I live 20 miles from work, 7 highway miles from the nearest supermarket 11 miles by hilly but bikeable roads. DH is 26 miles from work. We chose the house for the road riding we could do on the weekends and schools (even though no kiddos) knowing we would be car bound. But I think it is a Texan thing, we love our cars and driving. DH was never happy until he got his last truck, before he had a sedan. We make changes but we still love driving and taking trips by car. I miss the Sunday drives on county roads we used to do growing up.

22,000 lbs! That is a whole lot of beans!