Photo by BikePortland.org

Until my car is fixed I’ve got to have a way to get to work.  Today I began a combination bike/bus/rail commute.  It takes longer, but overall it’s not too bad.  

I left the house this morning at about 5:30am rode my bicycle ~6.5 miles to Discover Mills Park-n-Ride.  There I boarded a bus that takes me to MARTA’s Lindbergh Station where I get on a train going to North Springs.  The next stop is Buckhead Station and my building sits right on top of it.

After locking the bike up in the parking deck and hitting the restrooms to clean up and change into work clothes,  I was sitting at my desk before 8:00am.  That is actually earlier than I would get here when driving because I’d always hit snooze too many times.

It’s only the first day, but so far,  getting to work without a car isn’t so bad.  If anything I’d say it’s better since I don’t pay for gas,  don’t sit in traffic, and can’t sleep to late or I’ll miss the bus!

Okay,  so here’s the situation…

I’m traveling in the far left lane of I-85 southbound.  I see the sign for the HOV lane and proceed to change lanes to the right.  Just after I do, everyone in the lane I’ve just moved to stops.  I slam the brakes, but it’s not enough.

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Photo by dwrichards

It may not make any sense considering that it’s been six months since my last update here, but I’m working on a new blog. Broken Fishstick was setup to allow Zane and I to track the planning of our escape.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, our plan is to pick up everything, move onto a sailing catamaran, and sail the world. Check out Broken Fishstick if you want anymore information. We’re both going to be posting various things about the whole process over the next several years. So head over there and tell us how crazy we are, but don’t be surprised if the only response you get is “Yup!”