One Car for 4 Licensed Drivers

In my family, we have one car for 4 licensed drivers. We brought up
our children cycling, and now that they're older (one is a Junior in
High School and the other is a Freshman in college), they have
continued the good habit. I commute by bicycle to work year round,
regardless of weather, unless the roads are treacherous. My commute
is 8 miles.

Nowadays, if I lived in a large city with mass transit, I would combine

mass transit with a nice folding bicycle.
Jim Gagnepain
[url]http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/[/url]

"oilfreeandhappy" <oil_free_and_happy@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> In my family, we have one car for 4 licensed drivers. We brought up
> our children cycling, and now that they're older (one is a Junior in
> High School and the other is a Freshman in college), they have
> continued the good habit. I commute by bicycle to work year round,
> regardless of weather, unless the roads are treacherous. My commute
> is 8 miles.
>
> Nowadays, if I lived in a large city with mass transit, I would combine
>
> mass transit with a nice folding bicycle.
> Jim Gagnepain[/color]

You are to be commended, Jim. Too many fat slobs hop into their vehicle,
Toyotas included, and a block to buy some junk food. Your actions help keep
the roads clearer for those of us who NEED to use a vehicle.

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> [url]http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/[/url]
>[/color]

I'll bet your pay check "Sharx35" doesn't live in South Dakota or Wyoming.
LOL


"Sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "oilfreeandhappy" <oil_free_and_happy@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> In my family, we have one car for 4 licensed drivers. We brought up
>> our children cycling, and now that they're older (one is a Junior in
>> High School and the other is a Freshman in college), they have
>> continued the good habit. I commute by bicycle to work year round,
>> regardless of weather, unless the roads are treacherous. My commute
>> is 8 miles.
>>
>> Nowadays, if I lived in a large city with mass transit, I would combine
>>
>> mass transit with a nice folding bicycle.
>> Jim Gagnepain[/color]
>
> You are to be commended, Jim. Too many fat slobs hop into their vehicle,
> Toyotas included, and a block to buy some junk food. Your actions help
> keep the roads clearer for those of us who NEED to use a vehicle.
>
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>> [url]http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/[/url]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

oilfreeandhappy wrote:[color=blue]
>. My commute
> is 8 miles.
>
> Nowadays, if I lived in a large city with mass transit, I would combine[/color]

My commute is 20 miles each way, about an hour on my slicks - as fast
as the car and only 10 mins longer than the train. I do do it by
bicycle when i can but in the UK its generally pouring with rain and
the drivers try their best to knock you off. Cycling saves me £60 a
week in fuel (60 litres) but also means i
a) Spend twice as much on food a day (about £30 per week), needing
about 5500 calories to stay healthy.
b) Breathe in more fumes CO and pollutants than a 40 per day smoker
according to a few studies

But then I still have to pay a fortune for a tank of fuel for when i
NEED my car and my 'heavily polluting car' that i rarely use (but love
dearly) still gets taxed to death. So its very tempting not to bother
for the sake of £30 and a few billionths of a degree off the next
centuries average temperature. Governments have to make it far more
appealing than it currently is before anyone will be convinced.

J