Part of why I want to move is that, while my house is directly on a busline, it's directly on a route notorious for gropers and people who light up the crack pipe in the back of the bus.

Plus it's one of those routes that takes freaking forever.

But mostly? It's the groper/crackpipe issue that has me avoiding that route whenever possible. (I do half my commute in the car, and then connect with the bus. It works. And avoids the crackpipes.)

In the war of words over Iraq, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) may want this one back.

Speaking about a Democratic proposal to force Iraq troop withdrawal within 120 days, Hutchison said Tuesday that such a proposal would "put a bullet right in the hearts of our troops who are there."

Yeah, because bringing our troops home is the same as shooting them though the heart. As opposed to leaving them in Iraq, which is the same snuggling them with warm puppies.

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well the idea is that smaller and more localized grocery stores would open up again if gas went up enough

Sure, but who is going to make a whole lot of money on that plan? Lots of people with clout make a fortune with the highly subsidized gas.

I miss public transportation. I paid 120 a month in Boston for my T pass, which was unlimited rides on buses, trains, and the ferry.

It's $45 (less for me, since I get it pre-tax) for a monthly MUNI pass here (good for unlimited rides on the subway, buses, and cable cars), which is amazing.

I really miss good public transportation.

Although I WILL start riding my bike to work when it warms up a little and stays light a bit later. I just need to figure out a safe (enough) route.

I miss public transportation. I paid 120 a month in Boston for my T pass, which was unlimited rides on buses, trains, and the ferry.

I hear this. Mine has some money paid by work, and some is pre-tax, but it would be a bargain at full price. I'm not sure if mine goes for the ferry, but it goes as far as zone 3 on the commuter rail.

It just depends on where you are, I guess. We have farmer's markets all over the place, here, with locally grown produce (less fuel for shipping). My neighborhood was either designed for walking, or it's pure accident.

It's a theme I'm working on in my book right now, creating communities that are more walking friendly. Almost all my driving is work and back, and extra driving is within a 15 mile radius.

This still true further south/west in poorer neighborhoods. There's a hospital, different groceries, coffee shops, the metro, all in walking distance.

LA desperately needs it.

It's a theme I'm working on in my book right now, creating communities that are more walking friendly.

Allyson, despite my last post about the co-op, that's the reason we're living where we are now. Both times we've moved, DH and I have looked for a neighborhood that is more walking, less/no car. There are some really great ones.

I greatly appreciate how much I can get done just walking in my neighbourhood, but there's so much fun stuff (including friends) that's a drive (but not a commute) away that the car will always be important.

And sometimes I need to reinforce my personal bubble with metal and inertia. I need to transport my own domain.

Everyone at work is treating me like I'm about to fall apart. I feel oddly guilty about this.

SLOW!!!

What's wrong with you guys?