Body & Community Power

Our family is nearing the end of week 3 of being a one-car family, since the used Ford Escort my husband has been driving around finally bit the dust. It’s been a good kick in the butt for us to finally make better use of our own body power and public means of transportation.

Here’s what we discovered or reminded ourselves we can do:

Walk to work (1/2 hour each way)

Walk to the bus and take the bus to work (about 2 hours each way)

Walk to the bus stop and take the bus to tutoring, orthodontist appointments and other events in town (about 1/2 hour each way)

Carpool with others either half way, then took the bus, or others went out of their way to drop us off

Schedule meetings at home

Ride our bikes (a bit tricky during this time of year when the sun is down by 4 pm & the heavy traffic on our road)

Schedule meetings in the city my husband works and coordinated them with drop off or pick up times and drive tog.

Give up attending activities.

It’s been good for us. It takes more time, but sometimes that’s a good thing. And, we hope to continue to use public transportation and our own body power a bit more than we used to even after tomorrow when it looks like we’ll be purchasing our second Toyota Corolla. Wish is was a Prius, but when both cars die in the same year that just doesn’t fit in the budget. So, thanks to everyone who kicked in to help.

Walk on!