On 17 Feb 2007 04:57:39 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

With an airplane, you needn't be trapped in 240
minutes of rush-hour traffic every day.

Just as one additional data point, I live in Connecticut and my
"commute" is 2 miles, my wife's is ~10. Neither includes interstate
highway travel, and hers goes through an area wooded enough to not
have cell phone service. Sometimes "the light" on my commute is red,
so I have to stop. G Her Jeep is 8 1/2 years old and has ~ 70k on
the clock.

As soon as the ice melts, I'll be back on the bike or walking.

I _know_ what your current commute is, so don't say it! =8^)