tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post4586965357857182274..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Sustainable LifestyleBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-66487576904281292172008-01-30T12:46:00.000-07:002008-01-30T12:46:00.000-07:00jon, I appreciate your weighing-in on living-locat...jon, I appreciate your weighing-in on living-location choices. And to some degree, I agree with you. There are circumstances which make it difficult to relocate, especially in our volatile real estate market.<BR/><BR/>But - I believe people tend to deceive themselves about cost-of-living. For example, a friend's brother relocated from Grand Junction to the Boise area, and rented a place in Nampa (20 miles or so distant). His rationale? He could rent for $40/month less there, than in Boise. Never mind that he was buying $100/month or more in extra gas to commute, AND spending an hour-and-a-half or so extra beind the wheel, 5 days a week!<BR/><BR/>Also... (and this is true of the Boise area; I can't speak for sure about the Denver area)... before the proliferation of single-occupant vehicles, people didn't have a realistic <I>choice</I> of living 25 miles from their workplace, entertainment, shopping, etc. Nowadays they enter into such a situation fully expecting to drive everywhere. NOT a good choice, from a "sustainability" standpoint. That "choice" would be removed from my list of options; I just wouldn't even consider it.Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-79474668234994289222008-01-30T09:40:00.000-07:002008-01-30T09:40:00.000-07:00I bought my house to be central to almost all of m...I bought my house to be central to almost all of my everyday needs (work, groceries, coffee shop, Post Office, bank, etc.), and that allows me to lead a rather "car-light" existence. I felt lucky yo be able to find an affordable house in that location.<BR/><BR/>But, not everyone has that choice to make. Cost of housing may be too much to live close to work, existing mortgages and a slump in the housing market might disallow moving to be closer to a new workplace, etc. So, don't judge commuters too harshly.<BR/><BR/>Instead, promote alternate transpo (carpools, bus, bike, etc.) and help those people to realize that a 40 mile commute doesn't mandate driving their personal automobile, by themselves.<BR/><BR/>My two cents.<BR/><BR/>xJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-84296661908915810242008-01-30T09:04:00.000-07:002008-01-30T09:04:00.000-07:00That shower timer looks FAN-FLIPPIN'-TASTIC!!! I'...That shower timer looks FAN-FLIPPIN'-TASTIC!!! I'll be looking into that!<BR/><BR/>(One kid described it as the "Shower Nazi," so it <I>should</I> appeal to a guy like me, I s'pose. I liked the notion of rewarding the "victims" in some way at the end of the month, so they'd see a bit of the tangible results of our money-saving / resource-conservation effort.)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-62731930812942494972008-01-30T07:26:00.000-07:002008-01-30T07:26:00.000-07:00I know the comment might've been made in jest, but...I know the comment might've been made in jest, but there are a number of shower timers on the market. Here's a link to one:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.showermanager.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.showermanager.com/</A><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info about Idaho Earth Institute. I had no idea that they were around.dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527673886975332497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-81787977304925853042008-01-30T07:17:00.000-07:002008-01-30T07:17:00.000-07:00Great write-up, bikeboy, and it was good to meet y...Great write-up, bikeboy, and it was good to meet you in person!Julie Fanselowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914548762794031621noreply@blogger.com