But as I gassed up this weekend in anticipation of my Memorial Day travels, it occurred to me that it was only the second time since March that I had put gas in my car. And considering the jaw dropping cost of filling up my tank, that's something to be very happy about.
I guess I really haven't thought about how little I drive, at least in comparison to a lot of people. Before traveling this weekend I figured I would get my oil changed, and when I pulled into my local instant oil change the woman laughed at me- in three months since my last one I had driven a total of 700 miles. She told me to come back after a few thousand more. In comparison, when I spend 5 days in Texas for work and return the rental car, I've usually gone about 300 miles. I really don't know how those people are doing it.
Today I came across this website which rates the walkability of your neighborhood, and my address scored me a 98. Not sure who gets 100, but I was happy with the result. Maybe the guy screaming at me on the way to the subway every day isn't so bad after all...
2 comments:
We have 2 people here at my work who drive an hour and a half each way to work. One of them only comes in 3 times a week but the other comes all 5 days. Half his paycheck must go to just getting him here, it's insane! And thank you for linking to Inner City Pressure - the best song Pet Shop Boys never wrote. When that woman walks behind them and lip syncs the vocoder part, my heart soars.
you got me beat. my neighborhood is only at 94 percent. for comparison's sake, my parents house is 17 percent.
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