Example: I want to go to Salida to Bongo Billy's for Sunday brunch. A nice little 100 mile, two hour scenic automobile trip for a sunny April day. Gas cost in new Ford F-150 at 13 MPG and $5 per gallon: $75. (Gas cost in my little Honda: $13.)
Why does it have to be government policy to make such insanity possible? When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
Americans. That's how they enjoy their freedom.
Snark aside, I have to say that driving in the vast expanses of the North American continent is a very nice experience. It's just that I just wouldn't do it "to go to Sunday brunch". But driving along the Pacific Coast Highway or through the Mojave Desert between LA and the Grand Canyon, just to name a couple of long drives I've been on is quite pleasant. But it's not a day trip, at least not in my mind. When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
160 if I want Sainsburys.
There is a smallish co-op on a 8 km round trip, but its range is limited. Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.
