I agree 100% If Lexington had a reasonable mass transit system, or shops within walking distance for food, I would love to, however in this town, you almost have to drive to get anywhere.
>Oh, add the fact that we've got 2 greyhounds, whenever we travel they >need space to lay down in > >Since whenever we travel (for stays) we take the dogs with us, plus the >luggage, we can't do without a largish vehicle > >As long as you don't drive at stupid speeds (I use Cruise Control a lot, >and always stay under the speed limit), then the gas usage is acceptable > >In January we went on a weekend away with a couple of friends and our >dog (one at the time) to Scotland - with all of the luggage and the room >for the animal, if we didn't have the Explorer, then we would have >needed 2 vehicles, which would have used MUCH more gas > >We try not to do stupid small trips, if the shops are close enough to >walk to, then we don't drive > >Owning a big vehicle is about intelligent usage - if you use it for >short "town" trips, then you're using gas up, if you only use it for >long trips, then they're fine > >We can't wait until we can get a hybrid SUV - Ford and Dodge have some >great ones coming out, which will REALLY help with the gas usage, and >have the same storage as a regular SUV (or very close) > >Roll on the Hybrids <g> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
