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« Are you going to fetch the eggs out at the farm on foot? » (France) We used to, when I was a kid. But more and more gigantic supermarkets put the little farms
by msk-lywenn 5y ago
« Are you going to fetch the eggs out at the farm on foot? »
(France) We used to, when I was a kid. But more and more gigantic supermarkets put the little farms out of business and now we can’t anymore.
So, to answer your question: yes. (Maybe on a bike though, it’s faster and I enjoy it more than walking)
- bborud 5y agoOK, now go through the rest of your shopping needs and tally up the amount of time you are going to spend fetching these items. And no cheating by buying anything that had to be transported by truck or long haul. I'm assuming you have a job. This provides you a basis for calculating the cost of having to spend more of your time bicycling these errands. For my grandmother, maintaining the house, washing, running errands and cooking was more than a full time job. Meaning, she worked more than a 12 hour day and her daughter had to help her. This meant they couldn't have a job outside the household. Nor did they have much free time. My wife has a full time job, which essentially doubles our income. The amount of time spent on baseline "errands" is approximately 2 hours per week in total (shared between the two of us). I spend on average 1-1.5 hours per day in the kitchen cooking. The rest of the time is either income-generating work or it is spare time. Are you willing to give up much of your spare time and cut back on your income?
- msk-lywenn 5y agoI don’t own a car, don’t even have a licence. I bike everywhere. Yes I have a job.