not sanctioned, you definitely have the right to ask them to be quiet. In the past, I have done this in the Terminal Room, both as a TW and back when I was a user. Only once has there been any trouble with this. There was a character in the Extension Room who would *not* stop smoking when asked, even though it was visibly bothering other people. Then, the only way he would stop was by my threatening to zero a password (something, thank god, I've never been forced to do). Reminds me of an incident related to me by a Senior Tutor I know. He was working out in the IAB while a male undergrad was being quite offensive to two women on the weights. The Tutor asked the person to stop. The person refused, and swore in return. The Tutor then took his name, ID, and make him an appointment with the ad board. Previous to his entrance, the women had not been able to convince the obnoxious oaf to stop the harassment. Sometimes you have to use the big stick. -- Nicholas Horton Harvard Arts & Sciences Computer Services linus!genrad!wjh12!hscvax!horton