Re: Do bicycles and cars mix?

Brandon Sommerville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 19:09:55 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RJ) wrote:
> 
> >Brandon Sommerville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:06:13 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> (Matthew Russotto) wrote:
> >> 
> >> >You'll have to spend more on that home to live within bicycling
> >> >distance of just about everything you need.
> >> 
> >> Factor in the extra hour of commuting each way and add that cost to
> >> the price of your current home.  Still a good deal?
> >
> >For my last move, buying a house within bicycling distance from where I
> >work would have cost $200,000 to 300,000 MORE than I paid for the house I
> >bought.
> 
> That doesn't change what I said.  Multiply your hourly wage times
> however many hours you commute during the year, times however many
> years you'll be commuting.
> 
> Let's assume $25/hr, with an hour's commute either way.  That's
> $250/wk, times 48 weeks, we're now at $12,000/yr.  

No, it's zero.  My income is unaffected by my commute.  I only commute 2
to 3 days a week anyway.

>Factor in fuel and maintenance costs, never mind parking, and suddenly
>the cost of living an hour's commute away isn't as cheap, is it?
>There's a lot more to cost than just cash unfortunately.

Parking is free for me.  A mortgage in the area where I work was
infeasible under any possible assumption.