Heh. My car broke down shortly before the gas price spike, and it's been running maybe once since then? I've been taking the city bus to school and work and back for 2-3 weeks now.
With the price of gas these days, the cost of possible repairs for my car, and the fact that ASU gives a free bus card to its students, I'm thinking I'll probably keep riding the bus through the end of the semester, if not longer. And if I get a ride to certain bus stops (1.5-3 miles away, depending on which stop), it actually saves me time vs. parking at ASU and walking 3/4 of a mile from the parking lot. And I'm a lot more likely to be on time for class when I take the bus.
If gas goes back down to $2.75 or below (that's about what it was when my car broke down) or if I get to a point where I'm working more hours (and I will be during winter break), I might use my car again.
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Date: 2005-09-23 07:19 pm (UTC)With the price of gas these days, the cost of possible repairs for my car, and the fact that ASU gives a free bus card to its students, I'm thinking I'll probably keep riding the bus through the end of the semester, if not longer. And if I get a ride to certain bus stops (1.5-3 miles away, depending on which stop), it actually saves me time vs. parking at ASU and walking 3/4 of a mile from the parking lot. And I'm a lot more likely to be on time for class when I take the bus.
If gas goes back down to $2.75 or below (that's about what it was when my car broke down) or if I get to a point where I'm working more hours (and I will be during winter break), I might use my car again.