This may come as a surprise to you but there are parts of the universe outside LA or the other big cities. And I'm not moving to one of them no matter how expensive gas gets.

The nearest bus stop for the pitiful excuse we have for public transit is farther away than my job, and doesn't serve the area that my office is in. In fact, it serves one shopping center here, makes a stop at one apartment complex, and that's about it. The rest of the routes are in a town about 10 miles to the south, and are centered around the local university. The bulk of the population in that town would have to travel farther to the nearest bus stop than the bus would take them.

If you can do it, more power to you. But before you jump someone else's case for not doing it, try to remember that not everyone lives in a city of 7 or 8 million people, complete with street cars, subways and busses. Some of us, in fact, most of us, have to get there on our own.