Milage

[susandennis]

In July of 1999 I had a job that was about 25 miseable miles from my house. I liked the job ok but the commute sucked. I also hated my car. So I turned it in for a new one that I really did like - a bright red Ford Escort - simple and nice. Then, in September, a headhunter called and I quit my job and my commute and turned it in for a job across the street from my house. I now get into the car about twice a month or less.

Today I had to go across town for a meeting and after, as I pulled my car back into the garage, it turned 3,993 miles. Now I just hope that next time I get in it, I remember to watch it turn 4,000.

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[rillifane.livejournal.com]

Commuting to work is hideous.

I mamanged to arrange my life so that I was always within walking distance of my office. I figured that I saved enough time that would otherwise have been wasted in traveling to justify retiring at 50. (which I did).

[susandennis]

Now, that's productivity! I'm not ready to retire - I was laid off last year and went 7 weeks before I found another job. I nearly went nuts with boredom. I had thought I could entertain myself pretty well. I was wrong. The good news is that I found another job, across the street from the old one, that I absolutely love.

[rillifane.livejournal.com]

I hear many people who tell me that they would find retirement boring. for myself, despite having worked at something that was quite interesting and, in my particular instance, even glamorous, I was eager to escape from it all. I have my library, my computer, my garden and my woods, my workshop, my guitar, and my kittens. And if I do get bored, I just head to Paris for a couple of weeks.

[teasdale.livejournal.com]

I have a six mile round trip drive to my job. I had a car for around 11 years and it had like 11000 miles on it. I used to take so much razzing when I took it in for service. The guy would tell me it would be cheaper to get a bus pass. lol I have a 96 Neon now that I bought used just because it already had 26,000 miles on it. No more razzing from the service bay. lol

[susandennis]

I can totally relate. I took this car in for an oil change about a year ago and the Jiffy Lube guy gave me a look that clearly said 'Is this old lady smart enough to roll back the odometer???'

It would be cheaper for me to take cabs or busses or even join our car sharing deal we have here in Seattle. But, the one thing that I do love about having my car is the freedom to hop into it on a whim and go where I want to. The taxi option is closest to that whim goal but it still falls short. My car is my true luxury. Well, my house cleaner twice a month is my true luxury but my car is a close second.