‘Leave Your Car at Home’
Dispatch #3
I’m now into the 3rd of my 5-week campaign not having a car. I made my first trek into Downtown Seattle on my own this week. This was one of those spontaneous trips where you really wish you owned a car, so it really put my program to the test.
I was meeting up with a friend for dinner in Seattle, and being that I didn’t want to influence where we ate just because I didn’t have a car, I agreed to go venture out to Seattle. I didn’t have much time to anticipate the trip, so I quickly looked at the bus schedule. Although several buses went near my destination, there wasn’t anything within the timetables I was looking for (plus, I wasn’t sure of when I would be coming home). I then called upon my trusty friend Zipcar to save the day! All of the Downtown Bellevue Zipcars near me were available. This was one of those social meet-ups that could be over in 2 hours, or last for up to 5. Being that I didn’t want to make a commitment to Zipcar or to myself, for how long I was going to stay, I utilized Zipcar’s program called ‘Zipcar Overnight;’ it allows you to keep the car all night, from 6pm until 7am the next morning, and only costs $34!
It worked out great. I had the Honda Civic Hybrid back by 11pm that night and was able to get a couple of errands done that only having a car can accommodate.
Next post will be about how much money I’ve been saving throughout the month…stay tuned!
