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Obviously aimed at those that drive. If for dome reason you where unable to drive as from tomorrow would you find it easy or hard to adapt. Having never driven I've never really wished I could apart from the odd occasion, as jay gets older he likes driving less and less |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If I lived in London I'd be fine without. I need it for work, and for social reasons I'd be less able socially without it.
Could live without a car but I choose not to I guess. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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yup, good bus routes, supermarkets, school and work are within a mile.
hospital is 45mins drive away which with all the bus changes makes it pretty much a 2hr journey. inconvenient but do able.
I just like the freedom my car gives, i dont have to rely on others, can go somewhere on impulse and with little prior planning. Im also not just restricted to my town and can go to larger towns. |
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I haven't had a car for years because A I lived in London so never needed one. B I'm not a confident driver due to several accidents which were not my fault and C I can't afford to run a car. I get by with trams and taxis and the odd lift now and again  |
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Even though I live in the middle of town and walking distance from work, I still need my car.
There is no way I'm wasting time, money and my sanity on public transport.
I use the car about three times a week. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If I couldn't drive it then yes I would adapt to life without driving, it's not something I'd voluntarily do though, I like my cars and motorbikes and have built up a nice collection over the years
Donna couldn't do without a car due to the nature of her job |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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At the moment no cause we take the daughter to the childminders which is about 3 miles away, then have to double back to the train station, public transport doesn't go the way we need to so have to use the car, albeit the car doesn't get used half as much as it used to though. |
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
Crete or LANCASTER |
RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Obviously aimed at those that drive. If for dome reason you where unable to drive as from tomorrow would you find it easy or hard to adapt. Having never driven I've never really wished I could apart from the odd occasion, as jay gets older he likes driving less and less"
not at all
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? "
The invention of motorised transport is part of the evolution of man |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? "
Yeah but it really fucks up Dogging...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I haven't driven since I was 21, though when you're in London there's really no need for cars so I don't miss it.
It's more annoying not driving when I'm in France or Italy though. Everything is so bloody far apart. |
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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago
Catthorpe |
Yes, but wouldn't want to. Far too spur of the moment types. We've often sat in the house and said "fancy going to London?" Within a few hours we're in a London hotel getting ready for an evening out. The fact we don't have to think about, buses, trains, humping luggage around and the time difference it takes to do that is a significant factor. Lazy I know as well as poor organisation actively encouraged too, repeatedly.  |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
I had 12 weeks where I couldn't drive post operatively. I managed but I hated being dependent on folk for lifts to hospital because of public transport round here being pants. I have a 50 mile round trip to work and there are trains available but it's cheaper and more convenient to carpool. Arse End is pretty isolated and I wouldn't want to do without my car (plus I'd never get to half the clubs I go to if I didn't have a car as there's a 60 mile stretch of coast with no trains on a Sunday so I couldn't get home) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I manage fine without a car I push bike it everwhere, use it for work, I have a trailer for the back for when I go shopping lol I have even been to chameleons on it  |
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
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"I had 12 weeks where I couldn't drive post operatively. I managed but I hated being dependent on folk for lifts to hospital because of public transport round here being pants. I have a 50 mile round trip to work and there are trains available but it's cheaper and more convenient to carpool. Arse End is pretty isolated and I wouldn't want to do without my car (plus I'd never get to half the clubs I go to if I didn't have a car as there's a 60 mile stretch of coast with no trains on a Sunday so I couldn't get home)"
so if you Had to,you would move to where your work is,or get another job.
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
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Eastleigh is a great place to live. Originally built for Railway workers,like Crewe or Swindon, everything is within a walk.Even the Port of Southampton and the Airport.One of the reasons property prices here are up above average. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Very easily but not happily!. Work without it would be possible but bloody hard?
Although I make my own diesel at 30p a litre so hopefully not anytime soon |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nope - car is necessary when you live in the middle of nowhere - unless you really want to spend all day getting from home to, say, a Doctors appointment, or Dentist etc. Public transport is quite poor in many areas of the Country |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Nope - car is necessary when you live in the middle of nowhere - unless you really want to spend all day getting from home to, say, a Doctors appointment, or Dentist etc. Public transport is quite poor in many areas of the Country"
plymouth has good public transport |
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It all depends on public transport - I live in rural area and bus service doesn't even run to my village after 6 pm. Had to go for a couple of weeks when the car was off the road recently and spent a fortune on taxis. If I lived in a large city I'd happily get rid of the car though. |
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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago
MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire) |
I would have to change jobs to something much lower paid if I wasn't able to have my car.
My job covers a large rural area in north east scotland, with very limited public transport, and some areas not even on the routes.
I also have a son, and without the car, life would be so much harder. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No chance...public transport could not get me to work...kids use bus to school sometimes...but scouts..dropping them at friends...holidays..parks ..meuseums....never get anywhere without a car....perhaps ask....can people now live without a mobile phone....yeah right...thats far more superfulous ...wrongly spelt.... |
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No I am too lazy.. could not be bothered with hanging round for buses. I love my car tho was much more fit when I had to walk everywhere. Might use my bike in the spring to get to work as the traffic is awful around 8 am. |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
"I had 12 weeks where I couldn't drive post operatively. I managed but I hated being dependent on folk for lifts to hospital because of public transport round here being pants. I have a 50 mile round trip to work and there are trains available but it's cheaper and more convenient to carpool. Arse End is pretty isolated and I wouldn't want to do without my car (plus I'd never get to half the clubs I go to if I didn't have a car as there's a 60 mile stretch of coast with no trains on a Sunday so I couldn't get home)
So if you Had to,you would move to where your work is,or get another job."
Neither as I have a car and no intention of doing away with it. If I were to lose driving ability but still be able to work I'd use the train or be a paying passenger in a car school  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Obviously aimed at those that drive. If for dome reason you where unable to drive as from tomorrow would you find it easy or hard to adapt. Having never driven I've never really wished I could apart from the odd occasion, as jay gets older he likes driving less and less"
public transport is shit in the north east and have you seen the state of the plebs that use the peasant wagon! the bus stop near us is full of nicoteen stenched bus wankers ....not nice to start your day sat next to one of them for half hour!!  |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
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I don't have a car though I live in London and commute by the tube, I also get the train to Manchester as it's quicker
Don't get me wrong tho it would be better for swinging but I just have to plan better |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've been without a car for the past four years, it was tough to begin but I coped.
It's to do with finances and if I could I would have another at the drop of a hat |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would love to live without a car but I couldn't even get the kids to school without one let alone do anything else. Sadly the price you pay for living in semi rural Wiltshire! |
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The thought of standing around waiting for a bus in all sorts of weather, would be a nightmare to me, I have had my own transport for most of my life, between cars and motorbikes, and I currently have both |
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I live out in the sticks, it would take me 2.5 hrs to get to work on the bus. And would be 2 buses. My most local bus (only bus which goes through my 'village') only comes once an hour at best. The car takes 20-40 mins to work depending on traffic.
My nearest train station is also 5 miles away and doesn't stop at the places I typically go to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I never drove only rode motor bikes until I was 29, I also have a family friend who is 67 and who has never driven only rides bikes. I've also started cycling to work, but I'm still a little too lightweight to ride in all weathers. But if push can to shove I could like without a car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I sold mine when I moved to London, I was a member of street car (not sure what that's called now) but rarely used it. Never brought one when I left and coped ok. That said crystal has a company car and since meeting her it is undenuably more practical and invaluable for going clubbing. I'd cope without one again, the main requirement is to be more organised!
I only ever learnt to drive because somewhat ironically I needed a car to get to bike races! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Nope - car is necessary when you live in the middle of nowhere - unless you really want to spend all day getting from home to, say, a Doctors appointment, or Dentist etc. Public transport is quite poor in many areas of the Country
plymouth has good public transport "
It does, but was thinking of when I lived elsewhere (& likely to be moving back). Most cities/large towns are pretty good for public transport |
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? "
Mankind evolved by doing pretty much everything that was required of it within a couple of miles of home. Unless it went to sea, or got on a horse (which it had to do because the car hadn't been invented yet!)
No-one moved away from home, for the most part.
We now have one daughter that lives in Cardiff, another daughter that lives in Cornwall and Mrs JFL does 50k miles/annum with her job.
How we'd manage that without a car is a mystery. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No chance unfortunately. I live too far from my main job and the buses don't run early enough to get me to work on time.
Then my business would be made more difficult, I can't deliver a cake on a bus and it would be pretty tricky hauling kilos of ingredients home.
So the poster who said that the post was ridiculous - to you maybe but a lot of people can't live without cars. We learnt the hard way when our car broke down in October. We had to borrow a car then hire one as I firstly had lots of shits, Paul is a area manager and couldn't get to all his shops and I had a 4 tier wedding cake to deliver 200 miles!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? "
What happened to builders carrying 2 ton of tools on the bus eh....on the other hand Jenna is a fit size 8 at 45....hardly fucked her up being a car owner for 25 years |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? What happened to builders carrying 2 ton of tools on the bus eh....on the other hand Jenna is a fit size 8 at 45....hardly fucked her up being a car owner for 25 years "
.My dad is 76 and was an electrician for the GPO.
When he started for them in the 50s they gave him a hand cart to push his tools in and get materials to the job.... And if he was short of something he pushed the cart around 3 miles back to the central stores in the town centre.
It still makes me chuckle every time he tells me the story! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I could if I had to, but would need to get a job nearer to home as I'm almost 20 miles away so a push bike isn't really practical...don't anyone would want to sit next to me after that trek, especially in summer! Or I could get on the train, with 3 changes, which would take over 2 hours provided all 3 ran on time and the working day is long enough already. My choice is to stay fat and lazy though in a society which apparently hasn't changed at all in the last 50yrs.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm doing a full restoration on mine just now that's gone on a bit longer than hoped. To be honest I don't miss it too much. Just takes more planning and thought for journeys for work. Other ones I'll use the bike. Has made me appreciate how shit and expensive public transport is though.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"RIDICULOUS POST.
We can all live without cars.
Mankind evolved without cars.
Might involve some changes.No problem.
Cars have helped make fat and lazy.
What happened to kids walking to school? "
They got rid of all the small village schools unfortunately. I would spend all day walking if i had to walk the 5 miles to and back from school 3 times a day as i have one child that only does half days at nursery. Get them to open a local school and provide buses that don't involve a 20 minute walk along a busy a road with no pavement with more than 4 buses a day and I'll live without a car!!! |
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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago
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For many people, the car is no longer a luxury item but a vital necessity...poor public transport links, silly work hours, family long distances away, ease of access to medical care, many many other things. This does not mean that we can do without it, but it would make life for the majority a chuffing hard job.
For me, it's absolutely vital....how else can I go shopping for shoes in the sales????   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No I couldn't as work in Tewkesbury during the day and pub shifts at night, need a car to get from one to the other and couldn't do it with public transport |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The rear axle on my car exploded in the evening of the Sunday before Christmas - i'd only popped down the road fir some petrol. No longer any drive going to the wheels.
I rather paniced as I had my first commission under my new business on Christmas day and was trying to figure out hiw I would get there as I couldn't see any way of fixing it in time. Obviously I neef to strip it down first to find out what parts I need to buy before figuring out where I might get them from.
I have an elderly resident who recently went into a nursing home and whose car had recently been SORNed and family were considering selling it, so for the time being, I am now using that - transferred my insurance over and taxed it. It's a much newer car, but I'm not a huge fan of it - but am certainly very grateful for the use of it, as I can now work on sorting mine out at a more relaxed pace - and there are a couple of other jobs on it that I can take care of while it's off the road.
But for about 24 hours, it frlt like I'd lost a limb. |
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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago
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"I only drive about 3000 miles a year in my car. It's declared sorn at the moment. I drive my van most if the time. "
Drive your van????? It's not a tranny van by any chance?
Ohhhhh, the old ones are the best. |
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