sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:16:53 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> > On Friday, July 11, 2014 8:09:18 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > It all depends on the situation.
> > >
> > > There are some people that do not drive and find it difficult to get to
> > > other stores. Paying an extra 25? for detergent at the supermarket may
> > > be much cheaper that going a couple of miles to another store. In the
> > > city, it is common for people to take a cab home with the groceries.
> >
> > My county has paratransit that older people can use, for the price of
> > a bus ride. It goes door-to-door.
>
> Paratransit is just for people with disabilities where I live. Age
> gets you a discount on the fare but not door to door service.

Around here we have a rather good transit system ( http://tapsbus.com ).
You can get door to door service over a very wide area for a couple
bucks, and they also have a great airport shuttle service that will get
me from my door to either of the major airports here (DFW or DAL) for
$40 each way (it's about 75 miles), and they have WiFi on the bus too.