That's easy... if the errand is on my route home, I do the errand. If the errand is not on my route, I don't do the errand.

"Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow." - some wise man.

I have a lot of places within walking distance of work that I can get to quickly. Dentist and Doctor's offices and post office are about two blocks from work so walking is the easiest way to get there.

You guys get to leave work during the day? I'm a teacher, so I don't have the bike errand "problem" since I am not allowed to leave campus. =(

I brought a cheap but functional MTB to work and used that. Now whenever I get my haircut she asks if I'm on my bike. That first day she said: "when you walked in I thought you looked fit" :p I'll be seeing you soon Tiffany :love:

Flex time can help, but I personally just end up working late anyway. I'd suggest:

1) Setting up an arrangement with a car-owning coworker that you pay him/her to use the car, say $10 "for gas" per errand or something--some amount so that they're delighted to loan it to you that is obviously more than the cost of gas.

2) Get a group of people to collectively buy a (not government owned) vehicle. Something small, used and cheap. Store at employer's location, assuming they're OK with it (no skin off their back to park an extra car generally). You could have a employee club of sorts that had dues going towards upkeep. There are plenty of clubs that exist at employers with their support but are not affiliated or financially supported/related to the employer. All the employer does is (usually) provide a meeting space.