I haven’t missed a day of bussing since I started this adventure. Even preschool, which I expected to be cumbersome has been really easy. I’ve been motivated every morning to go catch the bus and I’ve been truly enjoying the extra time the bus gives me to work, read and think.
However yesterday was different. I had to visit a customer for work. This is something I rarely get to do. The customer only lived about 6 miles, as the crow flies, from my house. The night before I put the route into Google maps and no matter how I calculated it I was looking at 3 busses and close to 2 miles of walking to get to the customers house in Redmond. I scratched my head for along time but the memories of last Friday were too fresh. I decided my car was the way to go.
Yep, I cheated on my bus diet and drove my car to the customers house and then onto work. I felt dirty but luckily there are showers where I work. In the end I couldn’t justify the amount of extra time the trip was going to take on the bus nor was I willing to risk being late.
Lately I’ve been toying with the idea of just selling my car but it’s the unexpected things like this that make me think I still need it. Sure a zip car might be an answer but I have to admit deep down I still feel like I need a car. But based on my experiences over the past several months I’m pretty clear that I need it a lot less than I previously thought.
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