• marx2k@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Welcome to my morning walk with the dogs every morning where its colder then 35F. Every fucking car in my neighborhood does this bullshit and when there’s little to no wind, all that exhaust doesn’t go anywhere and just sits at ground level where I get to breathe it in for an hour. It stick at the back of my throat for the rest of the day. Add to that snowblowers after even less than an inch of snow.

    I can’t fucking wait for EVs to gain market share. Its fucking disgusting what my neighbors find acceptable.

    The only enjoyment I find in this situation is people that back into their garages then warm up their car while still parked in their garage, spewing that exhaust into there instead of outside. I’ll never understand what brain logic leads them to that solution but it’s the same people doing it every morning.

    Edit: I should add that the other great thing about people doing this is the rise of car thefts since some of these people also just turn their car on, leave the keys in the car, leave it unlocked and go back indoors because it’s cold

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      Yup, this is why the practice of idling a car to heat it up is rightfully illegal in many places.