<~>29 Dec 2002

no, but i had to commute 22 miles each way and was blest with a series of bad used cars, the most memorable of which were the ford fiesta (that caught on fire 3 times before my dad agreed to let me sell it), the rambler (which got 11 mpg--a fortune in gas money for a starving art student who'd rather have paint than gas any day), and the 67 volvo 242dl ('nuff said).

it hardly ever snows in CT. but i did get stuck about 10 yards shy of a scary metal bridge near sikorsky (helicopter factory) the second time my car caught fire. except it was freezing rain at the time. and i had to call school and explain why i wouldn't be there to take my exams that morning. i think 'the dog ate my...car keys' would have been more believable...

we're not big on public transport here in ct. at least we weren't then. it has gotten better. but so has the quality of my used cars.