I would love to walk or ride a bike on good weather days but the new job has put me further away from home. 27 miles as opposed to 5. :(
The location goes past where my wife works so we're going to begin commuting together next week. We have tried it on a few days but many of our, or the kids, appointments keep forcing us to drive separately. It's for drastic measure though, with gas prices jumping on a daily basis, so we life will just have to change a little.
Hopefully, more and more people will start looking for ways to conserve and save instead of thumbing their noses at our environment.
I hope you have a safe walking path to and from work. The thing with changes in behavior like this, is you put yourself in a different set of circumstances. We've had a lot of issues with woman being accosted and molested in a few towns lately. It burns me up that people can't feel safe going for a walk.
I wonder if an increase in walkers will mean an increase in dog owners as well? (*thoughtful)
My entire walk is through a residental area. No highways, nothing like that. We are a suberb next to a univestiy. It's a fairly quiet area, but I would be a fool to believe that there is no crime.
I do carry a spray, but have never had to use it. I am aware of my surroundings all the time. I don't listen to music when I walk.
I could also take the university shuttle. I take that during very cold days or stormy ones. It drops me off a corner on the street I live.
I think a lot of people are going to have to change the way they go to work. There is a point when gas will rise over $4.00 (and it will) they they are forced to change.
Glad to hear that you have a well covered path. ... and backup. (spray) (*thumbs up) I hope that you never have to use it.
The transit authority here has reported a spike in riders since the price of gas has gone up and I'm sure it will get worse, like you said. Perhaps we're learning a lesson the hard way like some kids do. Then, in the future, we'll all slap our foreheads and say, "Duhhhhh!"
I think corps. should take a big step toward allowing employees to tele-commut more. Even two out of five days a week would help.
You know, I've been thinking about why mass transit is not used more in this country. Americans love their cars and the freedom it gives them. They can go anywhere, whenever they want. Another reason they don't carpool is that to share a ride means you have to talk to them. Americans love to get up in the quiet of the morning and brood their way to work...alone.
My husband is like that. He won't carpool, would rather drive then take a plane or train. Oh he'll complain about the driving. More people drive then ever before, and it is scaring/upsetting older drivers.
I have my routine of getting going or traveling but it's pretty much tied to 'getting going on time' than anything else. Where I live, if you miss your normal driving window by 4-5 minutes, you wind up arriving 15-20 mins later than normal.
I am an extrovert and enjoy talking with others. I would love to commute with more people and share the energy but so many people look for the great jobs in the industrial areas but can't afford the price of homes or the rent at appts. So we commute because gas was never an issue. Now people are feeling the pinch and some may have to sacrifice a great job because it doesn't pay enough to cover all of the bills.
I understand what you're saying about older drivers. I see more people who appear confused or nervous as I drive around lately. We keep having reports of older drivers getting into accidents and it begs the question, "What has changed?"A ton of younger aggressive drivers, I feel. We have new Junior Operator Laws (JOLs) in Mass to try and curb the number of incidents from new drivers
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The location goes past where my wife works so we're going to begin commuting together next week. We have tried it on a few days but many of our, or the kids, appointments keep forcing us to drive separately. It's for drastic measure though, with gas prices jumping on a daily basis, so we life will just have to change a little.
Hopefully, more and more people will start looking for ways to conserve and save instead of thumbing their noses at our environment.
I hope you have a safe walking path to and from work. The thing with changes in behavior like this, is you put yourself in a different set of circumstances. We've had a lot of issues with woman being accosted and molested in a few towns lately. It burns me up that people can't feel safe going for a walk.
I wonder if an increase in walkers will mean an increase in dog owners as well? (*thoughtful)
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I do carry a spray, but have never had to use it. I am aware of my surroundings all the time. I don't listen to music when I walk.
I could also take the university shuttle. I take that during very cold days or stormy ones. It drops me off a corner on the street I live.
I think a lot of people are going to have to change the way they go to work. There is a point when gas will rise over $4.00 (and it will) they they are forced to change.
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The transit authority here has reported a spike in riders since the price of gas has gone up and I'm sure it will get worse, like you said. Perhaps we're learning a lesson the hard way like some kids do. Then, in the future, we'll all slap our foreheads and say, "Duhhhhh!"
I think corps. should take a big step toward allowing employees to tele-commut more. Even two out of five days a week would help.
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My husband is like that. He won't carpool, would rather drive then take a plane or train. Oh he'll complain about the driving. More people drive then ever before, and it is scaring/upsetting older drivers.
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I am an extrovert and enjoy talking with others. I would love to commute with more people and share the energy but so many people look for the great jobs in the industrial areas but can't afford the price of homes or the rent at appts. So we commute because gas was never an issue. Now people are feeling the pinch and some may have to sacrifice a great job because it doesn't pay enough to cover all of the bills.
I understand what you're saying about older drivers. I see more people who appear confused or nervous as I drive around lately. We keep having reports of older drivers getting into accidents and it begs the question, "What has changed?"A ton of younger aggressive drivers, I feel. We have new Junior Operator Laws (JOLs) in Mass to try and curb the number of incidents from new drivers ( ... )
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