On “World Car-Free Day,” Let’s Be Guilt-Free for a Change

CEI ^ | 9-21-11 | Christine Hall

[WOBBLY BOB]

On Thursday, September 22, environmentalists want you to feel guilty about driving cars. In other words, it’s annual “World Car-Free Day.”

Instead of celebrating the many ways that the automobile has liberated and improved the lives of ordinary people, environmentalists want to suggest that rejecting the car for a day is somehow virtuous. The governor of Massachusetts is going even further by advocating a car-free week – notwithstanding the governor’s real-world choice to drive around in an SUV this week.

[Repeal The 17th]

I am in the market for a replacement ford 5.0 liter engine.
Anybody got any recommendations?

[Little Ray]

COOL!
Tomorrow I’m going to commute 37 miles - each way - by myself.

Take that Watermelons!

[Nat Turner]

Yeah...I thought it was for FREE-CAR DAY!!!

[nascarnation]

http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/engines.shtml

[Chode]

not THAT, is a real RAT...

[printhead]

400 miles on the bike in 3 days. Last weekend for the boat coming up. I love emissions.

[SamAdams76]

Well I guess not driving a car for a day is a quaint idea if you are a liberal living off daddy’s trust fund or one of the chronically unemployed Starbucks bums. But the rest of us have to be adults and go to work.

[Loyal Sedition]

Well, how convenient!
I need to make a long trip tomorrow, driving my 1978 pre-computer 350 V8 El Camino.

If anyone in my state is dumb enough to participate in this stupidity I will enjoy the reduction in traffic to drive faster and burn MORE fuel!

I think I will take the longer scenic route.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m not! I want to walk again well into my 100’s! I really miss walking!

[Chode]

not = now...

[Repeal The 17th]

Much obliged.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I feel guilty that I don’t own a Road Runner with a 426 Hemi.

[usconservative]

As much as I detest GM, I’d love to drive the biggest, baddest Hummer I could find tomorrow.

While you weren't looking (or paying attention ...) GM sold the Hummer brand to the Chinese.

Pick your poison on that one!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Sept 22, an excellent day to start up my two trucks, auto, Jeep, tractor, lawnmower and garden tiller.

I may even start my weed trimmer to go along with it!

[umgud]

Yeah Baby!

[lovesdogs]

So sorry about that broken foot thing. Been there done that and it sux big time. Nothing is easy or familiar. I will fire up a gasoline powered engine for no apparent reason for you.

[paint_your_wagon]

My only regret is that I don’t have a fire breathing
V-8 of some kind.

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You should smack your forehead with your palm and say,

“WOW, I could have had a V-8”. : }

[hal ogen]

I suggest “eco-nut free” day or “lib free” day. Those I could do. Instead I’ll take out my big V8 and just drive for the hell of it tomorrow.

[yldstrk]

let’s have an anti Birkenstock day to beautify the world. Let’s make it illegal to wear socks and sandals to further beautify the world.

[enduserindy]

Bonus points!