Blair Abdi: I would not. 1. You are not really doing all that much to reduce your carbon emissions. If you go to work, you produce some carbon with your drive to work and back. By staying home, the place that you worked at is still going to produce carbon in your absence. You however are now producing more carbon since your home now needs to be lighted, a computer needs to be on, using more energy for heating and/or cooling. So what you save in not driving is getting used by working at home instead of at work.Unless you have a "off the grid" house that generates its own energy from solar and wind power, you're going to save more carbon by carpooling or taking mass transit to work.2. Sure, you would save a bit of money by not having to fuel, maintain and insure a car. But how well could you stand being effectively trapped within walking distance of your home day in and day out?I do agree with you on the whole "getting out more". That part is just a win/win scenario.3. Deli! very of groceries. Again you are not saving a damn thing. The carbon *you* do not expend by not going to the grocery store *someone else* needs to expend driving that food to you. If you drive 15 minutes to the store and 15 minutes back every week or if you have someone else do the same...in either case *someone* is driving and expending carbon.And in fact, since they may be driving a larger truck to handle the delivery, they may actually spend more than you if you have a smaller, more efficient vehicle.Nice try, and a good way to think about your own impact on the world. But you need to factor in that in many cases you are trading pollution and resource use rather than reducing it....Show more
Inge Mclaurine: Funny you should bring this up. I do work at home, and my car isn't running currently. I have to get it fixed, I just haven't needed it enough to do it. My primary transportation is my motorcycls (I have two). I only use the car when I need to carry somethin! g big, or when it rains. Plus my gf has a car and whenever we! go together we go in that. Lately I've started using a bicycle around the neighborhood, and I really like that.If you lived in a big city, Chicago, NYC, San Francisco, you wouldn't really need a car. There are services that allow you to share a car if you want to go out of town for a weekend or something. Otherwise public transportation has advantages--it's cheaper, it goes everywhere, and you don't have to worry about parking (parking can cost $40/day in some places!)But there are times when it's just nice to have a car. Just not -all- the time. When I had a regular job, it seemed sometimes like I spent all day in my car. These days I drive maybe twice a week, and I really enjoy it more....Show more
Marna Liddie: I do see your point, but personally, no, I wouldn't. I have family who live about 40 miles from me, and I visit them every week. That's not something I'm willing to give up, so I would need the car. Also, sometimes I just want to get out of the house,! or even out of town for a change of scenery. Yes, it takes gas money, but it really helps me de-stress.If I did work from home, though, I would save a lot of money. My job requires a fair amount of driving. Fortunately, they pay my mileage. Of course, it's not enough to cover my fuel as well as the wear on my car, but I love my job, so I think it's worth it. As for the less-than-desirable people, I'm very, very fortunate in that I get along great with every single one of my coworkers....Show more
Fritz Sisomphou: no i would buy a bazillion more. of all th colours of the rainbow. :D
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