((Mimi))

Dear whoever:
I officially hate cars. I like the idea. I just don't think it's worth the ~$100 in title transfer and sales tax (and it would have been more if my parents hadn't sold me the car at about a quarter of its KBB value), the $500 in insurance (granted, about half of that was also renter's insurance) because I miraculously get less responsible because I'm not an undergrad (and will equally miraculously get better at driving on my 25th birthday?), and the $70 for (ugly) new plates...not to mention the new socket wrench and WD40, the time I've spent trying to get the old ones off to no avail, and whatever the visit to the dealership will cost to remove the things because the bolts haven't been moved in 12 years and are rusty.

This also doesn't include gas, maintenance, parking and all that other stuff.
P.S.: If I didn't have to ride on a really busy road to get to campus, or have to come back from class at ~9pm (who thought that was a good idea?) on non-lit roads, I just wouldn't bother. Everything I need on a daily basis is in a four-mile radius. I'd rather spend the money on something like a second-hand Coda or FX and a rack and panniers. And a really beefy lock!

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?