Back to the grind

Back to work after a brief holiday vacation. Lots going on in the office- everyone has been moving into new "group spaces"- basically forced out of private offices and into strange and random spaces that were never meant to be office space. Huh? I am not sure what this is supposed to accomplish, but am trying to keep an open mind, and thanking God that my co-habitors are longtime teammates and co-workers. Some folks are moving into spaces with people they don't like- that would suck!
Big news on the parent-front: as my folks were getting ready to leave for their annual couples New Years in Laughlin, NV (these folks are mostly in their late 70s!), my step-dad could not breathe so my Mom took him to the UCSD Medical Center. There, they performed a trachiotomy on him so that he could breathe. His vocal cords were inflamed, and there was a "weird, but we are pretty sure it isn't cancer" mass in his esophogus that the doctor sent out for biopsy- because of the holidays, results aren't expected back until the week of the 7th. So, Pops is in ICU at UCSD for now.
Getting things ready for going car-free: sent the kid up to the attic to locate the headrests and cargo shade for the car, I hit the bumper with touch-up paint (after washing) and will locate the pink-slip from a box of personal stuff I brought home from work. I also had my landlord (who owns a bike shop in back of my house) put studs in the tires of my foldable bike so that I can ride when it is icy (the little bike means I have less distance to the ground if I fall!). I need to sell my road bike and my mountain bike- I never ride them, and they were expensive so I might as well get my money out of them (plan to purchase an Xtracycle for my Breezer- that should address issues like big grocery shopping and lunch deliveries for the Food Kitchen).
Interesting reactions from people I have told about going car-free: either they rush to tell me why they can't do the same (I am the first to admit that only my present circumstances permit me to even consider it) or they offer to lend me their vehicle, or they try to throw situations in my face where I would HAVE TO HAVE A CAR! Funny, everyone thinks that once your car is paid for (like mine is) that the expenses stop or become really minimal. Here is how it breaks down for me:
Current vehicle value: $10,800 (2002 Subaru Legacy wagon, 57k miles)

Depreciation- $1000 (minimum)
Registration- $190
Insurance- $1000
Gas- $1636 (12k/per, 22mpg, $3gal)
Minimal maintenance- $300 (oil change, tune up, etc.)
Major maintenance- $1200 (60k overhaul- should hit 60k in 4-6 months)
New tires- $400 (would need these sometime in the next 12 months)

Cost to drive this vehicle for the next year- $5826 ($485.50 per month)

So, selling the car means:
$10,800 sale price ($7000 toward bills)
$5826 savings

As I've told my friends- I can rent alot of cars and take alot of cabs for close to $6000 bucks...