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
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

 

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I can tell it's Psychic Wednesday.

Are we supposed to guess why four licensed drivers can't get the Honda
to start?

One clue (oilfreeandhappy) tells me you should check the oil level
first. :-(

Stay safe, Jim.

'Curly'

 

Actually, the last car that I personally owned, about 20 years ago, was
a Honda Civic. Good little car, but I prefer my bicycle now. It's a
win-win - good exercise, oil-free, fresh air...

 

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It's time to buy more vehicles, if you are experiencing scheduling problems.

That's great, but now that they have to be places quickly it's an outdated
method of travel, ineffecient for today's travel requirements.

You're one of the hazards on the roads if you ride during bad weather.

Why would you need a folding bicycle? Buses have racks on the front of them
for carrying bicycles of those that want to appear as if they rode the
bicycle to work. {;^)

 

i congratulate you on your commitment to the environment. if more people
practiced similar lifestyles, then we might not find it necessary to fight
wars over oil. however, i have yet to see a bicycle that does not use
rubber, grease, and plastic. indeed, they will quickly grind to a halt
without oil of some type.

 

by the way, your page would load a heck of a lot faster if you resized the
image of the backpack to the size the web page uses rather than depend on
the browser to resize it... i was able to get it down to just 27 KB and
still have it look fine.

 

HUH? Ok here goes my random babbling:

In my family we have three coffee drinkers. When the kids were younger
I was the only one but they started as they got older (one is a Junior
in HS and one is just out of college). I pick up a cup of coffee on my
way home and drink it with a straw because the roads have many potholes
in them and don't like to get coffee on my clothes. My commute is 7
miles.

If I lived in a large city with mass transit, I might bring a thermos
with me so I can refill my cup while commuting.
Remco

(I always wanted to get that off my chest and since we're telling
random stories, this seemed like a good time to do it

 

.... I had an onion on my belt, 'cause that was the fashion at the time...
Grandpa Simpson

 

If governments weren't obsessed with outlawing private companies from
offering mass transit, and weren't so obsessed with legislating transit
monopolies for themselves, we might see more mass transit so you wouldn't
spill your drink.

A couple of years ago we had an example of this bizarre government mindset
at work in my community. As a result, we still have no mass transit of any
kind.

 

See?? Dont' you guys feel better getting this random rambling off your
chest?

As for the guy that started the thread: get a haircut, you stinkfoot
hippy!!

 

I don't buy that argument. Where I came from (Chicago 'burbs), the local
private mass transportation companies all died natural deaths in the '70s
when everybody started driving themselves. Ridership went down below
profitable levels and that was it.

The regional government transit monopolies that we saw (and continue to see
in many places) were started because the numbers didn't add up and the
citizens demanded busses anyway, not because of some insidious government
plot. When no one rode those busses either, mass transit simply went away
in the smaller towns.

I think if you could demonstrate a viable business model for mass transit,
you would have some.

 

fresh air?? Yeah right, you get to suck in all the wonderfully "fresh"
fumes that our cars put out...enjoy!

 

Profound statement, Remco. I'll leave it at that, and refrain from any
other reply.
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

hippy!!

 

For a short part of my commute, this is the case. But much of my ride
is on rural roads, with not much traffic. BTW, studies have shown that
cars get more exposure to road fumes than bicycles, because the
bicycles aren't in the center of the road.
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

fumes that our cars put out...enjoy!

 

I'd call this quibbling. I ran some calculations a while back, and at
my current chain lube usage, I would have to live to 176 years old to
go through 1 gallon. I'd call that oil-free. Also, at the moment when
I purchased my plastic veneered helmet 12 years ago, I wasn't oil free.
But when I ride my bicycle, I am.
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

 

Thanks manic mechanic. I'll try that!

the browser to resize it...

 

Thank you - usually I try and other times I do not. This morning I did
not.

Seriously, why did you post this powderkeg in a news group dedicated to
the repair and maintenance of Hondas?
It is like posting recipes of how to cook meat in a vegetarian group -
that would make no sense either.

I don't think it is a bad idea to take the bike to work, walk more, use
the car less, etc. My reply was not a reflection of how I feel about
that subject, more on the what and how you posted.
Flaming is a proud internet tradition, so expect it if you go off topic
without stating "OT:" in the subject line.
Also, the way you come across in your original message reminds me of
the "south park" hybrid vehicle episode - watch it and see if you can
find yourself.

Remco

 

Private transport companies are typically under crushing regulations
dictating when, where, and how they may (or MUST) offer service, what sort
of vehicles they may (or may NOT, or MUST use), and how much (or how
little) they can charge.

When faced with rigid rules like that, it's no wonder they go out of
business, or end up surviving on subsidies.

 

Nobody even commented on my cool Smug-O-Meter ASCII graphic.