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Whites open em too - until I pull up |
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| Windows are there to be opened. I like fresh air. Where I am from, lots of Caucasians have thier windows down also, until I pull up next to them. Then they role them up, as if I am going to reach in and rub off or something. |
| Posted: | 11/1/2005 |
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T. Arroyo ,
Kansas City, MO, United States
, 23
, Female
, Baptist
, Black/African American
, Straight
, Managment
, Over 4 Years of College
, Upper middle class
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| Mesg ID: | 316f58dc-ce1a-4329-a13d-120b04c72715 |
| Responses: | 0 |
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| Subject: |
Beats Me |
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| I ALWAYS use internal temperature controls in my vehicle. |
| Posted: | 3/27/2005 |
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Julie ,
Woodbridge, VA, United States
, 33
, Female
, Black/African American
, Gov't Contracting
, Over 4 Years of College
, Upper middle class
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| Mesg ID: | 40ea61a8-9b35-4524-a12b-8a36f531ec08 |
| Responses: | 1 |
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Race/Ethnicity |
| Subject: |
Black-folk don't like cold |
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| High gas pricies aside, plainly put, black people have a higher tolerance for heat (and consequently a lower tolerance for cold) than whites. It's the same answer to 'why in the world to whites go out in 40-50 degree weather with t-shirts and shorts on?' I can't stand AC, I freeze all through the fall, winter and spring (in Chicago, fall and spring are just early and late winter) just waiting for some heat, and when it finally arrives, I'm refrigerated in every public building I enter. So no, I don't use AC in my car or anywhere else if I can help it, not until temperatures get in the 90's, then it's too hot. |
| Posted: | 3/27/2005 |
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Kathy ,
Chicago, IL, United States
, 29
, Female
, Christian
, Black/African American
, Straight
, Customer Service
, 4 Years of College
, Lower class
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| Mesg ID: | 443617df-6d65-40eb-81f8-a02d1c49b1d5 |
| Responses: | 1 |
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Race/Ethnicity |
| Subject: |
Less gas, and better smell |
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| One, it saves on gas, and two, it smells better. I always find the air that comes from the air-conditioning kind of stale. |
| Posted: | 3/27/2005 |
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Kit ,
Evanston, IL, United States
, 18
, Female
, Christian
, Black/African American
, Straight
, College Student
, High School Diploma
, Middle class
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| Mesg ID: | 968b5727-58b6-4556-ae8d-aff25df12beb |
| Responses: | 0 |
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Race/Ethnicity |
| Subject: |
I do it |
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| I do it because I'm thrifty, and car air conditioning uses up too much gas! |
| Posted: | 2/9/2005 |
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E.D. ,
Kansas City, MO, United States
, 48
, Female
, Black/African American
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| Mesg ID: | 43847e89-f589-44a3-b12f-826ff6b59d36 |
| Responses: | 0 |
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Race/Ethnicity |
| Subject: |
Open car windows = less gas |
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| Driving around with the windows rolled down is more efficient and guzzles less gas. My vehicle burns more gas when the air conditioner is running. |
| Posted: | 2/4/2005 |
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Sherry ,
Bakersfield, CA, United States
, 24
, Female
, Black/African American
, Straight
, Technical School
, Middle class
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| Mesg ID: | 87dfd5e5-9911-4c36-9061-ecbb1130e60f |
| Responses: | 0 |
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Race/Ethnicity |
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I wonder the opposite about all people |
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| I always drive with my windows open in the summer. I love the outside air, the wind in my hair, all that good stuff. Isn't the freedom of the open road what it's all about? I always wondered why no one drives with their windows open, especially when it's 70 degrees in March or something like that. Maybe people are afraid of messing up their hair or they feel unsafe (like someone is going to carjack their Camry). |
| Posted: | 2/4/2005 |
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Jeff ,
Atlanta, GA, United States
, Male
, White/Caucasian
, Over 4 Years of College
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| Mesg ID: | b74ba51d-8e2c-47a4-b286-e6920d6bd225 |
| Responses: | 2 |
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| Category: |
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| Subject: |
Been to the gas station recently? |
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| Using the air-conditioner makes your vehicle burn more fuel ... have you seen gas prices lately? |
| Posted: | 2/4/2005 |
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Kirby ,
Lafayette, LA, United States
, 37
, Male
, Catholic
, Black/African American
, Straight
, CEO
, Over 4 Years of College
, Upper middle class, Blind
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| Mesg ID: | 4bd1174f-e55e-41da-96ea-edcd91dba940 |
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| Category: |
Race/Ethnicity |
| Subject: |
The "240" method of driving |
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| Probably for the same reason that I tend to use the 240 method (2 windows down, 40 mph). Although I have a late-model car, I do not have money to throw away, and running the air-conditioning constantly is an expense I'd rather do without. I'd rather use the money I save on gas on something else, especially with gas prices being so high nowadays. |
| Posted: | 2/4/2005 |
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Selessa ,
Terre Haute, IN, United States
, 34
, Female
, Agnostic
, White/Caucasian
, Straight
, Social Worker
, High School Diploma
, Lower middle class
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| Mesg ID: | 86eabc56-de03-4030-89fb-0444e8d92727 |
| Responses: | 0 |
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