A little rain and oiling the chain

So I'm about a week in to the 'living without a car' and I'm loving it. The weather has been mostly rain but I'm kitted out with full mudguards which make riding in wet conditions close to a pleasurable experience! I have had to lag the chain in oil as the road spray has stripped my nice light coating off more than once. I now have oily marks all down my jeans from hauling the bike around the place. Still its worth it – I think.

In the beginning

Day One – for the first step

My name is Steve and this is going to be an experiment on how living without my own car will impact on my life. Plenty of people live without cars just fine and I want to be one of them. I have never been happy with my dependence on cars and would rather live without one but it does/will pose its problems and I'm going to write about them along with the joys of not having a car.

Yes I'm concerned about the environment but I don't want this blog to be an Eco-rant (but I'm sure I will rant about other things). My main mode of transport will be Bicycles. I happen to be a big cycling fan, which will help the ease of car-less living. Other modes of transport will be available but will be kept to a minimum apart from walking and you can't get any more eco than that when it comes to transport!

One thing I should point out. I don't live in a city I live in Cornwall where the transport system is not that well connected and certainly not integrated. I think this [public transport] may cause me some headaches from time to time – well I guess its no better anywhere else.

So...

Today is my first day without a car.

I could not of asked for a better day! Gale force winds and rain if I can't stand this then I won't last long. Anyway my commute to work is short enough with the wind behind me. Going home should be fun.


Cheers for now