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genuinegirly · 07-24-2009, 09:11 AM

Driving allows you to be mobile on a day when you can't muster the energy to move more than 100 meters before sitting down again, thereby allowing you to infect your least-liked co-workers and classmates with whatever disease you're spreading.

Being able to drive my best friend around is a big perk - she can't drive due to epilepsy and we are far more mobile together - she doesn't risk having a siezure on one of the long public bus rides if she's in my car, and she wastes less energy expended in getting to the every-day tasks like grocery shopping.

By learning how to drive before going away to college, I was able to obtain fun, better-paying jobs where driving was required: campus events lighting design & produce delivery. Kinda random, but it helped me avoid debt.

Driving when you know you don't have to is the best - living in a city that is small enough for me to ride my bike everywhere I need to go, but knowing I have a car if I want to make an especially large grocery run. I'm not a fan of commuting. Driving a car for 30 minutes every morning is sheer torture in my mind. My dad, on the other hand, loves nothing more than to drive for an hour every single morning on his way to work - he feels less complete without this experience. It's a time for him to listen to books on tape and collect his thoughts - to be completely alone and yet productive.

You'll be shocked at how much faster you can get from one place to the next by choosing your own route with your car rather than taking a bus. A trip that would normally take 1 hour will be widdled down to 20 minutes, offering you more time to smell the roses.

I enjoy the coordination and mental attention driving requires of me. I love driving on challenging, roads that require my utmost concentration. Driving in crowded cities is more of an adventure than anything, driving on windy country roads is a light-hearted pleasure.

While it is more difficult to admire an individual wildflower as I drive rather than walk or ride my bike, I am much more likely to notice and appreciate the flashes of brilliant hues of chickory or lupin that coat a fallow field.

07-24-2009, 09:11 AM	#38 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Driving allows you to be mobile on a day when you can't muster the energy to move more than 100 meters before sitting down again, thereby allowing you to infect your least-liked co-workers and classmates with whatever disease you're spreading. Being able to drive my best friend around is a big perk - she can't drive due to epilepsy and we are far more mobile together - she doesn't risk having a siezure on one of the long public bus rides if she's in my car, and she wastes less energy expended in getting to the every-day tasks like grocery shopping. By learning how to drive before going away to college, I was able to obtain fun, better-paying jobs where driving was required: campus events lighting design & produce delivery. Kinda random, but it helped me avoid debt. Driving when you know you don't have to is the best - living in a city that is small enough for me to ride my bike everywhere I need to go, but knowing I have a car if I want to make an especially large grocery run. I'm not a fan of commuting. Driving a car for 30 minutes every morning is sheer torture in my mind. My dad, on the other hand, loves nothing more than to drive for an hour every single morning on his way to work - he feels less complete without this experience. It's a time for him to listen to books on tape and collect his thoughts - to be completely alone and yet productive. You'll be shocked at how much faster you can get from one place to the next by choosing your own route with your car rather than taking a bus. A trip that would normally take 1 hour will be widdled down to 20 minutes, offering you more time to smell the roses. I enjoy the coordination and mental attention driving requires of me. I love driving on challenging, roads that require my utmost concentration. Driving in crowded cities is more of an adventure than anything, driving on windy country roads is a light-hearted pleasure. While it is more difficult to admire an individual wildflower as I drive rather than walk or ride my bike, I am much more likely to notice and appreciate the flashes of brilliant hues of chickory or lupin that coat a fallow field. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 07-24-2009 at 09:13 AM..