January 2012 Archives
GoCar car sharing
A friend of mine was telling me about the GoCar Car Sharing service last night, and it sounds really good! It looks very similar to the City Car Club, which I was a member of when I lived in Edinburgh.
The basis behind the scheme is to allow you to rent a car for a couple of hours at a time. Owning and maintaining your own car for occasional use can be very expensive, and hiring a car by the day for a simple errand is a bit over-the-top. And so, this service lets you hire a car by the hour.
The cars are positioned around the city, and you can check online when they’re free, and book one for the time you need. Then swipe your smartcard at the car, and you’re away - and they automatically bill you for the time/distance you use at the end of the month.
It’s ideal for the odd trip to an out-of-town shopping mall, or for a visit to friends across town - and like I said, it’s much less expensive and hassle-free than owning your own car!
January 6, 2012
First ride of 2012
This morning I had my first cycle ride of the new year, and I feel fantastic. I had forgotten how invigorating it is to ride to work, and how much more alert and energetic I feel afterwards.
I live so near to work now that I’ve slipped into the habit of leaving the bike at home most days. When you add in all the time it takes to walk to the bike shed and unlock, and then re-lock at the other end, a bike ride only really saves me a couple of minutes. And the bonus when I walk is that I can listen to music - which is much too dangerous a practice when cycling on the Dublin roads!
However, I really must make the effort to use the bike more. I used to ride it every day, come rain or shine, but that’s fallen to about two days a week now.
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