I was talking (ok, IMing) with a friend at work who lives in Apex, asking if his oldest can babysit yet (no, she's only 14 and I need a driver). That led us to the cost of gas, and he was commenting that when his daughter DOES turn 16, he expects the cost of gas to be so much that the cost to insure a third (inexperienced) driver will be less than the cost of the gas associated with the extra trips that her parents make driving her to and from her activities (when a parent drives her, the round trip doubles because they go back home during her practices).
As part of the discussion he said that to get her to her year round swim practice is a 40 mile round trip currently; 20 to drop off and 20 to pick up.
I was amazed, and made the throw-away (I thought) comment that I thought I could circumnavigate Chapel Hill and not drive 20 miles.
Well, thanks to gmaps-pedometer, I found out I was right! How about that????
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