No car

So Jeremy and I have been thinking seriously about saving energy. We'd tossed around the idea that we should just get rid of our car and walk everywhere. Seeing how we live less than three miles from work and shopping, it seemed like something that we could totally do, we just never got around to it. Having a car is easy-it takes five minutes to get to the store, and almost no physical effort to haul the groceries home. Who wouldn't love having one?

 When the car died, we saw our chance to begin the great experiment. Because Jeremy works at a grocery store, and I volunteer at the Co-op, obtaining groceries hasn't been too difficult. As long as we break the shopping down to a few items every day instead of one big trip a week, we only need to catch a ride or take the bus for big (i.e. heavy) purchases like dog food once a month or so. 

 We finally got my bikes back from my father (for a clue as to why it took so long, see the post about my wonderful father) but they're in terrible shape. I really think it would be cheaper to get new ones than to fix these up. It makes me really sad that I won't be able to ride my little cruiser again. For Christmas I think we'll gift the family a bike trailer as well as a new bike. I'd love one of those giant trikes with the basket in the back, but we'll see. 

 Jeremy is walking an average of sixteen miles a week, and I'm averaging nine. More if we decide to go out to dinner or rent a movie. 

 So far it hasn't been terribly difficult, it just takes a lot of planning ahead.