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Car-free living
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I sometimes think fondly back to my bedsit living days. I remember I once "moved house" on foot/by tube and train. It took me a couple of trips admittedly but I carried all my worldly goods.
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If its got bedrooms its a flat, a bedsit is one room.
Dogtrousers
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I had a luxury bedsit once. The crazy owner of the property had somehow created a "kitchen" about four foot square using hardboard panels on the landing. It contained a sink and the ubiquitous Baby Belling stove. Possibly even a tiny fridge, I don't remember. Almost a flat!
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These days they'd call it a studio flat, there is another older name for it but I can't remember it, I remember a place I was renting in the 1970's, we had the ground floor, an outside toilet, no light, and the bath was in the kitchen, if we wanted hot water we boiled it on the cooker.
Isn't the issue energy consumption, carbon emission, climate change etc. In that case, all forms of energy consumption should be considered, not just cars. Its like the Insulate Leader and his wife. Both had no idea what the underlying issue was.
In a spartan world, one would be allocated housing according to size of household. Food should also be allocated to avoid wastage and cooking which emits carbon, use of fossil can also be curtailed. Bikes should ideally be hired on per use basis so that production can reduced and nobody has N+1 or a bike idling in someone's garage.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
It was an example, not a literal comparison. My point is, we could all "do without" some things to all do our bit. I live without the heating on during the day. I bet you have a nice big house which you enjoy, but you would still survive in a flat, just like some people would still survive by not having a car but they choose to have one becasue it's nice
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- London
so you don't think cars are a problem for the planet?
I was in house share once, in West Harrow. Orla, on the ground floor, liked reggae and had some enormous floor standing speakers. She didn't need to crank them up to fill the house. I loved it.
One night, Anna (who was in the room next to me) got dumped by her boyfriend - and she played Lionel Richie's 'Hello' over and over again. I didn't like that so much.
My next move be was to a bedsit. I guess I disliked Lionel Ritchie more than I liked reggae.
I have no idea what relevance that all has to this thread, but the talk of accommodation reminded me.
One night, Anna (who was in the room next to me) got dumped by her boyfriend - and she played Lionel Richie's 'Hello' over and over again. I didn't like that so much.
My next move be was to a bedsit. I guess I disliked Lionel Ritchie more than I liked reggae.
I have no idea what relevance that all has to this thread, but the talk of accommodation reminded me.
Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the internet.
Many people manage to live without it. so who's going to be the first one here to give it up?
Many people manage to live without it. so who's going to be the first one here to give it up?
numbnuts
Legendary Member
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- Gone over the hill and far away
I lived in a studio flat were the bed came out of the wall
every night I use to think of that James Bond movie
every night I use to think of that James Bond movie
You say 60 NMT is hefty mine is 70nmt and I want the Borsh CX that has ,85 NMT and some have more the power the better when a very hilly area .
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
For the planet? Not at all.
For its inhabitants: more likely.
