How to get to work?
02-24-07, 08:41 PM
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How to get to work?
I've been car free for almost 2 years and bike to work everyday, except today. We got some new snow last night so I skiied! This got me thinking how many different ways I can get to work without a car. It is about 2 miles with a bikepath or residential street the entire way. I live on a lake, and my job is close to the lake so I could make it about 3/4 of the way by water. I am an electrician, so it doesn't matter what I look like when I get to work. I've come up with the following, some waiting until spring though.
1. Bike
2. Ski
3. Walk
4. Run
5. Rollerblade
6. Swim
7. Canoe
Have I missed anything that sounds fun?
1. Bike
2. Ski
3. Walk
4. Run
5. Rollerblade
6. Swim
7. Canoe
Have I missed anything that sounds fun?
02-24-07, 11:52 PM
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-wakeskate
-wakesurf
-wakeboard
Of course, this would best be done behind a wakeboat sporting a 6 litre V8 (no catalytic converter of course). But it's not a car so that should be fine, right?
-wakesurf
-wakeboard
Of course, this would best be done behind a wakeboat sporting a 6 litre V8 (no catalytic converter of course). But it's not a car so that should be fine, right?
02-25-07, 12:25 AM
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Kevin, the obvious one for you would be to ice skate. I remember when I was a kid my dad would skate beyound my sight on the lake and come back hours later. I wonder what adventures he had? A frozen lake or river is the best place in the whole world, IMO, whether skating, skiing, walking or especially riding a bike.
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02-25-07, 12:38 AM
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02-25-07, 08:23 AM
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Some people in DC get around on their skateboards. Maybe skateboard is also an option for you.
02-25-07, 08:42 AM
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I used snowshoes for commuting to work for two days last week. Thats one hell of a work out!
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Originally Posted by smittyben
10. roll in a garbage can
next up in BF-LCF forum: "How do I explain my garbage-can commute to my co-workers?"
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Originally Posted by kevink159
I've been car free for almost 2 years and bike to work everyday, except today. We got some new snow last night so I skiied! This got me thinking how many different ways I can get to work without a car. It is about 2 miles with a bikepath or residential street the entire way. I live on a lake, and my job is close to the lake so I could make it about 3/4 of the way by water. I am an electrician, so it doesn't matter what I look like when I get to work. I've come up with the following, some waiting until spring though.
1. Bike
2. Ski
3. Walk
4. Run
5. Rollerblade
6. Swim
7. Canoe
Have I missed anything that sounds fun?
1. Bike
2. Ski
3. Walk
4. Run
5. Rollerblade
6. Swim
7. Canoe
Have I missed anything that sounds fun?
02-26-07, 07:04 PM
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Thanks fo the help, I'll try to skate when the snow melts of the lake. I don't think skating through 2' of snow would be any fun. If I can find a pair of snowshoes I'll try that also. That couch is the coolest thing I have ever seen. I've not skateboarded in 15 years, but that might be fun as well.
02-26-07, 08:57 PM
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There are a lot of motorized carless options. Various forms of motorized small vehicles, many of which have high-emissions two-stroke motors, some electric. Then there's Segway and the cheaper, non-motorized device that can be used in almost all the same situations: the scooter!
Scooters like Razor and the pneumatic-tire scooters which went out of fashion years ago can be a great option for short-distance travel. Another option I'm partial to is wheelie shoes-- those things kids wear so that they can look almost like they're wearing regular shoes and gliding over the ground.
Scooters like Razor and the pneumatic-tire scooters which went out of fashion years ago can be a great option for short-distance travel. Another option I'm partial to is wheelie shoes-- those things kids wear so that they can look almost like they're wearing regular shoes and gliding over the ground.
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02-26-07, 10:09 PM
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LCF stands for Living Car Free.
02-26-07, 11:06 PM
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Well then smartass what does palanquin mean?
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Originally Posted by Roody
Well then smartass what does palanquin mean?
02-27-07, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by gwd
Some people in DC get around on their skateboards. Maybe skateboard is also an option for you.
03-04-07, 09:47 AM
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Sheesh, Roody. A palanquin is when you sit in a wheeled office chair and rocket around by spraying fire extinguishers.
Is there something that wikipedia doesn't have an article on?
