# Treadmills **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [August 12, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546 "2014-08-12T02:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dutchdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@dutchdog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dutchdog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546/1 "2014-08-12T02:06:13Z")
Several weeks ago you gave a rather lengthy discussion why people should not use treadmills. As usual you both carried on about how crazy it was to use a treadmill when you could just walk to the gym and avoid its use all together. I sat in my car and listened to your reasons and just had to respond. I have used a treadmill for the last 20 years or so every place I have lived and let me explain some of the reasons why: I have never been chased by a mad dog, I have never been rained on, I have never been hit by a car, I have never tripped on a broken sidewalk, I have never been mugged, I have never slipped on ice, I have never been struck by lightning, I have never been splashed by a passing car, I have never suffered sun stroke, I have never suffered from frost bite, I have never been asked to give money to a homeless person, the outside path to the gym is not air conditioned or heated, nor does it have a TV or music in the background, I have never been able to pick up a date while walking to the gym, and finally, I can’t listen to your show while avoiding all these hazards. Can you understand now, why I choose to use a treadmill? And I do enjoy your show. Respectfully submitted by Doug, Miami, Florida. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546/2 "2014-08-12T02:16:46Z")
Doug, the shows are reruns. Also you need to edit your post, it is never a good idea to put your full name and location on an open web site. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546/3 "2014-08-12T02:26:35Z")
**“the shows are reruns”** …from…perhaps…as long ago as 17 or 18 years… ---
**Author:** ![wesw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wesw/32/2713_2.png) [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546/4 "2014-08-12T04:10:19Z")
… you ve never seen a rainbow, or smelled the spring rain (ozone), had a pretty girl smile at you, found a twenty dollar bill, met a future girlfriend, made a friend, seen new things, smelled the roses or honeysuckle. all these things have happened to me while I walked. ---
**Author:** ![wesw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wesw/32/2713_2.png) [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/treadmills/86546/5 "2014-08-12T04:11:30Z")
of course some of the bad stuff too, that’s life…