Not being judgemental here...but maybe you shouldn't have gone? If I cant get there by bicycle or PT I don't go. Even to things I'd love to go too. Although...
... =v= My suggestions: (1) Free Kermit! Unimprison him from the stupid Ford SUV ads and let him back on his bicycle. (It's not easy being greenwash.) (2)...
... That is what the mainstream wants you to think. It's all too difficult, nothing I do will make any difference, nobody else is doing it, might as well just...
David Hansen
davidh@...
May 1, 2006 9:55 am
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David Hansen <davidh@...> wrote: That is what the mainstream wants you to think. It's all too difficult, nothing I do will make any difference,...
... In the "bad old days" luggage could be sent ahead and either collected at the station or delivered. However, with the rise of car culture the service was...
David Hansen
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May 1, 2006 1:33 pm
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... difficult, ... might ... the ... Colchester with bike and train :-) ... Not only do you (and each of us) make a small but important difference directly...
... I'm going to have to disagree with that. When Shyrley posts to this list, she's preaching to the choir, as they say. Most everyone here is carfree or at...
... << Congrats on a whole year. Got any high or low points to share? >> Hmm, a high point for me would be moving to Eugene. The bike culture is vibrant here,...
If Mr Ford just asks his immediate underlings he's not going to get the views of most of his workforce, let alone those who have to put up with mass car ...
Summary of a typical day of posts from our "carfree"-for-a-year resident misanthrope: "[Blah-blah-blah, to get this benefit from cars, blah-blah-blah, to get...
Only several hours after my initial post in this thread, I arrived at the start of my county's bike club's postponed-by-one-week "Earth Day Ride". And what did...
... I disagree. It is important to help others of a similat mindset with ideas. They can then be more effective when speaking with "outsiders". ... You are...
David Hansen
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May 2, 2006 7:07 am
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... Now that I think about it more, you're right. Sharing with other carfree folks strengthens us, gives us novel ways to approach the how do I get from A to...
"Tom Frost Jr." <tomfrostjr@...> wrote: Summary of a typical day of posts from our "carfree"-for-a-year resident misanthrope: "[Blah-blah-blah, to get...
And more importantly, for those contemplating giving up (not me, not yet!), it provides a support group that others are going through the same thing. ... -- ...
... One of the best little books I have read on the subject is called "Life Beyond Cars". I suspect that it is long out of print, came in two versions, but if...
David Hansen
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May 2, 2006 9:57 am
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... of posts from our "carfree"-for-a-year ... beg your indulge as we falter our way to your exalted position and tell people how we're going. ... TF: Me...
... it'd be cheaper for them to own one while they're at it. Oh, so you own several cars, plus a tractor, but I'm the horrible person b/c I accepted an offer...
... << My point, rather, is that there are some members of the more-carfree-than-you-or-me crowd who seem to use bummed, hired or rented cars sufficiently...
Yes, the support this group offers to those of its members who are wondering whether they've done the right thing in giving up their cars is invaluable. ...
... Agree with the rest I snipped off, but there are a few cities in North America which are car-free friendly. Some are even in beautiful places. A few are...
Agreed, there are US cities that are reasonably car-free friendly, and some of them are better than many UK cities in this respect. But that is not the point I...
... That I'm not going to argue with! (for comparison, it was possible to take extremely well planned day trips out of Seattle, where I lived last in the...
... TF: I didn't say that I own several [turnkey] cars; I said that I own several [turnkey] _motor_ _vehicles_. The name of this list isn't "TractorFree" nor...
I suspect that hitch hiking went out of fashion because of the perception of risk among both hitch hikers and motorists who pick them up. As a thought...
Simon, I used to hitchhike when I was a young teenager in WA state and in my very late teens in NY state. When I drove, I picked up hitchhikers. The most...
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