[Carfreeliving] TLC t-shirt ideas

[Dave Snyder]

For the record, "I lost 3,500 pounds. Ask me how." was Cheryl's 
submission, borrowed from the EBBC.



At 4:54 PM -0700 8/26/05, Joshua Switzky wrote:
>I like cheryl's ideas. I prefer the "happy" side of car-free-ness as
>opposed to telling people they and their cars are awful killers. That's not
>a t-shirt I'd want to wear a lot. A slogan should be assertive, yet
>cheerful, clever, and/or humorous. Along those lines, I like the very last
>one on dave's list:  "I lost 3,500 pounds. Ask me how (I got rid of my
>car)."
>
>This is a bit too much for a t-shirt, but how about an publicity campaign,
>or at least a page on the website and a brochure, on the opportunity costs
>of owning a car. Like this:
>What I would have spent on owning a car this year: $8,000
>What I'll do with my $8,000 this year:
>       New laptop computer  $1,500
>       1 week trip to Paris  $1,500
>       Lift tickets for 10 days skiing in Tahoe $500
>       Ten dinners at fancy restaurants  $500
>       New camping gear  $500
>       1 week trip to Hawaii  $750
>       New bicycle I've wanted  $1,250
>       12 months Muni passes, BART tickets, taxi rides, car rentals $1,500
>
>
>
>-j
>