Tom, I think you raise some excellent points. I guess each person or couple need to decide what is important and make decisions accordingly. I do think being without a vehicle is much easier if you live in a large metropolitan area. Where my wife and I reside it "could" be doable but would involve as you point out much waiting and some inconvenience on friends etc. If you have a modestly priced vehicle the costs are not exorbitant. Bottom line is whatever decision a family makes it comes with some cost
Al -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Tom Hodges Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 8:32 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car. For us, life is too short to be spending it without a vehicle. My wife would be gone two hours longer each day if she had to find other transportation to go to and from work. Also, waiting for a cab around here can take an hour or so going and the same returning. I'd rather pay the cost of vehicle ownership than to waste hour after hour waiting for transportation and I certainly wouldn't burden my friends or relatives for a rides. Life is just too short. We have a van so anything we buy, including sheets of plywood or drywall can easily be transported in any weather. If no one in the house is sighted or can't drive for some other reason, that's another story. But, if someone can drive, why spend valuable time looking for and waiting for a way to get somewhere. Do you think we could get a half dozen sheets of drywall on a public bus? From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:09 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car. this is funny living with out a car is not an option out here were i live12 miles from the nearest town. jim in minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
