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    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:46:22 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Black Car Project Needs Help!</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7789,7789#msg-7789</link>
      <author>wildleaf</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I am getting people too decommission their cars into public art and take a pledge not to own a car again until they are sustainable; if that ever happens. Check out http://autovoid.blogspot.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:46:22 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Bicyclopolis</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7787,7788#msg-7788</link>
      <author>Powered by Sweat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Looks like Mad Max on a bicycle!]]></description>
      <category>Carbusters Magazine General Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:17:05 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Bicyclopolis</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7787,7787#msg-7787</link>
      <author>Avidor</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A vision of post-petroleum, post-industrial America.

Follow the progress of the project:

http://bicyclopolis.blogspot.com

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Pugripz/Fly_Knightz_Sm.jpg[/IMG]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:17:46 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Getting There is Half the Fun</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7779,7786#msg-7786</link>
      <author>Neil Anderson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Wow, great designs!]]></description>
      <category>Carbusters Magazine General Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:12:18 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Japanese Used Cars &amp; Parts Directory</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7781,7785#msg-7785</link>
      <author>Powered by Sweat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm sure this was posted by somebody who can't stand the fact that people are actually wising up to the fact that our car culture is unsustainable.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 05:56:35 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Japanese Used Cars &amp; Parts Directory</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7781,7784#msg-7784</link>
      <author>tartan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[it's the worst kind of spam that should be removed straight away

for car parts, something that doesn't belong on carfree pages]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:29:01 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Bike workshops of europe unite!</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7783,7783#msg-7783</link>
      <author>giuso</author>
      <description><![CDATA[BIKE WORKSHOPS OF EUROPE UNITE!
www.romebikeforum.org
European Forum of bike recycling and community workshops

23/24/25 may 2007
Rome, Italy


 We are glad to invite you to this European forum of bike workshops,
which will take place in may 23, 24 and 25 in Rome.

The time has come for us to meet, share ideas and knowledge on our
social projects, which as you know is the promotion of bicycling as a
mean of transport, as well as self organisation of the workshops, in
its many different variations. Collectives of people around Europe are
having a great impact on cities, diminishing pollution and promoting
human powered mobility, recycling bicycles, teaching, in a human way,
the DIY method.



We are a collective of people based in Rome, and what we do is as
simple as what You do: we fix and recycle bicycles. We promote
sustainable development, knowledge sharing, self empowerment, and we
try changing, constantly, the streets of our city, and their
predominance of cars.

This project is intended as a focus point on what we do and what we
practise best, the bikes of course, and their political and social
implications. The self organization as a method to administrate these
spaces, the self empowerment of each person coming, the repair
workshop, in whom we all participate, donate, work, and dream.

We would like to have you here, to hear how your project is growing,
what are the difficulties, and the successes that you encountered as a
bike repair collective.

On the website www.romebikeforum.org in the community section , we
would like to read your experiences as a bike collective. Subscribe to
the community, and tell your story. It is vital as may approaches,
because the meeting will try to seek a way to make us all unite under
common requests, and for a very peculiar reason.

The meeting will be just a week or two before Velo-city 2007 (
http://www.velo-city2007.com/ ), the bi-annual bike convention, held
this year in Munchen, and as a collective of bike workshops, we have
subscribed to this project, who could serve us all, to promote
recycling, to sustain the life of our workshops, to help them grow,
and become a specific feature of every city we live and work in.

The three days will be composed as follows:
http://www.romebikeforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=13&amp;Itemid=35


On Saturday and Sunday, you are all invited to stay to enjoy the last
rides of the may critical mass, on sunday in particular we ride till
the seaside, and stay for the whole day. Return trip is provided by
national railroad system in Ostia (45 minutes to the centre of Rome).

For all days we will provide a free camping site in our own structure,
and free organic food cooked by our best chefs! J the social centre is
situated in via prenestina 173, 5 minutes by bike from termini, the
main station in the centre of Rome.

Any information on the accommodation can be asked directly, since now,
at ciclofficina.donchisciotte@gmail.com or going to the website of the
forum to check the logistics section. If you wish to register, please
specify if you are a structure or person, and if structure, how many
people will come.

We are a self organization, all we do is non profit, and we wish to
inform you that participation in this project both financially and
personally is more than welcome.

we have started a website / forum, that will be the true interface of
this forum. In this web-based community, we hope you will help us
build the process of understanding and sharing knowledge, setting the
first impressions for the forum, and debating on how to improve and
enrich it. Telling us your story and reading other's is going to help
us all in a way or another. If united, we could be more relevant, more
determined, more powerful as a tool for improving our common future.
check out the community section

 It is time for us to leave you,

we hope to hear from you in the very near future.

We await you in Roma!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:44:39 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Oil Enforcement Agency</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7782,7782#msg-7782</link>
      <author>Powered by Sweat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[This is pretty hilarious. It would be great to see a movement like this take off. Maybe it could make a difference. 
http://oea.freedomfromoil.org/the_video/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:58:14 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Japanese Used Cars &amp; Parts Directory</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7781,7781#msg-7781</link>
      <author>japauto</author>
      <description><![CDATA[JapanAutoPages.com updated Used Auto Directory and users can get free information about thousands of Japanese Exporters, Dealers, Auction Agents of used cars, buses, trucks, construction machinery, auto parts, tyres, bearings and many more products. 
 
Overseas buyers can post Trade Enquiries to get offer from hundreds of exporters from Japan. 
 
We invite all importers and exporters to visit the site http://www.japanautopages.com for full information. 
 
Comany listing and trade enquiry postings are free services. 
 
The JapanAutoPages.com Team 
http://www.japanautopages.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:20:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Getting There is Half the Fun</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7779,7780#msg-7780</link>
      <author>Powered by Sweat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We thought the &quot;Getting There is Half the Fun&quot; was nice enough that it deserved an embroidered patch. I have it in 3 different twill colors at:
[url]http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/[/url]

[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/405186501_f26d9a4a79.jpg[/img]

This patchis available, along with the established original artwork cycling advocacy embroidered patches, stickers and T-Shirts. &quot;Oil-Free and Happy&quot;, &quot;Powered by Sweat&quot; and &quot;No Gasoline&quot; designs.  Great prices, and high quality products!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Alt Transp. Art Design</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7779,7779#msg-7779</link>
      <author>Powered by Sweat</author>
      <description><![CDATA[My creative wife painted this commuting art design. She tried to incorporate the social aspects, health, and vitality of creative modes of Alternative Transportation. I thought she did a great job. I'm curious what others think.

[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/370129563_657d4d2c2f.jpg[/img]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:05:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Ebikes solution to pollution</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,6147,7778#msg-7778</link>
      <author>jimmyg4life</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes there is a big bad attitude towards the ebike among the &quot;purist&quot;bike riders!! I took my front wheel wich has the three phase rare earth magnetic brushlees motor laced into it to the bike shop to be trued and he was like I don't know if I have the tools to do that.I thought come on buddy do I look like a idiot here just true the freakin rim will ya!! I commute 13mi one way to work and average 20mph  and still get a good workout as well,and while at work i charge the batteries for the ride home.I can't wait for warm weather to start riding again(I live in Wisconsin USA) and it is 3 below 0 today!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:51:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Intelligent race</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7767,7769#msg-7769</link>
      <author>Jim Gagnepain</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I saw an Inconvenient Truth.  I also read Al Gore's book, &quot;Earth in the Balance&quot;.  He has some great ideas, and he made an effort to follow through on some of them, when he became VP.  Remember the proposed BTU tax?  The oil and auto industry lobbied for a huge media campaign against the tax, and it got buried.  After that, the focus of the media became &quot;Gays in the Military&quot;.

One page right out of his book, did get implemented, and that was &quot;Matching federal funds to municipalities that installed Light Rail systems&quot;.  Unlike the BTU tax, this was successful.  Many cities (Denver, St. Louis, and others), took advantage of these funds, and started Light Rail systems.  Unfortunately, two years later, the Republicans took control of the House, and the first thing they did, was abolish this program.

Now many of the cities in the US with Light Rail, have trouble expanding their systems to make them truly useful, because they have to go to the voters for tax increases.  Meanwhile roads and auto infrastructure continues to be subsidized to the tune of billions of dollars per year.

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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:07:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Intelligent race</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7767,7767#msg-7767</link>
      <author>jake</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I have also just seen the documetary An unconvenient truth,
We call ourselves the super Intelligent race , What a joke !! more like the dumbest race, I look at oursellves as cancer in shoes.
the planet needs more Al Gore's.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:01:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] AD software - purchase!!!</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7764,7764#msg-7764</link>
      <author>Promotiona</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello all. 
Please, give me link to any Promotion software - wanna to purchase!!! 
 
Thank you!

]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Too many extremes here</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7760,7763#msg-7763</link>
      <author>Jim Gagnepain</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I think the best thing to do is just smile a big smile, and ride your bicycle past those long lines of cars.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:48:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Castro shown standing, talking on phone</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7762,7762#msg-7762</link>
      <author>bestec-burjuiam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[HAVANA (AP) — Photographs of Fidel Castro standing and talking on the phone were published Sunday in Cuba's state-run media, a day after the ailing leader appeared in a video to dispel rumors he was on his deathbed.

The Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde dedicated its front page to the Cuban president, printing a blown-up picture of a pensive Castro with the title &quot;Always fighting for something, and fighting with optimism!&quot;

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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:17:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Too many extremes here</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7760,7761#msg-7761</link>
      <author>Sam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I think David has got a really valid point here.  Crazy extremist 'I hate all cars' types (like me) are not going to convert many car-dependent people (and note the word 'dependent' there -- it's not often people's choice, it's just the way the world is).  I'm really not sure what the best approach is to convince people that a car-free life really is better; my own solution is just to live, and hopefully show other people that it's not so impossible (or extreme) to not use a car.  But that propably doesn't do much...

However, one point I would like to make is that these forums aren't only here (so far as I see) to convince people of how great carfree living is, they're also here for the support and inspiration of people in the 'carfree community' (whatever that is!).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:38:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Too many extremes here</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7760,7760#msg-7760</link>
      <author>David Bowall</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I have just finished watching the film &quot;An inconvenient truth&quot; and at the end of the film the URL for this website appeared which led me here. I have been reading about the unfolding consequences of our lifestyles on the enviroment for some time now and like many i am very concerened. Here in the U.K. the general public seem to have a sort of collective apathy about climate change. Everyone does a little but not enough to help.

After watching that film with its balanced and well presented presentation of the problem, I'm surprised that a reference to this site was shown. a lot of these posts are very unbalanced it seems to me. One one side you have the tree huggers with their kill the car rhetoric and on the other side there is the &quot;I love my SUV and I aint gonna give it up&quot; bunch.

Any average person who reads the stupid cars=death rants on this site  has just associated the film with green fanatics and this will dilute its message.

At least in the medium term cars must continue to exist, society could not function if they were all suddenly removed or taxed out of use. as a car mechanic (I can hear the greenies aiming their eco-friendly, bio-degradable bows and arrows) I can see how the existing cars could be a hell of a lot cleaner but it would mean people loving their cars more not less. If you are a driver there are a few simple things you can do to reduce your vehicles impact.

Check your tyre pressures, the vast majority of cars i work on have low pressure which creates resistance to the cars forward motion. if you believe me push your car a few feet then let 10lbs out of the tyres and push it again. the car will seem to weigh more.

Have your steering geometry checked regularly, wheels that are running out of line cause drag. this causes a similar effect to low tyre pressures plus the tyres will wear at an accelerated pace. It takes oil to make the tyres you'll fit as a replacement.

Keep to the manufacturers service shedule. un-serviced cars over time lose efficiency an without knowing it you will use more throttle to achieve the same speed as a well maintained car. hence more fuel use and emissions

 fit fuel saver tyres. They are easily available and by design create less drag on the road surface.

 insist on re-manufactured parts. overhauling an old part uses less resources than a new part and they will carry the same warranty.

modify your driving style, rapid changes in throttle wastes a lot of fuel. Avoid hard acceleration and move to a high gear as soon as possible without overloading the engine.

 if you drive a diesel use biodiesel where possible. It is slowly becoming available over here and it is carbon neutral.

 Leave your car at home. Car sharing is great and at least you arent the one dealing with the gridlock

 remove any un-necessary clutter from your car. the more weight you are carrying, the more fuel you will use

close the windows,it kills your cars fuel efficiency. Air conditioning is more fuel efficient at high speeds.

finally ask yourself if you really need that 2 ton truck with a V8 in the front sure they're great to drive but its your kids and mine that are gonna pick up the tab.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:30:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Test test posting</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7759,7759#msg-7759</link>
      <author>Kors4545</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Test
Test

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      <category>Carbusters Magazine General Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:07:49 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Hello all! Nice site.</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7758,7758#msg-7758</link>
      <author>DarkKva</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi!
Cool site! =))

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      <category>Carbusters Magazine General Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:51:03 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: RSS/Atom feed of this forum?</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7750,7757#msg-7757</link>
      <author>Car Busters</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi there, sorry to say we don't have any RSS on our websites.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:51:56 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Curious ...</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7741,7753#msg-7753</link>
      <author>Jim Gagnepain</author>
      <description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in my previous post, my family does have one car for 4 licensed drivers.  You may want to visit Bike Forum, as they have a forum dedicated to &quot;Living Car Free&quot;.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:56:59 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: People get grumpy at me being carfree.</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7751,7752#msg-7752</link>
      <author>Jim Gagnepain</author>
      <description><![CDATA[First of all, congratulations at 2 years of being Car-Free.  Unfortunately, I haven't been able to accomplish this.  First of all, I'm married, and although she's bicycling a lot more of late, my wife still uses the car.  Our father-in-law also moved in with us, and he has emphysema, so she needs to shuffle him around.  Also, there is no Transit to my work.  I commute by bicycle every day possible, but if the conditions are treacherous, I drive, or get a ride.

Regarding the subject of prostletyzing to friends, I don't do it either.  But I have no qualms about wearing an advocacy statement while I ride.  The passer-by cars are strangers, and I believe that these statements make them think about their choices.

Happy Riding!
Jim Gagnepain

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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:55:10 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] People get grumpy at me being carfree.</title>
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      <author>Sam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[(But back to the topic at hand...)

I've been completely carfree for the last two years: refusing to get in _any_ car whatsoever, and riding my bike or catching trains everywhere.  I've been something of a stubborn git, and some people seem to get upset by my 'hardline' approach.  Somehow, it seems that me saying 'no thanks' to their offer of a lift (into town, say) actually comes accross to them as me saying that I think they're bad people and that I don't respect their way of life!  Has anyone else experienced this annoyance of car-users with people who won't use cars?

I never ever try to convince car-drivers that they should stop driving; I'm just not that much an evangalist -- it takes far too much effort!  ;-)  I prefer to just go about my slow little way and notice the small bits of the world...

--Sam.]]></description>
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      <author>Sam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I've looked, but I can't find a news feed of this forum.  I was wondering if anyone knew if one exists?

Thanks,
Sam.]]></description>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: Curious ...</title>
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      <author>Sam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I've categorically refused to step foot in a car for over two years now, and I'm loving it!  I'd love to talk to you about it, but as I live in Canberra (Australia) I gues I'm a bit too far away.  Good luck though, and be sure to post here any interesting results!

Long live the bike!!]]></description>
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      <author>Sam</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Oh look, it really doesn't matter, I wasn't saying much, and you've said it all again anyway:  there's a new wikipedia-type website devoted to environmentalism, but I don't know how great it is.  Just thought people might be interested.

--sam.]]></description>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: The Spammers are Here</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7661,7747#msg-7747</link>
      <author>Cantdrivewontdrive</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes, it's a shame that such an interesting and worthy forum keeps getting ruined by spammers. No bike touring for me this weekend, but hoping for some decent weather for a good long hike in the country.]]></description>
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      <title>[Carbusters Magazine General Discussion] Re: enironwiki</title>
      <link>http://www.carbusters.org/phorum/read.php?3,7679,7745#msg-7745</link>
      <author>Carbusters</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Dear forum members, this message was accidentally deleted during cleanup of the forum database. The original message mentioned the www.envirowiki.info website. Perhaps the original poster would like to post his message again.
We apologise for the mishap and for the recent overflow of spam.
Best,
Carbusters]]></description>
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