How would you get along without your car?

Well, this is easy for me because i don't really drive. I know how but never liked to drive. I take the bus everywhere i go. I don't mind, the only bad thing is when you just want to get out of town for the weekend.

I'm fortunate I think. The crisis hit just when I was thinking abou my first mode of transportation...I hadn't gotten a car yet. I've decided that I want a scooter instead. Better MPG, cheaper to get (second hand. They're usually in pretty good shape anyway), and I can attach a trailer on the back for hauling anything bigger than will fit in the trunk. I'm going to be working on building a vardo to hook up to the back (basically, a tiny portable house -- my first house for my first mode of transportation)...so I might be able to carry passengers other than those who hold onto my waist as I scoot. For anything that doesn't require hauling and is in shorter distance, I'm thinking...bicycle. It'll work well for me, be much cheaper (no debt involved, yay), and even though I have to consider the weather and other drivers much more heavily than the averag person...it's the best choice I could ever make economically. Especially considering how rural I am.

It would be terribly inconvenient without a car; we do not have a good public transport system. For me to go to office by bus would mean taking 2 buses, and about 20-30 km detour - and waking up even earlier than now. If I drive, it's only 10km away. And imagine doing grocery shopping by bus - I really dare not think of lugging all those heavy bags up the bus !

I really can't do anything without my car. I was in situation last year when I didn't have a car and it was horrible. I had to ask my neighbors to give me a ride to the city so I could get on time. Walking back home was really 'exciting' because it was winter and I just came home wet and cold. I was so happy when I got my new car because it really makes our lives easier, even we sometimes get stuck in the traffic. Well, if I lived in the city, then I wouldn't have these problems. And from my house to city, there is no public transport and it would take me an hour to walk to next bus station.