Wednesday, January 13, 2010
carless.
what an enlightening situation i find myself in- i am such an american. a recent car accident (not my fault) has left me carless, stranded, and a bit wiser in the ridiculous ways of the good ol' u-s-of-a. not only did i get jipped by the insurance companies, but i have realized just how reliant i am on a personal mode of transportation. as i revert back to my middle school days of bumming rides and desperately seeking someone to take me to and from work, i can't help but wonder why our country has not caught on to the revolutionary idea of quality and convenient public transportation. what a concept! {new york, california and d.c. are irrelevant in the following rant} i have already exhausted the rental car business and my bank account simultaneously, so the next logical option would be...what? yeah, mine was begging coworkers to go out of their way in the mornings and evenings to transport my helpless rear-end. the lextran (lexington bus system) did not even enter into my mind as an option. perhaps i am an elitist snob, but i will accept that insult any day if it means i do not have to resort to making the trek in the snow to the nearest bus stop, then calculating the stops/travel time required to get to my destination and paying for it on top of that. wow, i realize how bad that just sounded, but i already said it once- i am an american, therefore i am ridiculous. anyways, as day 3 of begging and day 1 of car shopping comes to a close, i am reminded that there is not much i can do to change this situation so i just need to make the most of it- and in the words of OK GO, "get over it."
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