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Car Free Summer
Posted on August 28th, 2009 3 commentsIts day 89 of my car free summer.
I have done a couple of thousand miles by train - bus and about 600 on the bike since the beginning of June. Ive probably walked an extra 60 miles also.Am I missing the privacy pod? No!
Has it been good for me? Well I’ve lost about 5lb and am eating like a king!
They say the car give s you freedom. I have found the opposite. Not having the car has meant I can only do so much in the day. There are some extra thinking minutes which have been wonderful and the opportunity to feel the breeze in my face. That is surely liberating in itself.
So is there a new car on order? Not yet.
I’m going to hold off for another month or so. I may not feel this way when the winter closes in. Lets face it, the gale in the face may not turn out to be refreshing at all.
The bike? Its a specialized Sirrus (A road hybrid) which I got through the ride to work scheme - love it!
The old car? It was an Alfa GT – don’t get me started.
3 responses to “Car Free Summer”
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Moochin Photoman August 28th, 2009 at 08:37
You can’t beat the knees in the breeze.
Cycling around Belfast is a good experience by and large and a far healthier option tho more cycle lanes are definitely needed.
I haven’t driven a car for nearly 3 years and whilst sometimes i do miss it, planning ahead is all that’s needed.
My last car…Saab 900 ole school style
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I always wanted to do this but always found a lame ass excuse not to. I think there is a one-episode fly-on-the-wall documentary in this story.
My car…gallon guzzling Jag XK…
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Winter is the best (seriously!), can’t beat the snow particularly with big tyres
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPq9PiaqYA
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=2044525&id=614977574
Rain is the real enemy!!
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