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Why bother to move loads of wood around like that? I just let the local lumber yard deliver it. For almost anything I might need a car, I can just arrange trans
by Freak_NL 4y ago
Why bother to move loads of wood around like that? I just let the local lumber yard deliver it. For almost anything I might need a car, I can just arrange transportation via other means (delivery, courier, etc.), or just use my (non-bakfiets) bicycle, and still spend only a fraction of what a car costs yearly.
> I totally put myself at a social disadvantage to the point where I think I would have been held in much higher regard if I had had one before.
Get better friends and colleagues. Nobody bats an eyelash at my not owning a car, despite having a toddler and being a homeowner. It's completely normal in the Netherlands for city dwellers.
(I got my Dutch drivers licence at 18, drove a car for a few years, but haven't had a car for over two decades now. There's no point in it.)
- jacquesm 4y agoThe right tool for the job is my motto. I have a car and bikes. Whichever is the most appropriate is what I'll use. Short distances on regular bikes, much longer ones on the e-bike, longer still or (really) bad weather: car.
- ragebol 4y agoJup. We drive a small Toyota Aygo. If I extend the seatbelts, I could almost use it as a backpack. If I occasionally need some wood from Hornbach, even if the delivery cost is €100, which it is for large pieces of wood, that's still way cheaper than owning a bigger car for the rest of the time.
- timwaagh 4y agoIt takes time to get your stuff delivered. And quite a bit of money for heavier loads.