from bus/trains to automobiles

Well the day has come. After fullfilling my one year contract with WestCoast Express - I have been released from the shackles of the commuter-commonwealth. As of November 30th - my bus pass is over. Realistically I've been driving almost daily the last month or so. I have justified this with the idea that gas prices have gone down significantly and I can afford to spend hundreds of dollars on gas. :-) I do seem to forget that while I fill up at the pump, my account is automatically debited for a pass that I don't use. On the bright side - I drove out to Abbotsford on Saturday night (on my way to Carol's house) and got some gas for 81.4 cents!!! That's absolutely spectacular considering the "best" price in Coquitlam right now is 98.5 cents. Carol says it's only that strip of Abbotsford (near her house) that has cheap gas - everywhere else is the same as Coquitlam. It's a good thing she lives so close to them as she drives a gas-guzzler as well.