September 07, 2005

Carpooling, Con't.

Downside?

Having to get the kids to school in the mornings, and being preternaturally detained by one particular child who cannot seem to grasp the idea that there are other human beings in the world, or, if able to understand that concept, is unable rather to understand that if other people do exist, they do not exist merely as inconvenient impediments, nor as servants. Because if you have someone like that who's riding with you, it makes you late to work.

Upside?

If two people ride in a car that gets 18 miles per gallon, that's really like getting 36 miles per gallon. Or so I tell myself.

GOOD MORNING! Yes, I'm late! But at least I've already had a nice refreshing Diet Coke, full of the rich goodness of caffeine and phenylalanine. Mmmmm! Tasty!

Anyway, to work. Or something.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 08:52 AM
Comments

Maybe you can take the bus.

Posted by: jim at September 7, 2005 09:26 AM

Which is like carpooling, except more inconvenient!

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 09:31 AM

But bigger and smellier and puts you in closer contact to your fellow citizens.

Posted by: jim at September 7, 2005 09:35 AM

Would they let me hold they hand the way Reba does?

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 09:40 AM

I’m sure some of the guys would love it.

Posted by: jim at September 7, 2005 09:44 AM

You make a very tempting case, Dr. Smith.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 09:59 AM

If the offending party isn't one of your tribe, I'd give him a 2 response time then he'd get to hoof it.

Posted by: El at September 7, 2005 10:38 AM

Make that a 2 minute respose time. . .

Posted by: El at September 7, 2005 10:39 AM

Or maybe even a response time! In any event, the riders in the Odyssey Bus are all part of my brood, and I only have myself to blame for not getting them up at 4:00 a.m. so they'll have plenty of time to get dressed.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 10:52 AM

Send 'em in their PJs. It'll save time at night too.

Posted by: skinnydan at September 7, 2005 11:57 AM

I've thought about that, and about making them sleep in their school clothes. And about getting myself a big metal garbage can and a swagger stick like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman had.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2005 12:00 PM