One car or two: Part 2

We have discovered the joy that is the bus. We took some test rides and more important than cost, we found it to be extremely easy and convenient to use.

Pros:

1. Costs:
The bus is $1 each way and $40 for a monthly pass. A bus card doesn't save us too much money. Based on the public transit website's cost of driving calculator:

CAR...
Monthly car commuting cost: $77.32
Annual commuting cost: $927.84
A new car starts at $16,000 - we're pay cash types.

BUS...
Monthly bus commuting cost: $40
Annual bus commuting cost: $480

2. Door to door service: This is perhaps the best part for us. We walk not even a half a block to the stop - it is at the head of our cul-de-sac. There is a stop across the street from my work and 1/2 a block from husband's work.

Plus, we live close enough to our workplaces that the bus ride is not long.

3. New buses: Our city has recently introduced new (biodiesel! willie nelson!) buses and they're quite nice to ride on.

Cons:

1. This isn't a con so much as I need to do the entire mathematical workup.

2. More cons listed in previous post on this topic.

Commute report

Heading to work: Caught all the green lights except two. Zoom.

Heading home: One car slowed so I could go from the parking lane - where there was a parked car - and into the right lane and then back into the parking lane; Yellow bike with panniers was ahead of me on the long hill. I nearly caught up - I always have the urge to chase down other bike commuters - then I hung back, as I wasn't in a social mood.

Post ride: Saw "Little Miss Sunshine" and liked it. The beauty pageant reminded me of this British documentary that was often on late-night while I was in college. My roomies and I would routinely repeat lines from the documentary, as we found the child pageant thing so darn freaky. Our favorite line: "Weeestern weaaaar," the favorite part of the competition per one child who was interviewed. (This was pre-JonBenet, by the way.)

Anna's first IM

My nearly 4 month old daughter is soooo smart. Here's what she IM'd me today while I was at work. She got a *little* help from her Nana BJ.

Anna the baby: p;dcd
Anna the baby: anna wrote that
Anna the baby: zz;.;l/O./'
Erf9976: wow!
Erf9976: you are a smart girl
Erf9976: mommy is so proud!
Erf9976: your first IM!