Beam me up Scotty!

If only it were that easy! So, here is another transportation post. Eating up the gasoline costs you money and hurts the environment and driving your car slowly kills it. This can be partially remedied in a couple different ways. Car pooling is one of them; while not always convenient, it does save in more ways than one.

Another option available in most larger cities and even a few smaller ones is a "Park & Ride" program. The way this usually works is that there are parking lots available in centrally located areas scattered around a city, often in the 'burbs. People drive from their homes the short distance to this lot, park their cars and take the bus the greater part of the trip to work.

In addition to saving money on fuel costs, you can save money on parking costs when you work "downtown" where there is no free parking. You are also being green by driving less distance with just one person in the vehicle and transferring to the bus. I noted in another post about "the scary people" on the bus; in this case, you will often only find other working class persons. I do not mean to offend anyone who uses the bus for shelter occassionally, but it can be offensive to some when you have not showered in days.

Anyway, save a couple bucks on gasoline, save a couple bucks on parking and read the paper while you ride. Do some good for the environment at the same time!

Thanks,
-Joe