Everyone has a different set of standards. Good for you for driving the Caliber as often as possible--you are making positive change and that's what matters. I feel guilty when I drive to anywhere under 5 miles from my house, and I drive a VW Rabbit (which doesn't get nearly as good mileage as one would expect, but it sure is fun to drive!).
Taking airplanes significantly increases my carbon footprint, but I allow myself an annual trip to Europe regardless. Next year it'll be Italy--the plans are already being developed. Since I work from home (no commute) and live in a small house that I'm upgrading to modern energy efficiency standards, I figure it's okay to go to places that I love, even if they are far away.
I would like to buy a small pickup truck--a Nissan or Toyota. I would greatly facilitate getting things like mulch from the city leaf recycling program. They don't deliver! I would also keep my little car. I guess I feel a little funny about one person owning two vehicles, but you can only drive one at a time.
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10-06-2008, 07:05 AM #1
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10-06-2008, 07:18 AM #2
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I feel kind of guilty about my need daily for both a shower and a bath. I've tried cutting the baths down to not every day, and I fill the tub less than I'd like, but I just can't give them up all together. My skin just doesn't feel right when I don't take my bath at night, and I don't sleep as well.
My last apt had a double size jacuzzi, and I really had issues with that (it took almost half an hour to fill!), but still used it almost daily. At least the tub here is small-ish, and I'm not using electricity to power the motor.
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10-06-2008, 07:28 AM #3
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I get my speed jolly's from a motorcycle that gets 55mpg, so I don't tend to feel too guilty about it.
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10-06-2008, 08:21 AM #4
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My Element - it only gets 21-23 (on a really good day). But, I haven't found another vehicle I can haul kayaks on top of, bikes on a hitch (without scraping) and still have room for "stuff" when going on vacation (at least that gets better mileage). But it's nice to drive
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10-06-2008, 09:23 AM #5
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Since I'm commuting, I can go several days without driving. But when I do drive, I feel so fast and powerful. The funny part is that's it's a 4 cyl Ranger. No power there!
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10-06-2008, 09:59 AM #6
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I took my '01 Ranger in for an oil change last week, the mechanic looked at it and said "how do you manage to own an almost eight year old vehicle and only have 40,000 miles on it", I said "I ride a bicycle, scooter, and motorcycle most of the time"...he replied "no, seriously, how do you get around?"
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10-06-2008, 01:58 PM #7
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I'm having a really hard time justifying my desire to have cable TV. I don't watch much TV, but I do like to have choices. I can justify the very basic level, but then I don't get things like ESPN and DIY (This Old House!). I have rabbit ears now and only get ABC, NBC, and CBS--not even PBS. And that will all go away come February anyways.
Why do I fret over these things??
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