Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Yup, the majority of NYC residents do not own a car... first they'd
> > have nowhere to put it (they'd put it in their bedroom, but how, cars
> > don't fit well in elevators), and second if everyone who resides in NYC
> > had a car there'd be nowhere for all the people. There are a lot of
> > folks who live in major US cities who don't own a car.
>
>
> Yup, myself and many of my friends in Chicawgo don't have cars, some of us
> don't even have drivers licenses anymore. When the evacuation of New
> Orleans was announced, I wondered, "What would many of us here do in such a
> situation?". I guess we'd pray there was evacuation by bus or something...
>
> Plus which with the cost of insurance, parking, gas, etc.the monthly cost of
> having a car in Chicago, etc. can be about as much one's rent or mortgage...

If not for the very few times I need a car (no mass transit here, not
even taxis) I'd give up maintaining an automobile... I drove slightly
less than 1,000 miles (maybe 25 hours) since last Sept.... I've far
more hours behind the wheel of my tractor (220 hours).

Sheldon