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mleku | 13 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 this is also my opinion

and i will have no yapping mutts on my establishment, and i will have a little enclosure for visitors to contain the yaps of their visiting animals so i never hear these imbecilic animals again while i stand within my domain

council roads, yeah, but dirt/gravel tracks, this is fine... i also intend to have a vehicle that will even get through a bad bit of mud (engine powered cable with hook) and yes, a diesel that can run even with no battery in it
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Comte de Sats Germain | 13 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No yapping mutts, indeed! If a dog can't hunt, the dog is food. Hunting dogs are not yapping dogs.

Also part of why I hate roads is that community is sacred. A marketplace or a council or a church - all are profaned by ease of access. An hour to walk to a gathering is an hour of either meditation or conversation with your people. Driving invokes rules, invites attackers, and minimizes the opportunity for contemplation. Utter profanity. 

Solitude is also sacred. The value of both community and solitude are reduced by roads. IMO. And the value of both is increased with a walking stick. And they'd be even more valuable with a cloak. We have to being back cloaks.