Easy - Everyone w2alked in a direction they had not come from expecting a station closer than they passed. They discuss how far they came from their vehicle and how far from their vehicle the last station was and then they go to the closest. They fill their cans and the driver charges them each $40.00 for taking them to their cars.
With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American dream of commuting to work from the fringes of suburbia has become an American nightmare. Many are facing a hard choice: Paying for gas or paying the mortgage. How did it come to this? It’s not just about America’s financial crisis; it’s also about big problems with our national infrastructure. Overstressed highways and too few public transportation options are wreaking havoc on people’s lives and hitting the brakes on our already-stretched economy.
This week, NOW on PBS takes a close-up look at our inadequate transportation network and visits some people paying a high price—in both dollars and quality of life—just to get to work. Do we have the means to modernize both our infrastructure and our lifestyles? (In the 1920s the rail system out of Los Angeles was very extensive, but the oil and auto companies bought it and dismantled the whole system to accommodate their profit margins. The cost of gasoline is contributing to mortgage defaults in Exurbia outside of Los Angeles and San Diego where these residents work. In South Pasadena a family decided to get a two bedroom condo instead of a five bedroom house, a decision which turned out to be prescient. See http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/440/index.html One family in Exurbia said their mortgage is $372,000 while their home is not going for only $159,000! Many homes there are now empty. Their mortgage payment is behind now and they still have not moved!
ejcapulet over 15 years ago
Wow, you’re not kidding!
alife over 15 years ago
Don’t need to pay gym membership either!Even light cans are good arm workout
swolf48110 over 15 years ago
Times like this are when you sit down and exercise…..patience.
DerekA over 15 years ago
Easy - Everyone w2alked in a direction they had not come from expecting a station closer than they passed. They discuss how far they came from their vehicle and how far from their vehicle the last station was and then they go to the closest. They fill their cans and the driver charges them each $40.00 for taking them to their cars.
overthinker.9mhz over 15 years ago
they look like they need the exercize anyway.
jimbo90036 over 15 years ago
With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American dream of commuting to work from the fringes of suburbia has become an American nightmare. Many are facing a hard choice: Paying for gas or paying the mortgage. How did it come to this? It’s not just about America’s financial crisis; it’s also about big problems with our national infrastructure. Overstressed highways and too few public transportation options are wreaking havoc on people’s lives and hitting the brakes on our already-stretched economy.
This week, NOW on PBS takes a close-up look at our inadequate transportation network and visits some people paying a high price—in both dollars and quality of life—just to get to work. Do we have the means to modernize both our infrastructure and our lifestyles? (In the 1920s the rail system out of Los Angeles was very extensive, but the oil and auto companies bought it and dismantled the whole system to accommodate their profit margins. The cost of gasoline is contributing to mortgage defaults in Exurbia outside of Los Angeles and San Diego where these residents work. In South Pasadena a family decided to get a two bedroom condo instead of a five bedroom house, a decision which turned out to be prescient. See http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/440/index.html One family in Exurbia said their mortgage is $372,000 while their home is not going for only $159,000! Many homes there are now empty. Their mortgage payment is behind now and they still have not moved!
robertolopez144 over 15 years ago
Brilliant!¡!Fabo!¡!
MaryWorth Premium Member over 15 years ago
Welcome to Bush’s America…