Yeah. I only use mine as a grocery-getter, which is depressing considering what I pay for it monthly. It's nice to have the option to drive places the odd time something comes up though.
No, not a chance. I love my cars more than 99% of the people I deal with every day. Without them and my love for cars in general, I'd be a bigger mess than I already am.
Same here without my cars i would not go to work
Then when you plant your foot and it pushes you in to the seat it makes all your other problems disappear
Interdasting. I remember some of his music videos showing him riding in the back seat of his car but never driving.
I can't really drive much anymore because of vision problems so that's going to be a problem in the future. Fortunately I live within a few blocks of the market and post office. Bus stops are quite a ways away so I'll have to rely on taxies or uber for shopping at other places. Which isn't cheap.
Maintaining any machine or kit is 1000x easier than any relationship with a person (boss)
The former can take some care, time, attention, skill
The latter (people) just turn their back on me without warning! They just do it, whenever they want. Everyone. Jobs start & end. I don't choose. I can choose when to stop payments.
I can cope with any popped light bulb. I let light resume.
Vegetarians like not to eat meat, animals, fish? That's OK
I choose not to eat people. My balance with people runs dry. Never clear what they want; I can only assume they don't want me. Running on empty.
Reputation is ambiguous. Human-free life. Vending machines print tickets
I like remembering the tale about skinned beings without fur. A fair start in life (newborns) to naturally adopt an attitude alongside atheism - anti-human too. Animals, food, plastic, metal, chemicals... rocks, gases, plasma
Not really. Not where I live. Unless you know someone who has a car who will drive you. You'd freeze solid trying to walk anywhere here in the winter. No trains here. Buses are kind of weird. It's not a well designed bus system so it would be difficult to use. The area is just not designed for mass transit.
No real bike paths. If you want to ride a bike here you'll be riding on the side of the road with cars zipping past at 65-80MPH. In the summer you'll walk miles with the sun beating down on you to get anywhere. Used to take me less than 5 minutes to drive to work. Would have taken me about 30 minutes every day to walk in the snow, ice, rain, etc. No thanks.
Not in Iowa except maybe des moines. You'll be rather confined and even in cities public transport is lacking. You'd just end up paying a cab which is insanely expensive because you have to travel so far between places. Unless you want an overnight bike trip to go to the mall or pet store you need a car.
I had no reason for a car at University.. but others did. This is how parents set you up.
Seriously have seen students at my gym who have Audi, BMW, Lamborghini or small ones
My first job in 1998 my brother suggested getting one so Dad helped paying.
after owning it, making work easier to get to without train, I had company cars to go further to other sites. Petrol cards. There was a time I took one of those cars home at weekend, leaving mime at the office, to take my girlfriend to see her family in distant Wales. Weird roads. I crashed it, with two passengers in it. Both vehicles were destroyed. I got privilege of a spare car to go home in. That was a careless mistake, but no crime. Even handed the keys to receptionist, trembling, wanted to mention what happened and why using that spare car. They didn't care or said a word. Just the keys were ID. Effort it took not to get nervous.
Luck is everything. Sold my car one day to get a better one, one day. Employment is everything. I thought I would always be employed. Hard knocks. I know my county an rest of country - certain things can only be done by car. From me to capital city daily is train. 50% of career has been outside capital, needing car. Dad doesn't live in the capital.
ex-girl sold me her car to go working in America. That was my best car. Dead last year.
I can't afford another one. I trace back to older smaller.. any other costs are too much. My stress is amplified. I learned the scope of capital job or further away counties has a clear dividing line about what's possible. Years spent finding work. Investigation has taught me everything.... how a flaky old car can get me places. Capital jobs haven't happened for a long time.
Just a car when unemployed I could drive. Losing that will halve my chance of finding work. Depression is really biting at me. Easy to grab a cheap car now will make me feel so good. Work would make the purchase worthy. If not getting work, the car cost could put me out of a home.
Can't imagine moving house with nobody to live with. Selling the car would be like losing another friend
I'll tread careful. Bonanza old car. Could choose a car-less life. I tried visiting Dad by bike in summer but got caught at midnight not getting there
I am close to getting a little car tomorrow. I'd have fun installing music. I'd be proud to visit Dad. I wanted to get a Motorbike only because I see loads of colleagues getting to city office that day. I see them speeding past me in car
but bike training costs more than car insurance. I need to pay my mortgage.
The three things a man can have to help him get laid are.
1. His own home/apartment.
2. A steady income.
3. His own car.
Having all three does not automatically mean you will be dating super models and porn stars, but having all three dramatically improves your chances with the butter faces.
How do you go to the grocery store without a car? Even in good weather I wouldn't want to carry a 36 pack of Pepsi for a mile. And that's just one item.
I don't have a car, no license. I get extreme anxiety when driving(when i had my permit). I zoned out and almost hit someone multiple times. I also get painful migraines randomly. Don't really think I'm fit for driving.
Unless everythings in walking/biking distance You'd definitely need to pay someone or have someone willing to drive you places. Like Work, Groceries, Doctors, etc
No. I drive 36-41 miles one way to work. I have been staying home on snow days and otherwise one day a week.
I am approaching 215,000 miles on my car that I have had for 10 years. I will be looking for a new car later this year and using my current one as a backup since I have a new transmission that is warrantied until June 2018 - unlimited mileage.
No I can't. Any time my car is out of commission I feel like I'm going crazy. It's one thing when you need repairs for a day or two, but going a week not being able to get up and go anywhere it awful.
car isn't a necessity . it makes life harder and i don't have a nice car but i always have a car , besides my car , i always have my dads car to use. I only use his car when i dont want to waste my gas or if i want to go out cause his car is nicer then mine.
I've read stories of women getting sexually harassed at bus stops a lot and on buses which is why it's best to have a car. Also, walking everywhere would be time consuming even though it's great exercise.
I've never had a car. I get vertigo if I turn my head too fast, so I'm officially a menace behind the wheel. (Seriously, I fall over walking sometimes. :laugh: ) People are alive today because I don't drive.
My husband owns a car but hardly uses it and I don't drive. The roads here in the UK are mostly gridlocked anyway so we walk to town. He was considering purchasing an electric bicycle to get around which seems like a good idea. Depending of where you live and your situation, you could easily do without a car. Do a monthly shop - there by bus, back by taxi, or online if you own a computer. You pay tax and MOT for a car which is mostly in the garage, so you would probably save money going without the thing and it would be less of a worry. I know it wouldn't work for everyone, but if you got a job locally, that would help too.
I'm almost 27 and have never owned a car, didn't get my license until last year. Hopefully I can find a way to never have to get one, I can't sit in the driver's seat for more than 5 minutes without getting a panic attack.
it would be hard for me. i'm deep in the burbs and public transportation here is garbage.
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