Lately I've been slacking and caging to work quite a lot, and I really have no excuse for it.

The worst part is, I live in SoCal, where if it gets below 45 that means we're having a "cold-spell" (Though mornings close to freezing are not that rare around here in the dead of winter.).

Those of you commuting in colder climes with ice, snow and subzero temps have my utmost respect. What keeps you going? Where do you find the motivation when you start to burn-out on your commute?

I'm really tempted to simply sell my truck so that I wouldn't *have* the choice. For day-to-day use I don't really need a car. OTOH, living in SoCal surburban sprawl, with no reliable public-transit options leaves me wanting another option.

It wouldn't be totally "cold-turkey" 'cause I do have a motorcycle. However, due to lack of maintenance, a mechanical issue I've not had the time/money to fix (Any KLR650 owners here, familiar w/ the "doohickey"?), and lack of time to ride it (if I'm spending leisure time to ride, it's usually on a bicycle.), it has been sitting unused for close to a year now. I'm doing some work in it this weekend and it should be back up and running again soon. I'm seriously considering selling the truck once it's running reliably again.

This is about as close to "car-free" as I'm willing to commit to right now, and I'd still have the bail-out option of riding the motorcycle.

Is there anyone who's made the car-free (or "car-lite" in this case) decision and really regretted it?

I guess I'm just afraid I'll sell it and then end up *really* wishing I hadn't.

-Trevor