Living Car Free - How you gonna haul that Jack o'Lantern home?

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Roody
10-09-06, 09:46 AM
Any creative, clever or amusing solutions to this age-old problem?


Roody
10-09-06, 09:53 AM
Here's one idea (http://www.siege-engine.com/PunkinChunk2000.shtml) that looks pretty effective. The bicycle (stationary) powers a siege engine (catapault) that then flings those pumpkins home. But watch out for collateral damage! :D

pedex
10-09-06, 10:53 AM
http://home.columbus.rr.com/pedex/000_0111.jpg


Roody
10-09-06, 11:29 AM
What...buy an inflatable pumpkin? I don't think they grow those around here! ;)

Seriously--let us know the weight of the pumpkin you stuff in that big orange bag.

pedex
10-09-06, 12:31 PM
well, so far, Ive only hauled one pumpkin, and it wasnt mine, but it was about 35lbs give or take, it about filled the bag

cranky
10-09-06, 06:16 PM
...
On an XtracyclePugslyWorksman29erLongHaulTrucker with a Carbon Fiber Fork(Lift)

http://sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/10/10/ba_pumpkin_149_pg.jpg

knobster
10-09-06, 06:57 PM
Some will deliver them for you.

jeff-o
10-11-06, 03:22 PM
bike trailer, two pumpkins at a time.

chipcom
10-11-06, 03:49 PM
We don need no stinkin helmet!

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fergie/pumpkin_head.jpg

Roody
10-12-06, 01:17 PM
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fergie/pumpkin_head.jpg
Chip--It's cute the way you left your real nose sticking out of the pumpkin.

StokerPoker
10-21-06, 07:19 PM
well, I'm not car free but I am a commuter. I asked my fiancee if she wanted to ride to the pumpkin patch and she loved the idea. she thought I was talking about the one 4 miles away, which I wasn't. I like the one she was thinking about better anyway so we went and she picked out a 25lb pumpkin. I had no problem carrying it, but I did have to stop and fix a flat on the rear after running over a bunch of glass. We got a lot of strange looks and smiles on the way home. we stopped at Olive Garden for dinner and a kid walked by as we were locking up and said, "how come we never do anything cool like that?" to his parents.

becnal
10-22-06, 02:31 AM
Bob Yak. 'nuff said.