Originally Posted by ironwood

Bicycling or walking to a store is not wasting time. I have this decidedly subversive , anti- american belief that regular exercise is important, and that walking or biking to do errends counts as exercise. Furthermore, biking to various places in my town is often quicker than driving. I know someone who drives to a gym to walk on a treadmill. Others drive to a gym and ride a stationary bike. Others just drive everywhere and get no exercise. I know fewer of the latter group my age now, for some reason they seem to be disappearing.