HIGHER GAS PRICES LEAD TO RIDE ON ORANGE LINE.Byline: -- Mark Kellam When I saw the price of low-grade gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by go over $3 a gallon on March 7, I made a decision to try to cut my gas consumption. It's not because I'm zealous about saving the environment, though that is a good thing. I'm sick and tired of gasoline companies ripping (1) Converting an audio CD from its native CD-DA format to MP3, AAC or some other compressed audio format. When the term was coined, it had a perverse meaning. Many loved the idea they were "ripping off" the music industry by making copyrighted works available in a compact format me off. And they have us over a barrel, pardon the pun pun, use of words, usually humorous, based on (a) the several meanings of one word, (b) a similarity of meaning between words that are pronounced the same, or (c) the difference in meanings between two words pronounced the same and spelled somewhat similarly, e.g. , because we need to have wheels to get to work. Since I travel from West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. to Warner Center every day for work, my commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. can sometimes take an hour or more! So, I decided to try the Orange Line, which goes from North Hollywood to Warner Center, traveling on a road designated for buses most of the way. On March 8, I did about an hour's worth of work at home. I figured there would be fewer people taking the bus at 9:30 a.m. I drove over the hill to the Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon can refer to several things:
The bus arrived fairly quickly. Even though the bus had only a few passengers, it still took 45 minutes to get to Warner Center. Then, I walked about 10 minutes to work. That's an hour -- and with no delays. The commute home took about 10 minutes longer because the bus was more crowded. My initial reaction was: Well, I can drive just as quickly and, on good days, I get to work and home faster than taking the Orange Line. But then I had to remind myself the real reason I took the bus. No, it may not save me much time, but hopefully it will save me a little cash and I can take pride in knowing I'm doing my little part to stick it to the (gas) man. What do you do when gas prices get too high? Let us know by posting to valleynews.com. Who knows? You may see your ideas in print in the coming weeks. |
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