^Love it. Ditto. Co-workers are checking traffic on their phones at the end of the day. I'll look up at the trees to see which way the leaves and branches are blowing.


I have always liked to be outside (and in the car doesn't count). Walking, running, biking, or whatever doesn't matter. Bike commuting gives me more of that. It also allows me to be a one car family, so yes, dollars saved there. I like the freedom and flexibility of the bike. A couple of times I have come up to a road that was closed to through traffic. But I can hop off the bike, or perhaps just ride through the grass, and get through anyway.

It's also fun to get the comments and reactions from co-workers who can't believe I rode in the heat, cold, rain, whatever. Or they may ask how many miles I ride and then be like, "That's not bad." But knowing they don't have a concept of bike miles, I'll say the name of the town and they'll be shocked, "Mooresville?!" It's only 8 miles up the interstate, but it's another world to them.

I guess my favorite part of the ride itself is through a fancy neighborhood on a golf course. With ponds, nice homes, light and slower traffic, and people jogging or walking their dogs, it is the most peaceful section.