Living Car Free - What's on your list of things you are thankful for?

Health tops my list this year, since we've had so many scares. I'm thankful that my dad and Jerry are both feeling pretty good and they both have a good quality of life. I'm thankful that my own injury is starting to improve. Even though I can't ride right now, I'm thankful that nice bikes are waiting for me, and a million miles of road stretch before me. I'm thankful that we peacefully and fairly elected a new president from an oppressed group, and he seems to be a good man.

After having spent much of my 20s, 30s and 40s struggling to make a living, I'm thankful I have a job that is not too stressful and relatively secure. I just hate stress.

Family is also a thing to be thankful for. No fun eating beans by yourself every night.

Also, very thankful that my DIY halogen light didn't crap out (again) on my ride home tonight.

Also, very thankful that my DIY halogen light didn't crap out (again) on my ride home tonight.

Do you think you got the bugs worked out now?

Oh---I'm thankful that one person responded to my thread.
:D

Do you think you got the bugs worked out now?

Oh---I'm thankful that one person responded to my thread.
:D

Had to think about it a bit...

Health, a loving wife, a decent job for the foreseeable future, plenty to eat, and financial stability. Not rich by most measures in the US but can live comfortably with few worries. Living in a country where we still have freedom to chose. We have our problems but hopefully they will be worked through for the better.

Aaron:)

I am thankful I still have the freedom to ride my bicycle on public roads.

Do you think you got the bugs worked out now?

:D

Pretty much. After using basically the same lighting system for the last 3 winters, I have come up with, IMHO, a stellar design. I have a small plastic CD case, which is bolted on my rear rack and holds the 3-pound SLA battery. The rear xenon strobe is attached to the CD case and now I'm putting my rocker switch into the CD case housing.

Makes it easy to take the light off in the Spring (when I just use blinkies and don't normally bike after 9 pm anyway..)

Light rail exactly one mile from home
new job
fantastically wonderful family & friends
my life
my church

I'm thankful for a lot of things...

The city bus system, which stops a block from my apartment, and took me to within two blocks of the intracity bus. The intracity bus and their very careful drivers, who took my partner and me down to Beloit, so we could have a lovely Thanksgiving with family. And my knee, which is happily handling multiple trips up and down two flights of stairs :D.

With any luck, the list will be even longer tomorrow.

I'm thankful for the usual (maybe not so usual) blessings: great friends, supportive family, good health, a head full of hair at 47 (not going to complain that they're mostly grey), a job I deeply care about, the fact that I live in a lively city within easy reach of a great variety of natural beauty, and 700 x 37 tires which hardly ever go flat, even when you ride the hell out of them. :)

I just got back from a third world country. I am thankful for everything I can think of.

Family, food, etc. Can't forget the health.

I think it's a given if you don't have health, you've got nothing.

That being said, I'm still struggling with mine but I'll take what I have even if I can't find out what's wrong.

I'm greatful that making more than I ever did in my life. I noticed people are happy about easy access to public transit so I'll do the same. I'm greatful for my precious lightrail line that made me car free! LOL!

Thankful for the spare change in my pocket. It means I have more than I need.:o

I'm thankful that I was able to pay off my credit cards in the past few years. It makes unemployment much nicer not having to service that debt without income. I'm thankful I'm no longer married. I'm thankful I have dependable bicycles. I'm thankful that I have time to hone my career chops. I'm thankful to live in a time where we are exploring the solar system.

I'm thankful for my health, a wonderful job to pay my expenses, a decent house to live in, my wonderful pets, and enough income to live comfortably.

I'm thankful to live in a time where we are exploring the solar system.

Are your skies clear to see the cosmic frown (http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/tonight-planets.html) tonight? (Looks more like a smile :) to me.)

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