There is very little in the world more depressing in the world than riding by the Ferrari & Maserati (Alfa Romeo?) dealership while riding the bus to work (ok, there are few really shallowly depressing things). They are all sitting in the show room super shiny & clean & well lit while I'm riding on the also well lit but grungy & smelly bus. I know that even if I could afford to buy one & pay the insurance & gas that I would probably let my inner tree-hugger win & ride the bus anyway... at least some of the time. They are just so pretty & look like so much freaking fun to drive!! I need to stop watching Top Gear. It is nothing but trouble.
Why are these really nice dealerships always in sketchy neighborhoods? I mean we're talking Italian-freaking-super-cars. & No the neighborhood is not the worst in Seattle (that's where I'm taking the bus to) But it's only a few blocks & big hill away. Do they really expect drastic changes in elevation to keep the hood at bay? I'm guessing that there is a serious security system & maybe bullet-proof glass involved but still. Which brings me to another thought: where do they test drive these things? I would want to be somewhere fast & out of traffic. It's in the farthest distance possible between the 3 major highways in a city with top 10 worst traffic.
Speaking of driving directions, OK so "get there" directions via public transit, have you used google maps lately? I use it almost daily to find the fastest bus to take places, it's way more user friendly than the Metro website & always has accurate bus times (well as accurate as Metro ever is). It now has street views that you can follow to your location & in the street level picture you can turn onto other streets & look all around. It's like someone took a video of your route & then placed still photos online to help you find your way!
P.S. Am knitting really cool socks (the most challenging pattern yet!) will post pictures when completed
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