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So carpooling just delays the inevitable???

Started Feb 10, 2009

Have to laugh...cheapest rat trap ever
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura too Apr 3, 2009.

Community Carpooling - is it possible?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Rod Bishop May 23, 2009.

 

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Rod Bishop replied to raina's discussion Community Carpooling - is it possible?
"An online carpool system could be of use. There are plenty, Jayride is just one of them. Jayride's is a free nationwide carpool site; although it is nationwide, because it is tailored for NZ it'll localise really well into whatever local…"
May 23, 2009
Laura too replied to raina's discussion Have to laugh...cheapest rat trap ever
"No -I wouldn't let the rats eat instead of the kids - I would eat the rats! But I wouldn't just let them paddle for a long time and then laugh about it. I have no qualms eating animals if I am hungry - but a short whack is kinder than…"
Apr 3, 2009
raina replied to raina's discussion Have to laugh...cheapest rat trap ever
"yeah i do pity the rat, and i don't know how long the poor thing paddled to stay afloat, but it was an accident. It's also not the rat's fault that its ancestors thrived to the point that our native bird populations have suffered. You…"
Apr 3, 2009
Laura too replied to raina's discussion Have to laugh...cheapest rat trap ever
"Poor Rat! Have some compassion."
Apr 3, 2009
raina posted a discussion

So carpooling just delays the inevitable???

sorry to be facetious but it appears there isn't a lot of support in this planet-preserving measure. Do you guys just want to get there as quickly as possible? Surely this whole TT thing is not all about how we're gonna survive and get along when there's no oil (getting to the pumps). Isn't it about how to reduce/stop draining possibly vital fluid from crust/plates that could seriously displace the earth's axis and send us into a global human-made catastrophe?
Feb 10, 2009
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raina posted a discussion

Have to laugh...cheapest rat trap ever

talking of mouse/rat trap design, i was feeding our horses and left an empty bucket bar a few grains hanging on the fence. Heavy rain fell during the night and yup, 1/4 full with a floating body. Easiest rat trap on the globe.
Feb 9, 2009
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Ruth Marsh left a comment for raina
"Hi again actually we needed a site we could use frequently on an ongoing basis near to town and not confuse us with Be Free. Although Be Free is an important action group it is only a very tiny part of what we do. There are many community gardens…"
Feb 9, 2009
raina left a comment for Ruth Marsh
"hi Ruth, thanks for emailing. Am a newbie and not been to a meeting yet, will look at attending asap. Till then I'm checking out all the carpool sites to see how they're organised etc. What stands out for me sofar is that there are hardly…"
Feb 9, 2009
Ruth Marsh left a comment for raina
"Hi Raina I notice you live in Kerikeri. We have a TT cafe in Kerikeri each fortnight - first and third Thursday of each month at 7.00pm at the Union Church. have I seen you there? I happy to supoprt your car pooling initiative. .... And I'd…"
Feb 9, 2009
raina posted a discussion

Community Carpooling - is it possible?

I've been carless (mainly by choice) for the 1st time in my life for over a year now and it's been interesting. Really notice all the vehicles now that just carry a driver. Haven't needed to join the gym as I bike, walk, catch lifts if necessary and been able to borrow a family member's car (my licence is squeaky clean...hasn't been handled by all those cops I guess...just kidding). Some days I really miss not having a vehicle and that family member i mentioned is considering sharing their car…See More
Feb 8, 2009
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I found out about Transition Towns...
Via an article in a NZ publication
In the context of Transition Towns my interests / passions are:
Community carpooling - there must be a way to make it work.
What are you happy to share about yourself:
I'm a muso working on some very interesting projects at the moment - watch this space!
Where do you live (City or Town):
Kerikeri

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At 17:03 on February 9, 2009, Ruth Marsh said…
Hi again

actually we needed a site we could use frequently on an ongoing basis near to town and not confuse us with Be Free. Although Be Free is an important action group it is only a very tiny part of what we do. There are many community gardens and we want to start to connect them all up with each other and the food bank...... Good work on car pooling. I thank that in Northland distances are big and when we go somewhere we save the trip up so that we cna do many jobes at once making it more difficult but not impossible to carpool. Hope to meet you soon.
Ruth
At 10:00 on February 9, 2009, Ruth Marsh said…
Hi Raina

I notice you live in Kerikeri.
We have a TT cafe in Kerikeri each fortnight - first and third Thursday of each month at 7.00pm at the Union Church. have I seen you there?
I happy to supoprt your car pooling initiative. .... And I'd love ot know what some of your other projects are about....
Ruth
 
 
 

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