Comments on: The Car-Free Life: One Year in Review http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JKE http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 JKE Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:19:08 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-2247 Love your site and reading those Ubuntu-related posts, but this one is special as we've also given up our car last year and are without it. I am living in Frankfurt/Germany and local public transport is a good alternative here. I miss driving a car from time to time (love driving) and even fixing it (1989 VW Golf II) similar to how you like fixing Ubuntu-related problems, but thinking about the costs that come with a car, I am really happy that I can perfectly do without one. Love your site and reading those Ubuntu-related posts, but this one is special as we’ve also given up our car last year and are without it.
I am living in Frankfurt/Germany and local public transport is a good alternative here. I miss driving a car from time to time (love driving) and even fixing it (1989 VW Golf II) similar to how you like fixing Ubuntu-related problems, but thinking about the costs that come with a car, I am really happy that I can perfectly do without one.

]]> By: Anurag Panda http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Anurag Panda Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:39:38 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1885 My family never owned a car ever since I was a three year old and nor do they now. We personally never need a private vehicle as public transport and chartered buses do the job of transporting each of my family members. Personally I find not owning a car beneficial as I walk to the markets to get stuff and at least I walk. This makes me a lot more healthier. My family never owned a car ever since I was a three year old and nor do they now. We personally never need a private vehicle as public transport and chartered buses do the job of transporting each of my family members.
Personally I find not owning a car beneficial as I walk to the markets to get stuff and at least I walk. This makes me a lot more healthier.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1884 Ryan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:50 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1884 I just paid our car insurance bill yesterday. Ouch. It's nice not worrying about a car. I take Caltrain regularly to work to lower gas costs, my carbon footprint, and my traffic headaches. But last week, I got stuck on three-hour commute when the engine died. I drove my own car for the rest of the week. I just paid our car insurance bill yesterday. Ouch.

It’s nice not worrying about a car. I take Caltrain regularly to work to lower gas costs, my carbon footprint, and my traffic headaches. But last week, I got stuck on three-hour commute when the engine died. I drove my own car for the rest of the week.

]]> By: Adam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Adam Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:43 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1883 We live in the suburbs of Ottawa, Ontario and have been car-free for four months now. It has been really easy. Our city has great transit, we usually got where we had to go in the past by bus or train quicker than by car anyway. We hardly ever used our car as a result. It cost a lot in insurance and other fixed costs to watch it sitting there rusting. Now we cycle, walk or quadracycle when we go out. Our two-seat side-by-side quadracycle has been great for grocery shopping and even hauling 120 lbs of bark mulch home. We get so many questions about the quadracycle that we started a website about it http://web.ncf.ca/adamandruth/quadracycle/ Breaking the car addiction is easier than most people fear it will be. The price of gas is going to go way up in the next few years. The economic basics of supply and demand dictate this, as world demand is growing fast while world production is decreasing slightly. We all need to be prepared for this. We live in the suburbs of Ottawa, Ontario and have been car-free for four months now. It has been really easy.

Our city has great transit, we usually got where we had to go in the past by bus or train quicker than by car anyway. We hardly ever used our car as a result. It cost a lot in insurance and other fixed costs to watch it sitting there rusting.

Now we cycle, walk or quadracycle when we go out. Our two-seat side-by-side quadracycle has been great for grocery shopping and even hauling 120 lbs of bark mulch home. We get so many questions about the quadracycle that we started a website about it http://web.ncf.ca/adamandruth/quadracycle/

Breaking the car addiction is easier than most people fear it will be. The price of gas is going to go way up in the next few years. The economic basics of supply and demand dictate this, as world demand is growing fast while world production is decreasing slightly. We all need to be prepared for this.

]]> By: Jeff Chen http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1882 Jeff Chen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:20:35 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1882 hear hear! hear hear!

]]> By: Chris Rios http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 Chris Rios Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:36:06 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1881 My wife and I are about to take the leap ourselves. It's good to hear that others seem to make the leap just fine. My wife and I are about to take the leap ourselves. It’s good to hear that others seem to make the leap just fine.

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 ubuntucat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:07 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1880 Well, the horror stories are few and far between, especially if you're not riding the bus through sketchy parts of town after midnight. Have fun at college! Well, the horror stories are few and far between, especially if you’re not riding the bus through sketchy parts of town after midnight. Have fun at college!

]]> By: mle08 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-car-free-life-one-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1879 mle08 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:15:24 +0000 http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-1879 Oh my gosh! That is so awesome. I live in a rural community where that is absolutely impossible for my family, but I never even thought of how bad our priorities slip w/ a vehicle and we can just go wherever. This fall I'm going to college & will NOT have a car w/ me, but will be bussing it, as you do. You've gotten me excited about it. . . while scaring me at the same time. lol. Not sure the horror stories helped. :) Thanks. Blessings, Em Oh my gosh! That is so awesome. I live in a rural community where that is absolutely impossible for my family, but I never even thought of how bad our priorities slip w/ a vehicle and we can just go wherever. This fall I’m going to college & will NOT have a car w/ me, but will be bussing it, as you do. You’ve gotten me excited about it. . . while scaring me at the same time. lol. Not sure the horror stories helped. :)
Thanks.
Blessings,
Em

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