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?

I'm trying to figure out why the form I created in Word is just. not. working.

I am shipping packages for work and trying to get my boss out the door for a flight - he is 10 min late for his car.