tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post2310413564258645314..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Motor Vehicles - Ecocidal Agents of DestructionGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-11467678863424060312017-08-31T15:55:53.266-03:002017-08-31T15:55:53.266-03:00Marla,
A horse and buggy wouldn't kill anythi...Marla,<br /><br />A horse and buggy wouldn't kill anything due to speed, and along the way, the horse would leave some food for insects. The Amish must have a speed limit - I have never seen one of their rigs go fast. I like that. Nice and slow is the way to go.<br /><br />We certainly have created a car-dependent culture. Our home is not serviced by public transport, and I can only carry so many groceries on my bicycle. It would be hard to get Linda around without our van. I guess neighbours could plan trips together, or a horse and cart could come around selling goods, and I could pull Linda in a rickshaw.<br /><br />Linda remembers living with her grandmother in Nova Scotia in the mid-70s. Her rural neighbourhood was serviced by a milk truck, meat seller, fish seller, and a peddler of pretty much everything else you might want. Linda's first pair of Levis jeans was bought off a truck in her grandma's front yard.<br /><br />Nova Scotia, at one time, was also serviced by bookmobiles. And trains. We have thrown out a lot of good things. The problem now is individual cars. They aren't really great for the planet even if they are electric, and are driven less.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-86346033731718315102017-08-31T15:11:44.097-03:002017-08-31T15:11:44.097-03:00I no longer own or drive a car, but I do have some...I no longer own or drive a car, but I do have someone drive me about once a week for groceries. It's almost impossible to get around it, unless you live in a bigger city with mass transit. Or maybe we could live like my Amish neighbors and go back to horse and buggy?Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823027336359766111noreply@blogger.com