When the gas prices sky rocketed this last summer, the drivers of the large SUV's (who commute all of three miles) were whining. I suggested they ride bicycles. The weather was nice; it'd be great exercise, huge gas savings, etc.
They didn't even bother brushing me off. They just gave me a look and went back to bitching.
Whining is so much easier than actually doing something to fix the problem. That would require effort. *shrug*
I live in an area that has less than stellar public transportation. I would love to take the bus to work. (Just think of all I could accomplish while NOT driving for an hour each day!) But, alas, it's not exactly feasible as they don't run anywhere near the building where I work.
Instead, I bought a scooter to ease my guilty conscience of driving 30 miles one way by myself. Car pooling is almost unheard of down here. I guess our rush hour traffic isn't bad enough, yet, to make people give up their "independence" and ride with someone else.
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They didn't even bother brushing me off. They just gave me a look and went back to bitching.
Whining is so much easier than actually doing something to fix the problem. That would require effort. *shrug*
I live in an area that has less than stellar public transportation. I would love to take the bus to work. (Just think of all I could accomplish while NOT driving for an hour each day!) But, alas, it's not exactly feasible as they don't run anywhere near the building where I work.
Instead, I bought a scooter to ease my guilty conscience of driving 30 miles one way by myself. Car pooling is almost unheard of down here. I guess our rush hour traffic isn't bad enough, yet, to make people give up their "independence" and ride with someone else.