Convenience with CarShare

Hello- it's Dana posting. While we've been members of Buffalo CarShare for over a month, we hadn't had a chance to use one of the cars until this week.  Since we sold our car, we've been biking or carpooling with others.  Two days ago, however, we needed to pick up an abundance of printing screens for Jon's business, Derailleur and our roommate Alicia's business, My Creative Noggin.  We reserved a CarShare vehicle (a two-door Yaris) only two hours in advance, via the online reservation system.  It was simple.  Jon biked up 6 blocks to grab the car, locked his bike in front of Quaker Bonnet, picked Alicia and I up, and off we went to Parkside! 

Penny Wyatt at Wyatt Design framing (corner of Parkside and Russell) had found herself with a number of screens a while back, and wanted someone to put them to use. We were more than happy to oblige! We loaded them into the Yaris, which was surprisingly roomy, and then grabbed a coffee from Sweet_ness 7 Parkside...yay!  After that, we got some groceries at Guercio's on Grant Street, stopped at Urban Roots on Rhode Island, and headed back.  Jon dropped us off, brought the car back to Quaker Bonnet, and rode home.  Done!

It was simple and fun.  We loved it, and strongly recommend CarShare to anyone who needs access to a vehicle sometimes.  Get rid of your second car, or even your first!  It's a freeing feeling to have the car when you need it, without being bogged down by big payments, DMV fees, and repair costs.  Happy CarSharing!