>>Strange. That all smacks of snobbery. To think you HAVE to be a consumer to be respected. People spit on the pavement if they walk to the store to get their newspaper? I'd say it's commnedable that they're reducing their C-footprint, preserving earth's resources and all that. Maybe "green" thinking is commensurate WITH their young age.
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>The issue is that in the suburbs, generally, public transit stinks, so getting anywhere on the bus involves multiple transfers and too long a ride. No one does that unless they have to.
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>Tamar
Yup. My day would have to start at 4:30AM everday for me to take the public transportation and mke it to work at a reasonable time... and rather expensive, I might add. I do car pool twice a week.
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