When gas prices first hit mid $3/gallon (April was it?), four of my cow-orkers were talking about how they were going to deal with the rising cost of commuting. One of them said, "Yeah, it's not like we can ride a bike to work like Dick can!" I'm pretty sure she was unaware I was in my cube. But, the interesting thing is that she lives about as far away from 'ork as I do, just in the opposite direction, and one of the others lives about 1.25 miles *closer* to work than I do. And while my commute is only about 4 miles one way, it's not like I'm only going a couple of blocks, you know? Her comment was met with a chorus of "yeah"s, too, which I thought was quite odd. But, hey...whatever gets you through the day.