The San Francisco Zip
On Saturday Olly had a football match at 9 o'clock in the morning (which meant we had to be there at 8:30) in a place an hour away from Davis. The first element of novelty in this day was the use of a ZipCar . This novel way of getting hold of a car to go somewhere is based on the rental experience we are familiar with from engaging with companies such as Hertz, Avis, National, etc., but fundamentally different in that it is more of a car-sharing experience. It was recommended to us by the Head of Department here and worked quite well once we got the hang of it. Basically, you can rent the car for an hour or for a day, you pick it up from the street (you have an app similar to the one used for Uber, to know where the cars are), you 'open' it with your magnetic card (sent to you in the mail when you sign up), the key is locked to the wheel. Other than that, it is exactly like a rental car. The car does have a ZipCar sticker stuck on its side, which clearly designates it is...