The most important things needed to live a good life are:
- A dependable bike. Pickup trucks are a necessity if you are a tradesman for work, but no one is buying new ones anymore because the sticker price is sticker shock. 2. Have a bus pass, ride a bike, or walk.
Better yet, 3. be a bus driver and get a free pass for life! P.S. It’s good money and a steady paycheck.
Having your rides in a bus allows you to meet new people, and look at your phone legally. The price of fuel isn’t going down.
Take time to add up repairs, insurance, fuel, parking, tolls, tickets, and all the monthly payments–and put down the yearly cost. Now, add up the monthly fast pass for a public transportation and subtract that from the cost of owning a car. What else could you do with the money? Do you claim to be a friend of the Earth–and an advocate for reducing climate change? Well . . .
4. Widen your path. If you’re in a rut, put down the remote and climb out of the sofa.
5. Take in the sunset. They say the vitamin D you get is best at dusk.
6. And finally, the most important part of any steady diet–and the key to good living–is find a good Mexican Restaurant!
I hope you find this sage advice to guide you to a better way of life. If you’re going cuckoo in traffic,
–Pack it up and take a road trip!
Driver Doug is the author of several books about finding a life path in public transit that can lead you to the good life:
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 