Quote Originally Posted by westtexas View Post
To me, this is not cheaper. Although the actual dollars might be less, the toll on my life and my happiness is not worth it (same reason I don't shop at WalMart - I lose valuable years off my life going in that crazy place!). I could not imagine sitting in traffic in my car for a couple of hours each day. All that sitting and doing nothing... yuck. People who can do this impress me, as it is something I could never do.
When I worked in downtown Charlotte I typically didn't work hours in which I had to deal with rush hour traffic. I was typically working afternoon or night shift so traffic wasn't bad. Actually same goes for my husband. Now when we were in DC for a trip I specifically picked a hotel that was right near the train line and we used that the entire time we were there. I did however, discover two things, first being I have to take motion sickness pills to be able to ride light rail and the other is to me I felt very confined. (I agree with you about WalMart. I prefer to avoid that place as well).