I pretty much ride my bike most places. Errands are easy, as most car trips in the US are under 2 miles. My 10 mile commute from La Mesa is wonderful. I get to work energized, and get home having outpaced the worries from toils at the office. I don’t have to go in everyday, so its a nice break to walk into the Village a couple of times a week and work at a cafe.
I’m pretty out-of-touch with gas prices. In 2008, I drove to OB and was really low on gas, and I went to an Arco to fill up, and without really thinking I asked for “$5 on #8,” which is how I always used to pay cash for gas. THe fueling lasted about 25 seconds. I couldn’t believe it – about 1.3 gallons.
That being said, food prices will go up, since we have a petroleum-based agricultural system. Same with commodities, and a lot of people will be feeling it. But they’ll still get their $4 latte every morning from Starbucks (idling in the drive-thru).
