Part of the challenge is to be a good "car-free ambassador" so this means that I agree to walking to work with a work mate, who never learn't to ride a bike as a kid. So for various reasons both environmental, health and financial we walk to work. Rained a lot last night. Our street outside is wet, which I haven't seen for over a year. It doesn't rain while we are walking. Must be divine providence, or climate change! Walked 10 km (6 miles) into work. Temperature was warm for winter.
Did something I never would have done if I was in a car! Actually noticed things in shops on the way to work! Thought about buying that groovy little toy couch that was in one of the shop windows, so that we could put our remote controllers for TV, DVD, video, etc on it. Then when some one asks where is the remote? You can say it is on the couch! I have to make these kinds of jokes now, because I am a father; dad jokes are mandatory! I guess what I really noticed about today was that it was much more relaxed than the journey in a car.
Got the train home at the end of the day...
Forecast for Today was, Wednesday
Fine at first but a shower or two developing later this afternoon with the chance of a thunderstorm. Light to moderate northerly winds.
Precis: Shower or two developing. Possible thunderstorm.
City: Max 21
For those in to statistics
- Saved 5kg in CO2 emissions today by not driving (not sure about methane).
- At current price of petrol would have saved $2 AUD according to published fuel consumption for our car - but probably saved more because car is very old.
- Saved $10.50 the hidden cost for car parking.
- Used roughly 360 calories to walk to work.
- Train ticket cost $3.20
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