I was joking.
Oh, okay.
But still, I guess someone could have seen it that way. I mean, I love my car, but I'm not gonna go smearing it in everyone's face, especially when people are trying to kill a bunch of other people. Some people might see it as being distasteful or disrespectful. I just don't like flying because it's been my experience that you would often spend more time in the terminal than on the plane, and there is so much of a limitation on what you can carry with you, and all this. If I just really had to go to New York right now, for example, I could grab my stuff, put up to 13.6 cubic feet of it in the trunk and whatever else in the backseat (depending on who's going with me, of course), and be there by tonight, or at least first thing in the morning. To top it all, and reason #1 I don't like to fly, I could do that for cheaper than buying a plane ticket,
especially if someone's going with me. I mean, really, how much more gas does it take to carry another 150-to-200 pound person and their stuff when the car already weighs 2700 pounds and is carrying me and my stuff? Does it cause a significant amount more wear on the engine, the tires, the brakes?
Of course, I realize I can only drive where roads will take me, and that Transatlantic bridge isn't quite complete yet, and if I just had to fly to get somewhere because it was the only way, I guess I could do it, but not if I had to buy the ticket. The only way I'd go is if someone else wanted me to come so badly they're willing to pay for it. (Maybe I should learn how to sail.) :wink:
