Your journey to work?

Dayvenkirq wrote: Ajay wrote: Man With Hat wrote: Car all the way. Not hot air balloon? Are you kidding me? Don't you know those things can kill you stone dead (du-uh)?

Exactly. I try to avoid becoming stone dead as much as I can.

smartpatrol wrote: akamaisondufromage wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: smartpatrol wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: smartpatrol wrote: For school I walk upstairs, into my living room ... and then you teleport to school? no. Have you considered teleporting to school?   Yes, I agree, you should at least consider teleportation to school.    (Cheaper, Quicker) How is teleportation cheaper than walking up my stairs?

 

Sad to see that nice MG crashed   I love little sports cars, they don't make them anymore, Ian I'm pretty sure the MR2 was a joy to drive, always loved those.

Dayvenkirq wrote: ^ Did you have to sell your Spyder?

I traded it in (with a Jeep Wrangler) on the BMW.

Driving at the moment as Cincinnati public transport is shocking. I used to take a 40 minute train ride when I lived in CT and I'll be busing it or walking when I move to Boston in a month.

Dean - I used to have an MR2 Spyder two seater convertible that was wonderful for back roads, fortunately I never crashed it but it was loads of fun for the 5 years I had it. Currently drive a BMW 328xi that is easily the nicest car I've ever owed.

Bicycle. My work is some 14 km (c. 9 miles) from my home.

That slow-motion is unpleasant to say the least - I remember making the conscious decision not to swerve and bear the brunt head-on because the choices left and right were far worse. If it had been a front-engined car I wouldn't be here to tell the tale.

Finnforest wrote: Oh ouch!.....I'm guessing it was totalled?  Or were you able to fix it?    You walked away largely unscathed from this one?

The insurance company wrote it off and wouldn't allow me to buy back the wreck. I was completely unharmed, not even a stiff neck. Couldn't sleep for weeks after though.

Finnforest wrote: That's a great story Dean, I love hearing about those day.  A similar situation here, with many of our roads bypassing  the off path little towns and features.  Although not completely, when I head north every summer I get off the main roads and travel the back roads through rural farm community, and immerse myself in this landscape.  I feel so at home there that I sometimes wonder if I'm not a reincarnated farmer from the old days.

Last summer I bought a little open-topped MG roadster and for a brief period, (until I wrecked it on a motorway to Norwich ), it was an immense pleasure to get off the beaten-track and take to the country roads - it was definitely a car made for that kind of driving, not for schlepping up the motorway.