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2008-07-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Guy Saves Gas of 3-mile Commute - Lives in Paint Shed

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Posted by Bobby 2008-07-23 06:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A six mile round-trip commute. Let's take a plausibly unfavorable scenario for fuel consumption: he has an absolutely top-end giant monster SUV, a big honkin' Lincoln Continental, or a ratted-out 30-year old Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Landau Brougham -- whatever it is, let's say that it gets 18MPG. He's burning, what, a whole two and a half gallons a week? TEN BUCKS in gas to get to and from work.

If he drives the biggest, most profligate, most carbon-footprinty big-block musclecar found at the local dragstrip, his fuel expenses for the daily commute still won't crack the $30 a week barrier.

This is a "crisis?"

Posted by Mike 2008-07-23 08:31|| 2008-07-23 08:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The average adult male can walk 3 miles an hour easily. Given that many in the DC area and around other metro areas commute in a car an hour to and from work, what's the problem. It's just not kids who are couch potatoes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-07-23 09:16|| 2008-07-23 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps he was Persona Non Grata at home.
I think that a more likely reality.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-23 10:38|| 2008-07-23 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 I walked 3 miles before I came to work today...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-07-23 12:22|| 2008-07-23 12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 So maybe he needs to sue for the $2500 back, no lease and was the 'rental unit' oked by the local authorities? seems like all tenant / landlord laws favor the tenant

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-07-23 14:50|| 2008-07-23 14:50|| Front Page Top

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