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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
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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
of the hassle of getting larger items home from the
store.
Jennifer
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From: Tom Hodges
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:32 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
For us, life is too short to be spending it without
Tom,
That is a choice that you and your wife made, but it isn't one I am
willing to make.
I live in a city where need of a car is limited. I walk to work, or
take the bus, and it takes me a lot less time to get to work than many of
the people I work with who drive taking long commutes
we did not do it in Minnesota Jim but did further upstate ,NY with
justa old wagon with two volkswagon care seats monted and a good mule
of course now mule or horse feed is no longer cheap but she mowed the
lawn, provided fertilizer as well as a job for the kids to do . and
cannot
My son spotted a sign the last time we were at Home depot about renting a truck
from them. It was about $20 for a little over an hour. I will be asking about
it the next time I need a load of something delivered from the home repair
store. I thought it was a great idea.
Jennifer
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Jennifer,
Yes, I've also used the truck rental from Lowes or Home Depot, I forget
which. You get it for 75 minutes, and it is $19.95 plus taxes and fees.
The zip car concept seems a bit better for me because it offers a lot of
other options and is cheaper, assuming I use it more than a couple
I recently read a good audio book, called car free. Basically about a growing
group of sighted folks, that are learning, that they actually can live with out
a car, by using altermitive forms of transportation, such as buses cabs, from
time to time, and renting a car are truck, once an a
: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
Dear Dan:
I have never heard of this company, but I like the idea. The next logical
step is to equip these vehicles, for a nominal fee of course, with a driver
with suitable credentials, and I would be pleased to draw up those parameters.
Yours Truly
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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 19:55
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
Dear Dan:
I have never heard of this company, but I like
the idea. The next logical step is to equip
these vehicles, for a nominal fee of course,
with a driver with suitable
Can't think of the last time I saw a pick up truck with long white curb
feelers. I'd be upset too.
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From: RJ
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
Dear Bob and all,
I
Wow! aren't we showing our age? Curb Feelers! Guess you need a suicide knob
as well.
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From: Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
Can't think of the last time I
Aloha Don and all,
I don't know if this is the same book, but on the NLS site I found:
How to Live Well without Owning a Car: Save
Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage out of Life
Balish, Chris. Read by Bill Wallace. Reading time 7 hours 30 minutes.
Social Sciences
Award-winning
yes this seems to be the way to go.
I'm really impressed with these services and Philadelphia has two
companies that I've heard, are working now.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Dan Rossi wrote:
This is pretty tangentially related to handyman stuff, but follow me here.
Many blind handymen don't own
the last time i did a big job from Home Depot they wanted $35 to deliver
anything they could get into a big truck. So unless there were other
stops, or it was a little load; this doesn't work in that situation.
especially if back and forth would take longer with a two truck load of
stuff.
But
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
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I believe it started in NYcity where many folks go without cars.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Don wrote:
I recently read a good audio book, called car free. Basically about a growing
group of sighted folks, that are learning, that they actually can live with
out a car, by using altermitive forms
This is it a fine interesting book.
- Original Message -
From: Betsy Whitney
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
Aloha Don and all,
I don't know if this is the same book, but on the NLS
I agree, definitely for folks, that live in the larger cities.
- Original Message -
From: jim
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.
this is funny
living with out a car is not an option out
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