[Misc] What significant things CAN you do without?

[Sussexscots]

Work. Haven’t missed it for a second.

Likewise.

 

[HeaviestTed]

Chap at our office goes without socks OR shoes. All year round. It's -4 today, and icy - he's still shoeless.

Never comfortable seeing him standing at the urinals.

I’d change jobs - get away from verruca feet

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Work. Haven’t missed it for a second.

Absolutely this

 

[Rogero]

Potatoes. Michael Moseley way of eating . They turn to sugar .

 

[WATFORD zero]

Anything that has a higher price due to a very obvious 'label', 'name' or 'badge' and there are a lot of those

And I appear to be in a minority, but I quite like driving

 

[Justice]

Freed from Desire

 

[BrianB]

Car , just scrapped my last ex minicab , driving holds no big appeal and as I now have a bus pass I thought I'd spend a few months using public transport and concluded that the £70 per month I'll save would be better used on the occasional cab .

 

[AlbionBro]

Lube.

 

[METALMICKY]

Facebook quite easily.

 

[AlbionBro]

Facebook quite easily.

Do you have a few friends, that are very annoying and they think they are A Listers? I do, my finger hover's over the unfriend button on a regular basis!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Anything that has a higher price due to a very obvious 'label', 'name' or 'badge' and there are a lot of those

And I appear to be in a minority, but I quite like driving

I enjoy driving too, particularly places and roads I’ve never been to or on before.

 

[BadFish]

Critical thinking, apparently.

 

[zefarelly]

As I work a mile from home, I could live quite happily without a car.

I do like a drive however, so would like to retain the race car for the occaisional blast.

I could, and did for some years, quite happily swerve TV as well.

 

[Bodian]

NSC.



Oh, maybe not.

 

[Zeberdi]

WAR and VAR

 

[dazzer6666]

I enjoy driving too, particularly places and roads I’ve never been to or on before.

Me too. Much prefer driving to being a passenger too. Happy to be the DD on awaydays.

 

[Bozza]

Is a microwave significant? We don't have one anyway, and I can't recall the last time I owned one - more than 20 years ago, I think. The only time I consider we need a microwave is once a year when I have a Christmas pudding that needs cooking. Steaming takes forever and is a right faff.

 

[The Clamp]

Television. So rare that I give anything my time these days.

The occasional series like Slow Horses I enjoy.

I love films and so have subscriptions to things like BFi player.

Buy as for most TV, no thanks. If it disappeared tomorrow, I’d be fine with the radio.

 

[Weststander]

Alcohol.

Never had issues from it, but naturally over the years I drink less, now almost nothing. Just not into it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Another vote for Car,
I've never owned one, never learnt to drive.

I don't understand the appeal

IF you live in a country with effective, reliable, safe, reasonably-priced, joined-up, public transport offerings, then this way of thinking has great merit.

If you live in the UK, anywhere other than the centre of a major city - and assuming you don't ever want to GO anywhere outside the centre of that city - then access to a car means reliability, infinite flexibility - freedom to go where you want, when you want.

Having my car parked outside, means that I can go anywhere I like, any time, at a fraction of the cost of public transport, sat in comfort in a heated seat, listening to my choice of entertainment, able to effortlessly carry whatever luggage / equipment I might need, and without having to experience the HORROR of close proximity with germ-ridden, anti-social and generally annoying people*

(* apart from my own annoying people...)

So - if anyone doesn't need a car, or want a car -good for them. But the appeal of having one, is very simple to understand.