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ChaKo 03-12-2009 02:03 PM
there were horses before cars. and those who travelled far, travelled in groups. i highly doubt many travelled alone for over a month in the blistering cold with no preparation whatsoever. walking may have been the only means of transportation way back, but that doesnt mean everyone went on impossibly long journeys. most people probably stayed within the confines of their villages.

muteki 03-12-2009 02:28 PM
Wow, amazing.
People nowadays are so lazy and can barely walk a few blocks =S

ecchiecchi 03-12-2009 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SimplyComplex (Post 6325792)
Wow, amazing.
People nowadays are so lazy and can barely walk a few blocks =S
Someone's talking about me -_-

CanadaGoose 03-12-2009 06:03 PM
Respect

Boostaholic 03-12-2009 06:15 PM
he could've called a friend to send him money as he stayed at the rescue station or get a temporary job for a week to finance his travel.

HappyDorky 03-12-2009 06:22 PM
Wow, whatta good son.
(:

ChaKo 03-12-2009 06:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boostaholic (Post 6326121)
he could've called a friend to send him money as he stayed at the rescue station or get a temporary job for a week to finance his travel.

lol this isnt canada and i dont know how things work in your world, but money doesnt grow on trees. what he lost is a large sum of money down there and hes most likely been saving up for a while. he would probably have to work a lot more than a mere week to get a portion of it back and still have to walk it when hes already short on time.

unidentified 03-12-2009 07:23 PM
That's amazing. Such a devoted son.

GordonTse 03-12-2009 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6325207)
I thought my high school friend was the craziest guy on earth, not now.
his mom couldn't pick him up at alexendar road in Richmond, so he walked 7 hours back home (4:00 to 11:00pm... he lives on victoria and 22nd) 34 is just fucking crazy
public transit ftw? :haha:

+Kardboard+ 03-12-2009 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by marc0lishuz (Post 6325656)
Son of the Year award :thumbsup:
Son of the Century.

May have done it in a more intelligent way, but hey! his heart's in the right place, right? :)

Armind 03-12-2009 09:05 PM
He is so FTW!

asian_XL 03-12-2009 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSlowSS (Post 6325491)
7 hours?? did he walk in circles or something? It does not take 7 hour to walk from richmond to vancouver. I have walked from aberdeen to 49th and knight before, 2 hours or so. For him it would be an extra 5km. So should be around 3 hours total.
isn't that 18~20km from no.3 to victoria/22nd?

18km/7hrs = 2.5km/hr, that's about right.

he said he had no money with him that night

Mancini 03-12-2009 09:43 PM
Those are some long apron strings.

flawless 03-12-2009 09:43 PM
^2.5km/hr? seriously? he must either be handicap or fat as fuck. you should be able to walk 2.5km in less than 30 min.

StaxBundlez 03-12-2009 10:02 PM
awww he wanted to see his mommmy

monkeywrench 03-12-2009 11:13 PM
frigging respect for that guy

Black SC2 03-13-2009 12:29 AM
Big ups for that guy, but do people not hitch-hike in the big C?

BabyblooLexus 03-13-2009 12:38 AM
wow so touching <3

hotjoint 03-13-2009 07:19 AM
:lol love some of the comments in here

SuperSlowSS 03-13-2009 09:05 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6326485)
isn't that 18~20km from no.3 to victoria/22nd?

18km/7hrs = 2.5km/hr, that's about right.

he said he had no money with him that night
More like 15 km. And avg walking pace is 4-5km/hr. You are looking at a max of 3.5 to 4 hours for someone slow. Sounds like he got lost and walked in circles.. haha

hotjoint 03-13-2009 09:16 AM
I once walked from highway 10 (white rock) back to my place in guildford (surrey). This was when I was about 12 and I had to go somewhere with my aunt and our transit tickets expired and we had no money to buy new ones and noone was home to pick us up. I remember being so pissed that day haha

BlackZRoadster 03-13-2009 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by pandalove (Post 6325113)
he must've really wanted to get his red pocket huh....
lol that made me literally lol at my desk at work!!

achiam 03-13-2009 03:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSlowSS (Post 6325491)
7 hours?? did he walk in circles or something? It does not take 7 hour to walk from richmond to vancouver. I have walked from aberdeen to 49th and knight before, 2 hours or so. For him it would be an extra 5km. So should be around 3 hours total.
Agreed. He must have taken breaks.
My friend lives at Victoria/51st, and he walked to Silver City in 4 hours, with a meal break at the Bridgeport IKEA McDonald's.


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