30,000 Miles
I know what you're thinking. What can be so fascinating about car mileage? Not much, I suppose, unless you're me, somebody enthralled with statistics and trends. This may explain why baseball holds a special place in my heart.
About eight months ago, my car passed the 20,000-mile mark. It had taken nearly four years to reach that milestone. About two weeks ago, my odometer read 30,000 miles. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed of this fact. I'm travelling more, but also polluting more. I can only imagine the mileage my car would rack up if I drove to work everyday.
And just to satisfy my inner statistician: If I maintain my current pace, this car will reach 40,000 miles on April 1, 2004.
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birdwalking4 Comments
I guess it is a question of what you are doing to add those miles. It you are worried about how much you are polluting, just make sure you are using them wisely.
4 years and 20,000 miles. You're doing well. I bought a new car in August 2002 and one year and three months later, it has 48,000 kms (sorry, I'm Canadian) on it. I drive at least 120 kms everyday and feel all kinds of guilt over what I'm doing to our air. So, like I said, you're doing well.
i watch the mileage all the time, or used to when i would drive to school. 120 km a day is a long commute, amanda! i would drive around 60 km a day, and after four years i'm at 33,000 km.
it's not so much the distance that i pay attention to more than patterns. palindromes. i love when the numbers mirror each other on either side and always try to figure out when i will see another palindrome. it's entertaining in traffic. :-P
I worry a little less because they're travelling miles and not commute miles, but it still translates into gas and pollution.
120 kms or (quick math) about 75 miles is a lot of driving. If I had to drive that far, I'd be more pressed for a small car or hybrid. I imagine gas isn't cheap in Canada either.
As far as palindromes, I'm looking forward to 32,123. If I was good about it, I would take a photo of where I am when I reach it. That would be funny. :P