Tomorrow is World Car Free Day

[taterguy]

Post your pathetic excuses for not participating here.

Or

Post your smug sanctimonious pronouncement that your are participating and therefore are a better person than the rest of us slobs.

Or just read the link and give some thought to how we get around in this big old goofy world.

http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

[DJ13]

1. Dont care, no driving no work, no work no eat

[Ian David]

2. It just so happens my car will have to be in the shop tomorrow anyway. Perfect! n/t

[taterguy]

4. Better take it to the shop tonight

Or does it have to get towed?

[Travis_0004]

5. Dumb idea

What a dumb idea. We need cars to get around. I have a job to go to, and I'll probably swing by the grocery store. I guess I'll be driving.

[taterguy]

7. What's this "we" stuff?

Millions of people all over the world get around without cars.

What makes "us" so special?

[kestrel91316]

18. You got a mouse in your pocket? I use mass transit most of the time now,

and my bike most of the rest. I have deliberately structured my life so as to make that feasible, rather than pretending that the joy ride would go on forever. Which it won't.

[BlooInBloo]

3. (shrug) Every day is car-free day for me.

[Louisiana1976]

15. Me, too!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Does that mean I can stay home from work?

[taterguy]

9. You live where it's flat and the weather hasn't gotten bad yet

Sorry, I am unable to provide you with an excuse.

I also apologize in advance if you happen to live in one of the few parts of Kansas that isn't flat.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Eastern Kansas is very hilly

And if I have to walk to work, I need to leave now to get there on time in the morning. LOL

[marlakay]

#1 excuse didn't know about it and we have appt in

seattle for our car to get sirius radio put in. #2 excuse my DH couldn't give a ** about any particular day and wouldn't change his new car stereo for anything.

[taterguy]

10. What dirty word only has two letters in it?

Or are you being slack about your asterisk usage?

[The Straight Story]

8. They having a get together I can drive to?

:rofl:

[dysfunctional press]

11. i've got a doctor's appointment in the morning...

and i'm taking my dog to the vet in the afternoon.

i'll be driving to both.

[taterguy]

12. Dogs really enjoy running next to you while you bike

That is, if your dog is reasonably well-trained.

And once again, I apologize in advance if the vet appt is for something that's physically debilitating.

[dysfunctional press]

14. did i mention that i'm disabled?

biking isn't an option.

[Deja Q]

16. I have to drive to the bookstore*; buy three copies of "An Inconvenient Truth" and nothing else...

* 50 miles from home, each way.


There's a host of ironies that'll have heads going *boom*...

[kestrel91316]

17. I have no choice but to participate, as my car was stolen a couple of weeks ago

and replacing it will have to wait a while.

I fixed the bike up, and dusted off the bus schedule, and am coping. My only beef is that I can't go to PetSmart for 2 or 3 of the 40 lb boxes of scoop litter anymore.

And I really need a new pair of walking shoes.

[Aragorn]

43. do they deliver?

Not kidding. I live in a rural area so I have a 40 mpg Civic, and bike to my office in town sometimes. No Petsmart for 50 miles or more. Dollar General and Family Dollar have a lot more stuff than I thought - so even the 36 mile round trip to Walmart is rare. And that's ALWAYS combined with other errands.

Let's all remember this "DAY" is symbolic. We can all find ways to drive less and after all, "studies show" that Americans are doing just that!

Good for us!

[flvegan]

19. I telecommute.

No problem.

[taterguy]

23. Cool

[ShortnFiery]

20. Count me in ...

Only my LPCs = Leather Personnel Carriers = Boots tomorrow.

I have to PM my lawn mower anyway.

:thumbsup: :-)

p.s. I'll just change the drive belt, filters as well as change the oil, i.e., I won't run the motor "much" in honor of this occasion. :blush:

[Berry Cool]

21. "Push your car from the road"

Another daily celebrater of World Car Free Day checking in.

[damntexdem]

22. OK, where do I go for my free car?

What type? Is it green?

[taterguy]

47. Just walk down this trail and your car will be waiting for you

Good luck driving it out

[backwoodsbob]

49. that looks like my driveway

[pipi_k]

24. My pathetic excuse...

I live on a dirt road in the middle of the woods, 20 miles from the nearest "big city". I didn't know that tomorrow is "no car day", so if I have to go out for any reason, I need to take a car because I can't fly.


I know...pretty thoughtless and selfish of me not to have taken levitation or astral projection lessons, but that's just the way I am.

:shrug:

[MadHound]

25. I'll participate as soon as they bring mass transit to rural areas

Until then, I'm either driving a car or riding my scooter:shrug:

[taterguy]

26. Funny thing about mass transit, it only works where there's masses of people

Otherwise individual vehicles are more efficient from an economic and environmental standpoint.

[vadawg]

27. lol, i gotta drive to work man, or it all goes to shit....

[taterguy]

29. Seriously, Why?

I go to work five days a week and sometimes work on weekends.

It never absolutely requires a car for me to get there.

[vadawg]

30. yeah well i gotta 50 miles plus one way commute, i aint walkin that

but feel free to get to work however you can.

[taterguy]

31. Surely you've always wondered what it would be like to ride a bicycle 100 miles in one day

Where's your spirit of adventure?

[ddeclue]

52. Here in Orlando that would be a death sentence.

Bicyclists get no respect and are regularly run over.

[vadawg]

61. lol i get enough adventure as it is, i dont need to ride a bike through the mountains and in DC

lol can you even put a shotgun and a rifle on a bike safely..

[taterguy]

74. Ask the poor bastards who survived Dien Bien Phu how many weapons you can carry on a bicycle

The Viet Minh supplied an entire army with weapons, ammo and supplies transported via bicycle.

It was much more effective than the airplanes the French used.

[NoPasaran]

28. I'm outsourcing

I've arranged for some guy in India not to drive a car tomorrow. I'll be driving my car AND feeling smug about it, thank you very much.

[Fla_Democrat]

32. I drive a pickup

and since it is a truck, and not a car, I claim the wording loophole. :evilgrin:

[Quantess]

33. I hope that means traffic will be lighter tomorrow.

I'll do the "stay at home all day" thing some other day. Unfortunately where I currently live, public transportation is not an option.

[taterguy]

35. It's troubling how many people feel trapped in their homes without access to a car

Not singling you out.

I just find that very disturbing.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[TorchTheWitch]

38. You ARE trapped

Even busy suburbia has no decent public trans. Where I grew up you had to hoof it MILES into downtown to catch a bus that runs once an hour and only travels the one main road. It's no different today. Where I live now is also no different and I DO live a very short walk to the main drag... but you can't walk to anywhere within miles to get a half gallon of milk and a pack of smokes.

In case you're seriously late to the party, public transportation SUCKS ASS in this country and it's hardly just people that live in rural areas. How fortunate for you that apparantly you get to live in one of the grossly limited areas where public transportation is accessable any time at all hours and is safe not only to use but to get to and from.

[Quantess]

39. Try to wrap your mind around what it's like living out in the country.

I guess I could hitchhike if I really had to. Or, I could also ride a bike about 8 miles to a bus, downhill all the way, and uphill all the way back home. But people drive like maniacs along this road, and it looks like a miserable bike ride.

I've gone for years without a vehicle, when I lived in the city. I look forward to not having a vehicle again someday, when I live in a city again. So, maybe you're presuming that everyone has other options..?

[taterguy]

44. You're presuming that I have something against biking on a road with people who drive like maniacs

Provides a nice little adrenaline boost.

Maybe it's not something I'd do all the time but I'd be willing to try almost any secondary road at least once.

:toast:

[Quantess]

50. I see people do it. There is a bike lane for the brave ones.

It's one lane each way, hairpin turns, hilly, and people routinely drive 60+ mph. Just about every year, there is a fatal accident. But, it is scenic!

[TorchTheWitch]

34. hour commute - no public trans

Even if there were public transportation to where I work I don't get out of work until about 3:30 a.m. unless I'm doing an earlier shift. Besides, I'm a stripper and taking public transportation to and from work is extreamly dangerous, and I know of no club that allows it. There's a big reason why we are escorted to our cars by security and they watch us leave... but sometimes some disgusting creep will follow us anyway. No fucking way I'd take public trans for this job even if the club were a few blocks away.

[taterguy]

36. Oh shit, it's raining

Nevermind

:blush:

[The Straight Story]

37. I just drove to burger king, raining here too

:)

[taterguy]

40. BK? Don't they have Biscuitvilles where you live?

If not, you don't know what you're missing.

Mmmmmmm, biscuits.

[dropkickpa]

41. meh, I ride the bus every day

no car for me, can't afford one.

[LWolf]

42. I don't get to stay home from work because it's "car free day."

My students, and my principal, would not appreciate it.

Car free isn't an option in my rural area, unless the county wants to build some roads where no cars, trucks, bicycles, etc. are allowed. Then I could ride my horse, or teach my horse to pull a cart. Of course, I'd have to have someplace at work to keep the horse until it was time to go home.

Meanwhile, I'll stick to driving. I'm thrifty. I make sure that all errands happen on the way home from work, and I rarely drive anywhere on weekends. My idea of recreation is to stay home and read or ride my horses. I'm only on the road on weekends when connecting with local family members.

[tammywammy]

45. No public transportation and it's raining today

So, I'm driving. It's only 7 miles one way to work, but it's really not a good neighborhood to be walking through to get there and I wouldn't feel safe so that's the ultimate reason I drive vs walking.

[SeattleGirl]

46. My pathetic excuse is that I have to drive to my office to get to work, AND

I have to drive 30 miles from my office for an appointment. And really, I'm just too damned lazy to walk it. :P :rofl:

[taterguy]

48. Yet another poster that's allergic to bicycles

I had no idea that was such a raging epidemic in this country

:rofl:

[ddeclue]

53. where the hell does "taterguy" live? Idaho?

In a lot of places you take your life in your hands if you try to bike to work. Certainly true here in Florida! I'm allergic to being run over by maniacs, not my bicycle.

[taterguy]

54. Is it too much effort to click on someone's profile to see where they're from?

Laziness.

That's what's wrong with this country.

On a somewhat less snarky note; people need to get over their fears if it's preventing them from living life the way they want to live.

Flying in an airplane scares me, so I just take a Valium before flights. Do the same thing on a bicycle and you'll be fine.

Trust me.

[Occulus]

56. Take a Valium before getting on a bike?

Are you trying to get someone killed?

[taterguy]

71. How many lives would be saved if we had a less Car-centric society?

No oil wars.

No environmental devastation.

Gotta think of the greater good dude.

[ddeclue]

51. Cause I live 25 miles from the office and my job is in the ex-urbs?

:rofl:

[Occulus]

55. I have to do laundry tomorrow

so I have to drive, as I have no washer or dryer and I'm not taking my dirty underwear onto a city bus.

I did walk to the library today, and the fresh air and sunshine did my mood a hell of a lot of good.

[Subdivisions]

57. I drive only about 10-20 miles per week. If I go out at all it will be a 3-mile round trip. n/t

[taterguy]

62. And we've degenerated to the point where 3 miles can't be done on bike or on foot

Sigh

[JVS]

58. I can get a free car?

Sweet

[seemunkee]

59. I'll drive to the Metro

and take it the rest of the way.

[Ignis]

60. Hey, any excuse to telecommute!

:patriot:

[Touchdown]

63. My car is free. Just paid it off in Aug!

:woohoo:

[AsahinaKimi]

64. etto, I don't own a car...

In San Francisco we have no place to park. We have fairly decent Public Transportation.. and actually in comparison with most cities, Taxi fares are not that bad and you an even take the ferry to across the bay.

[Luminous Animal]

68. There's also City Car Share.

I got rid of my car and joined. We need to reserve a car for only about 3 hours a month. Getting rid of my car was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

[deaniac21]

65. Wow! Car free sounds much better than cash for clunkers!

[alarimer]

66. I have to go to work.

Can't be without a car in this town. I can't take the bus because I work odd hours.

[taterguy]

67. Enough with the damn whining about no mass transit

You've (presumably) got two legs.

Use them.

[Creena]

69. It's supposed to hit 100F+ tommorow.

That's my pathetic excuse. Although, I don't plan on needing to go out anyway.

[varelse]

70. Just when I thought I'd run out of excuses for calling in "sick"

:eyes:

I'll pass - the only other way to get to work at 6:30 AM is to start hiking at 4 AM, along an unlit, windy mountain road with fast-moving traffic and no shoulder to speak of. And no, it's not an excuse - because I'm not asking for one and don't need one.

[timo]

72. I would

I would go car free, but I have a real hard time attaching the delivery trailer for my business to my neck, and hauling thousands of pounds of palm trees puts a strain on my back that really is getting hard to deal with............

[taterguy]

73. Can't you just attach a bunch of helium balloons to the palm trees?

Do I have to do all the thinking around here?

:eyes: