Just dropped off the rental car. I am officially carless. It's weird. I've never been carless. We had a car for me to drive when I got my license, and I bought my first car when I was 18. This just feels so very, very weird.
I'm fairly certain I said no interruptions.
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Spike's Bitches 28: For the Safety of Puppies...and Christmas!
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vw bug - Dec 29, 2005 3:04:35 am PST #2049 of 10001
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Fay - Dec 29, 2005 3:28:17 am PST #2050 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Raq, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for that comparatively ick-free summary of the saga of Mal's bottom.
SuziQ - Dec 29, 2005 4:22:10 am PST #2051 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I can't imagine the feeling vw. I'd be lost without my car, but then again I feel as though I am taxi-central for our family.
vw bug - Dec 29, 2005 4:26:51 am PST #2052 of 10001
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I am feeling a bit panicky about it today. I can't make Target or grocery store runs anymore on a moment's notice (well, depending on the zipcar thing). No more easy trips to mom and dad's. I'll get used to it, but it's gonna be an adjustment. I know I'm doing the right thing, though, and that helps.
sj - Dec 29, 2005 4:28:58 am PST #2053 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Good luck with the adjustment, vw.
SuziQ - Dec 29, 2005 4:33:55 am PST #2054 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
You ARE doing the right thing. And you will get used to the other options available to you. If I didn't have the kids and lived close to as many non-car options as you do, I'l be very tempted to rid myself of a car.
Tom Scola - Dec 29, 2005 4:34:59 am PST #2055 of 10001
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I've never regretted giving up my car, not for a moment.
I'm sure that you'll see it as a huge burden lifted from you.
vw bug - Dec 29, 2005 4:35:41 am PST #2056 of 10001
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I'm sure that you'll see it as a huge burden lifted from you.
This is what I'm hoping.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 29, 2005 4:44:59 am PST #2057 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Once you get into the groove with the ZipCar thing, it will feel more seamless, I bet.
Cars have never been anything but a source of anxiety for me, between breakdowns and towing and accidents and parking and being sideswiped and...argh. Although we still have Tom's car, I hardly ever drive it and I am pleased that we live somewhere where not having a car at all wouldn't hinder us too much.
amych - Dec 29, 2005 4:47:36 am PST #2058 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'll admit, I'm a little jealous of all this talk of car-giving-up.