         
Bye bye car Timing wise it was perfect - dumping the car at the garage, cycling to the train station to go down and join the thousands marching in the London climate change march on December 8th. Our car is now kapput, we live 12 miles from Oxford and have decided to try country living without the car - and to share the solutions this opportunity presents us with. A key choice determining our choice of (rented) house was proximity to public transport - we're 4 miles from a train station - so it's back to the bike and train commute everyday, which I've been doing when I can anyhow, but to know there's no alternative gives it a different edge. Icy roads make the journey exciting in the morning - but I've seen some spectacular dawns, and it's a great start to the day. Trains that ran on time would be nice - ours don't, and I've seen the numbers falling as a consequence. I've discovered that a folding bike is very useful at times, but having a bike at each station is my staple. Luckily fo rme, my employer has the Oxford Cycle Workshop come every week, so I can get free labour on my bike for repairs - bargain as it came from a skip in the first place! We're figuring out the best way to do the things we used to rely on a car for - bulky shopping (new years resolution: get a local organic veg-box delivered), and will investigate informal car sharing options. For now though it's a blessing - and I'll be sharing the highs and lows of the journey online. Blog post by jo_hamilton on Dec. 18, 2007 at 12:35 p.m.
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