So, I took a tour of the lovely offices of the Fort Myers News Press in downtown Fort Myers, Florida yesterday to talk business about opportunities for my blog and bloviate about my experiences so far in SW Florida....
Anyway, long story long, I ran into this young, intrepid reporter named Ryan Lengerich, a strange fellow in a green shirt and Birkenstocks, who rides his bike to work everyday using the bus system--while on deadline!--during Florida's rainy season.
This may sound like no big deal to you but the buses down here in SW Florida are--to a native New Yorker and anyone from up north--, let's just say, quite deliberate *cough* pony express *cough.
I myself am without a ride until next week so I feel Ryan's pain and I made it a point to meet him and trade war stories about laying over for an hour between bus departures and not being caught after the dreaded cut-off time of 9 p.m.
His column about his bike + bus experiment to save gas money is very interesting and begs the question "what would you do to save gas money?"
Is it feasible to even bike to work in your city (for any reason)? What would you do if gas hit $5 per gallon as some predict before the end of summer (or $6.48 per, like in Amsterdam)?
What do you think?
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