Part one - The watering can
Not having a car can sometimes be a bit awkward, but generally it suits us fine. We don't have to pay for fuel, don't have to pay VED or insurance or MOTs, and no inflated prices for repairs to tyres etc (and there is a bit of a smug feeling of being in the minority of non-car owners!). Don't get me wrong, there are times when it would be very convenient to have a car, but at least we have access to a car if we need it. But after all, one of the reasons we chose to live in Inverurie is because it is on a train line so we could put off having to get a car as long as possible.
So, we are a three-bike family, instead of a three-car family. Of course this has its own problems, most notably carrying stuff around. But with the purchase of a rack, Christmas present of two panniers, and some inventive use of bungee cords, it's surprising how much can be carried.
As well as the usual clothes, book etc I carry to work each day, I've carried a lot of beer, fish and chips, 10 litres of washing machine Ecover (5 litres either side!), and of course the usual shopping. The Chinese takeaway I had to carry in my hand and just cycle one-handed.
The latest triumph is the watering can!
Yes, we went to the garden centre on Sunday, for want of a watering can (as well as some other bits and bobs), and was perfectly able to strap down the watering can onto my rack and jam it below my saddle. Please excuse the long socks, and the just got out of bed hair look!
Happily the watering can stayed on the rack all the way home, and is now in regular use helping along the courgettes and French beans.
Hopefully this will be the first in a series of posts as we carry increasingly diverse items on our bikes!
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