DJA wrote: <snip> Holy cow, David! How do you resist the urge to hang yourself every morning?
I think the situation is far brighter than you paint it, at least on the Internet front.
The energy thing is a more challenging problem but I am hopeful that technology will prevail there also. I think the big problem is not the Evil Oil Companies. The problem is US. Lan is the only person I know who seems to care enough to try something different even at inconvenience to himself. The rest of us like to bitch and make excuses but don't yet care enough to stop paying the oil companies. I need a new vehicle and I am seriously considering my options. I live pretty close to work and don't have to take the freeway to get there. I would like to bike to work but don't want to get all sweaty on the way in with no way to shower. They might build in a shower soon so perhaps that will be an option in the future. I am also considering a motorcycle. I put over 2000km on a scooter in Vietnam and quite enjoyed it. Maybe it's time to make more use of bikes in the US. Failing that I will probably get a small car like a Scion TC. In fact I might get both and ride the motorcyle to work and use the car for longer trips with passengers.
And you did neglect to mention that we can now cross the Coronado bay bridge for free (so someone did manage to find some way to say it is paid off) and it is a heck of a lot better than driving all the way down to IB and back up the strand.
Any replies about oil/energy/politics/religion or the bay bridge should probably go to -kooler.
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