Wed, 12 October 2011
The weekend ritual of loading up a car with gear, picking a destination, and watching out the window as the landscapes passes by is familiar to most of us. Whether it's two days or a month long, there is a method to organizing and assessing. Kelly Wilder writes, "We need the car; it's our ticket out of wherever we are in the world." Yet when you're trying to live by the ethos of local and low carbon, a car "saddles us with guilt." We may have a love-hate relationship with our vehicles, but they are able to take us to the places that help clear our heads and restore our souls. Is that rationalization enough? Comments[3]
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- Dear Kelly,
I thoroughly enjoyed your podcast. I especially like the way you articulated the tension between living car-free/low-carbon and your need to get out of town on you own schedule. I also appreciate your explanation of transitioning from college road trips to trips with your 2-year old. My wife and I are in a similar place on both accounts... always an adventure...
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