Car Pool

Back when the price of gas was pushing $2.00, (only 7 months ago), four of us from work decided to car pool. We all thought that $2.00 was too much to pay for a gallon of gas and we all took one day a week to drive. Friday, you were on your own. Well, it worked well for several months and then, one of the participants took a job out of state and about the same time another got engaged and moved to a different area. The last two of us kept up the car pool.

With gas pushing $3.00 per gallon, I am now paying per week what I used to pay before I started car pooling. I was so excited that I was saving a little on gas every week but now I am extatic to have not lost any ground.

If you have a chance to car pool, I recommend it. Not only will you reduce the amount you spend on gasoline and maybe get you back to even, but you also put half the miles on your car. For me that is big, as I drive 70 miles round trip. You also get to relax and not concentrate on driving every day. It is nice being driven around (unless you are a control freak).

Now, I am not concerned about conservation or global warming. One is a function of a market driven economy and will adjust when the market demands and one has yet to be proven as more than someone pushing an agenda (another rainy day topic). I do however, like to make sure that I can keep my expenses under control and it helps to have someone other than the radio to talk to on the way home.

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