Car free day

Living where see do, the only retail facility within walking distance is the village shop, which closes at 12 on a Sunday.

BTW, did anyone realise that Thursday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

I kid you not, Google it if you don't believe me!

Shame we missed it, could have made for a good lighthearted thread! (For a change.........)

Aaarrrgh that it would phoenix. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. ? cheers! ?

Is there a list of these days anywhere? ?‍☠️ ?

Well I didn't use the car yesterday

DH had to though as he didn't fancy waiting 27 hours until the next bus after working a 24 hour shift in healthcare

projectbritain.com/specialdays/september.htm

And for October -

projectbritain.com/specialdays/october.htm

Oh, I guess it would be easy to participate in the car-free day once per year if it's a day off. Otherwise, it's almost nearly impossible because of my job and family. I guess we should have at least 1 day per month like this. Anyway, I have a motorcycle, does this count? I wanted to buy an electric bike one day, besides, according to yourmotobro, it looks and rides as a gas-powered one.
By the way, what do you think about Buy Nothing Day? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day

What about a
“Try public transport day”
I first started using the local bus about once a week couple of years ago.
At first it was quite difficult. It was strange walking for five/ten minutes from my home instead of just getting in the car. The next issue was waiting for the bus (how pampered we are)
However once on the bus it became clear that I could enjoy this.
Now a couple of years later I enjoy the whole experience.
I recommend trying it out yourself.

Didn't know about it, and I can't. I commute to work, and we live in a small town, so there is no public transit available. Once I get into the city, I can technically use transit, but to get a free parking space at the transit center you have to get there by 0700. The only other option is to go on the waiting list for a paid parking space, and that list is MONTHS long.

Sadly, public transit in Canada is not nearly as good as it is in the UK. When we visit the UK, we don't rent a vehicle - neither one of us is comfortable driving on the left side of the road (Hubby learned to drive after he moved to Canada) and of course there is much more traffic there than there is here. 90% of the places we go, we can access via public transit, and the few we can't, we either get a taxi or we rely on a ride from SFIL or one of Hubby's siblings. When we've gone to visit other communities, we've taken the train, much to DSD's delight.

I have car free days most days of the week. On the other hand if you can only get to work by driving because public transport isn't practical - try living other than in a big city - , you do not have a choice.

Everyday is a car free day for me. I have never had the means to learn to drive, or run a car.
Bus fares are expensive and I wait until I have a few errands to run before I make a journey.
I have a supermarket 10 minutes walk away, so I go there for shopping and get a taxi home.
Next door have 5 cars and all work at the same company they run. They go to work and come home , alone in a car each ?
They are one of those “funny” families, though.