Yeah, but you probably didn't have to grocery shop for a family of six, or take kids to Cub Scouts, church, etc. A contractor can't haul his supplies on the bus, either.
A person can manage without a personal vehicle in LA, but I don't recommend it. In those few times when I was without a vehicle in Los Angeles, I got physically ill over it. It was that big of a threat to my survival.
Oh yes you are correct, It was just me, with a grocery store at the end of my block (and I shopped every other day) with a half a block walk to my Apt.
As a single it was great, I no longer went to flea markets and swap meets to buy stuff I didn't need, took dates in rides in Town-cars that avoided the DUI thing, and got a lot of reading done. But with a family it would suck.
As a single it was great, I no longer went to flea markets and swap meets to buy stuff I didn't need, took dates in rides in Town-cars that avoided the DUI thing, and got a lot of reading done.
Last time that I lived that way was in junior high, and I hated having to take public transport.
As an Army brat, I guess I was born on the move. I wanted my own wheels from the earliest time I can remember. Dad got me my first Schwinn when I was just five, and by the end of the first day, I had figured out how to ride it.
From that point forward in life, I was never without some form of wheeled transport of my own. Got my first car when I was sixteen, and have never gone without motor transport since. I don't think I'd know how to function without it.