Comments on: Marking a milestone

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:14:37 +0000

sophie: I think it would be possible to be a one-car couple comfortably in Houston… but only if both worked at home.

Thel: I’m sure I’ll write about it more as we make the change.

Julie: It’s the scheduling that I fear will be a problem, especially as I sometimes have to go to construction sites on short notice. How funny that you forgot to take your car home!

Roxanne: Thanks! I know that we’re lucky to live in a city that has good public transit AND zipcars. Cool idea, isn’t it?

By: srp

srp — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:15:59 +0000

It must be great to live where only one car will do. I had never heard of the “zipcar’ before. Good luck!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:11:40 +0000

Good for you! We recently became a one-car (plus occasional Zipcar) family and it is working out surprisingly well. With regular oil changes and a little luck we will get another a few more years out of our 1995 Toyota Corolla. The biggest challenge I’ve found, as a chronic procrastinator, is scheduling enough time to walk or bus. The funniest outcome was “losing” our car one day and thinking it was stolen. A day after reporting it to the police, I found it parked at our daughter’s school three blocks away. Since we usually walk, I had forgotten to drive it home! Embarrassing.

By: Thel

Thel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:51:23 +0000

Very cool! Keep us posted on how that transition goes. I wonder if, before long, you’ll find yourself preferring to walk or take a bus even when your car is available!

By: sophie

sophie — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:57:37 +0000

How awesome! We are both considering how much smaller our next cars will be, but I don’t think Houston will allow us to have just one.

Good luck with the sharing, I have found that husbands share better than high school sisters, so I think you are right about that!