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  1. #1
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    Default Save 20% of your weekly fuel costs

    Yep.

    I had dinner with all my kids and their respective husbands/boyfriends last night, and they were interested to hear how.

    When I told them to walk to work one day a week, five out of six of them looked at me as if I was stupid.

    Two could easily walk (less than 5k's), two could drive their cars to a railway station (about the same distance) and travel by train for a 50k per day saving in travel, the one that thought it was a good idea already catches a train, but from today will walk the two k's to the station for a 100% saving!

    Those sorts of distances wouldn't have phased anyone 30 years ago, or is my recollection fading?

    As for me, well I ride my pushie a few times a week, (9k) (when I know I've got a whole day in the office).

    There again, you could make a statement like this:

    http://www.ihumpedyourhummer.com/blog/category/video/

    Cheers,

    P (caring without giving a stuff!)

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    Hasn't someone already done a thread on fuel saving? :confused:
    But I think their solution was to fill up on a cold day??
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    I save 30+% of my fuel bill. Got a car under a novated lease, so I pay for fuel out of my gross salary, rather than net. Means I pay for the petrol before I pay income tax (and I don't pay GST either - saving another 10%)
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    I'll be walking to work soon enough. When I build the new office. In my shed.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    Yes, make it less affordable. Let’s say $4 a litre. Go for it.
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    Peter,

    When I commuted to work in London in the '70's, I walked 1 km to the station; rode the train for half an hour; then walked about 2 km across Hyde Park to my office. So I walked about 6 km per day. I did this for four years. It didn't seem unduly arduous, but it was tough on shoe leather, and could be a bit of a pain, if there were a few inches of snow on the ground.

    Rocker

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    Midge,
    I already walk to work most days: out the back door and about 70 metres down the back yard and around into the shed . When I had an office type job many years ago I used to jump on the pushy and ride (about 40Kms round trip), but it's a bit hard walking or riding a bike when you're carrying 1/2 a tonne or more of tools and materials.

    Mick
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    tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."

    - Henry Ford 1938

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    Quote Originally Posted by journeyman Mick
    Midge,
    I already walk to work most days: out the back door and about 70 metres down the back yard and around into the shed . When I had an office type job many years ago I used to jump on the pushy and ride (about 40Kms round trip), but it's a bit hard walking or riding a bike when you're carrying 1/2 a tonne or more of tools and materials.

    Mick
    Ya big sook, just get bigger tyres and she'll be right You can get a trailer hitch for the pushy so you got no excuses

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    Quote Originally Posted by journeyman Mick
    but it's a bit hard walking or riding a bike when you're carrying 1/2 a tonne or more of tools and materials.
    It's not the run in to Cairns that's the problem, it's the ride home...
    Is there anything easier done than said?
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    I would love to be able to walk to work but at around 120km round trip I estimate that it would take 24hr walking at 5km/h ... factor into that the 8 hours of work then there isn't much left for looking at the forums
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    Stinky,

    The solution for you is even easier!

    Just don't turn up one day a week.
    cheers,

    P

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    Peter,

    Don't be a wimp! ride your pushie up to Agnus Waters!!

    Come on, practice what you preach, mate!!!!
    Cheers

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    I was there only yesterday as it happens, and I have to confess I didn't drive!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DanP
    It's not the run in to Cairns that's the problem, it's the ride home...
    Dan,
    I don't know about that, I reckon riding a treadly with a trailer behind it full of tools (there wouldn't be any materials left at the end of the day) up the range would be pretty much impossible. However trying to slow your descent whilst careering down the Kuranda range in the morning with half a tonne pushing you along would be rather "exciting" :eek: . Precisely the sort of excitement I try to avoid nowadays. I haven't ridden the range for some years now, the last time I did I narrowly avoided death (not exaggerating:eek: )

    Mick
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    tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."

    - Henry Ford 1938

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