I've decided
04-05-11, 10:02 PM
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I've decided
bikes are too much trouble. is anyone here living more simply and going bike free?
04-05-11, 10:14 PM
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Maybe.
The lifestyle I'm planning might not include a bicycle. I want to either build a Tumbleweed house or live in a small RV of some type. I'll be taking the house with me everywhere I go. That means when I go to the grocery store or laundromat I'll have everything with me and thus won't need to own a bicycle. A bicycle of any type would take up plenty of space. There is no way I would leave one attached to the outside at night where it would give a thief an idea.
My work will be done via the internet so I won't be reporting to a regular location every day.
My work will be done via the internet so I won't be reporting to a regular location every day.
04-05-11, 11:22 PM
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You'll probably want a good industrial hand truck then. Get one with inflatable tires.
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04-06-11, 12:33 AM
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Bikes are too much trouble? Compared to what other mode of transportation? Except for walking, bicycling is the easiest and most hassle-free form of transportation ever devised. Cars are horrible. Public transportation isn't that much better. Bikes are fairly convenient by comparison.
04-06-11, 04:05 AM
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My son lives car and bike free in Boston.
But is planning on getting a bike to use around the neighborhood. Currently he walks or uses mass transit depending on where he is going. But Boston seems to have better mass transit than a lot of places.
Aaron
But is planning on getting a bike to use around the neighborhood. Currently he walks or uses mass transit depending on where he is going. But Boston seems to have better mass transit than a lot of places.
Aaron
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04-06-11, 05:44 AM
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Yes! In fact, I've commited to only traveling in a litter, such as this one:
...being that walking is such an annoyance- after all it's twice as demanding as bicycling.
Thankfully, I'm fairly well-off, and have managed to procure two minimum wage workers (alas, overt slavery is still illegal) who will take care of my ambulatory needs.
I'm also looking for a way to quit my job and refrain from contributing, in any way, to society or my continued existence-- because frankly, I find such efforts to be a pain in the ass.
I think a lot of us could take a page out of the wise old remora's book, and just leech off of others. Keep it simple!
...being that walking is such an annoyance- after all it's twice as demanding as bicycling.
Thankfully, I'm fairly well-off, and have managed to procure two minimum wage workers (alas, overt slavery is still illegal) who will take care of my ambulatory needs.
I'm also looking for a way to quit my job and refrain from contributing, in any way, to society or my continued existence-- because frankly, I find such efforts to be a pain in the ass.
I think a lot of us could take a page out of the wise old remora's book, and just leech off of others. Keep it simple!
04-06-11, 07:35 AM
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Yes! In fact, I've commited to only traveling in a litter, such as this one:
...being that walking is such an annoyance- after all it's twice as demanding as bicycling.
Thankfully, I'm fairly well-off, and have managed to procure two minimum wage workers (alas, overt slavery is still illegal) who will take care of my ambulatory needs.
I'm also looking for a way to quit my job and refrain from contributing, in any way, to society or my continued existence-- because frankly, I find such efforts to be a pain in the ass.
I think a lot of us could take a page out of the wise old remora's book, and just leech off of others. Keep it simple!
...being that walking is such an annoyance- after all it's twice as demanding as bicycling.
Thankfully, I'm fairly well-off, and have managed to procure two minimum wage workers (alas, overt slavery is still illegal) who will take care of my ambulatory needs.
I'm also looking for a way to quit my job and refrain from contributing, in any way, to society or my continued existence-- because frankly, I find such efforts to be a pain in the ass.
I think a lot of us could take a page out of the wise old remora's book, and just leech off of others. Keep it simple!
I want to opt-out of society, but still ride a bike. Unfortunately, I'd starve.
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