http://www.dontdrive.org/articles/2007/01/30/its-official en-us 40 Chronicles of a Car-Free Life <p>Hi folks! It&#8217;s been a while, and you probably think we&#8217;ve gone back to our car-lovin&#8217; ways and that we&#8217;re too ashamed to post on our blog anymore.</p> <p>Nope! We donated our car to Recycle Utah at the beginning of January, and that&#8217;s that! Sure, on those 10 degree January nights, we missed the car, but it&#8217;s been great not to have temptation sitting in the driveway every time we leave the house. It was emotional to watch them tow Finn (our Saab) away, and I get a little sentimental about it, but overall, the 100% car-free life has been great. We&#8217;ve gotten really good at layering our clothing, and we&#8217;ve also acclimated to frigid weather. So much so, in fact, that 30 degrees now feels warm. I think I&#8217;ll be in shorts when the mercury hits 45.</p> <p>Mid-winter may seem like a strange time to give up the car, but it actually gives us a lot of reassurance: if we can go car-free in the dead of winter, we can handle anything. I recommend it to everyone!</p> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:54:09 -0800 urn:uuid:d6f5be4d-eab3-4ede-9e8d-f43c14eada2c Erin Bean http://www.dontdrive.org/articles/2007/01/30/its-official