@jakay11:

"Then how do you get to work?

I don't want to live near where I work (nor could I afford to, with the

'cheap' homes hovering in the +$1.5M range...) There is no mass transit.

I can walk to the train station where I live, but the nearest train at

work is 15mi away, est. ride time 2hrs...There are no busses.should I

walk the 50mi or ride a bike?"

Then move closer to where the train is. But you're telling us there

is nothing... absolutely nothing... that is closer than a 2 hour train

ride away that is reasonably priced? I find that hard to believe. Where

the hell do you work?

"Oh, my car averages ~32mpg, but that's still a tank per wk. (at 100mi /day)."

Trade your car in for a Prius, Civic Hybrid, VW TDI or a used 3 cyl

Geo Metro. You could also buy a moped and drive it in the spring,

summer and autumn.