Yes Blake, I agree with you. But it didn't quite fit in with my point. And yes I do enjoy getting around on foot where possible.
I have a bike which is fun for simple local drifting around country lanes. Cars are a big pain.
But one of the points of the present annoyance is the holy attitude of those who smugly look down on fools (such as I)
who pay shedloads of tax and insurance to get about for distances. Trains are not the answer and buses are
pretty useless outside built up areas. There will come a time when like 100watt bulbs I shall conform. Dark days ahead.
As a customer of Beamer
(doesn't that sound happier than Merk
) I get leaflets for new kit and an electric version
that would buy a starter home is on the cards. Sadly not in my lifetime. The range is still a sticky point and the lack of
power ( charging) is like trying to cross the Gobi in days of old. A story in the Telegraph,which means it must be true, has it
that a set of charging points at a park and ride were used 4 times in a year.
I don't like flying anymore so for 6 years have saved the planet. I've done my bit.
But will accept the future when it is impossible to avoid. A bit like old age.
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