Needing to perform normal errands (post office, grocery store, coffee) without a car has required a paradigm shift. It made me realize how dependent we (especially here in America/California) are on our cars.
Right after the car was sold I thought, "Oh, now I need to go to the bank and deposit the money. Hmmm...I should also get some groceries...What the...Oh, yeah, no car." Luckily I live in a smallish town where everything is within walking distance and if I need to get to the bigger town of Santa Barbara there's always the bus.
It was an opportunity for seeing how we'll be living for the next 12 months. We may rent a car every once in a while, but mostly we'll be relying on buses, trains, taxis, etc. And walking, of course.
Which is what I did. I walked all over town and bought a cheap granny cart for groceries. It definitely slows down your life's pace.
However, some friends of ours lent us a car for the next couple of weeks which is good considering our 80 lb pig that we're planning to roast is way too big for the granny cart and way too weird to take on a bus. In America, anyway.
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