Grocery shopping day for us today. Off to Clapham Junction
with our trusty shopping trolley. And yes we do have one of those. And that
piece of kit is not something we will even be considering taking back to NZ
with us. Wouldn’t be seen dead with one back there.
But here folks of all ages from little kids to teenagers to grannies
like us trundle along with one.
So what’s the difference here? The difference is that many
folks here have no transport of their own. I mean why would you when it is so
easy to get about by public transport and so expensive and difficult to own and
keep a private car over here.
Firstly, there is the congestion charge, OK that doesn’t
apply to us, and there is the emissions zone. Not to mention the difficulty
finding a park. OK supermarkets generally have their own parking spaces but not
many other destinations do.
Not to mention the cost of insurance and the cost of fuel,
then there is the registration cost, regular MOT’s, and the list goes on. Then
there is the cost of actually parking it outside your own property and yes in
many places you have to pay to park even outside your own house.
So you can see why we are quite happy to join the ‘granny trolley’
club.
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