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hunter

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44. You drive to work?

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:31 PM

Jul 2014

Hell of a place to be.

By very good fortune my wife and I have avoided commuting since the mid-eighties. Previously we were Los Angeles, 20+ mile and wasted hours commuters, and it sucked.

Now, walk or bicycle to work, no problem. I sit at home mostly. We can see my wife's work from our bedroom window. So fortunate, I confess. We were looking for that lifestyle and we got lucky.

Sadly our kids' live in places where the local housing is too dangerous or too expensive. So they commute.

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. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #1

+1,000,000 Auggie Jul 2014 #2

Actually, states have to give permission before any actually drilling can take place. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #56

I agree with you. Is Obama still appeasing the Conservatives? They will gladly Cal33 Jul 2014 #22

typically he does a relatively minor shitty thing on the geek tragedy Jul 2014 #23

So do you consider this "relatively minor"? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #31

Compared to Pebble Mine, it is fairly minor. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #32

I guess you and I will just have to disagree on this. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #41

It's not that this is defensible, it's just that Pebble Mine is a HUGE deal. nt geek tragedy Jul 2014 #42

You mean it could have been worse than Deep Water Horizon? zeemike Jul 2014 #47

This is also huge. It is a major piss poor decision Mojorabbit Jul 2014 #50

There's a long way between sonic cannons geek tragedy Jul 2014 #51

Does he hope to make the Conservatives less angry at him in this way? Fat hopes! They Cal33 Jul 2014 #34

Don't have an explanation, just an observation nt geek tragedy Jul 2014 #35

He's just keeping his campaign promise. joshcryer Jul 2014 #33

Drill baby drill. SamKnause Jul 2014 #3

Was there ever any doubt? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #4

Great for 1 percent & stock market;crap for environment and Mother Earth. Divernan Jul 2014 #5

Terrible decision by the Administration. nt ladjf Jul 2014 #6

Thanks for NOTHING, Obama!!!! NCarolinawoman Jul 2014 #7

But...but...the Republicans forced him to do this! KoKo Jul 2014 #8

i'm very sorry Enrique Jul 2014 #20

+1 zeemike Jul 2014 #48

+1 villager Jul 2014 #55

WTF? "The sonic cannons are often fired continually for weeks or months" Baclava Jul 2014 #9

FFS geardaddy Jul 2014 #10

They forgot New Jersey... rocktivity Jul 2014 #11

I'm sure you've read of dolphins and whales rushing themselves out of the ocean Cal33 Jul 2014 #25

What I really want to say -- Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2014 #12

I'm hearin' ya. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #13

same here! Duppers Jul 2014 #15

A few more Hugabear Jul 2014 #21

Might as well add mine. zeemike Jul 2014 #49

Hopetastic!!! n/t QC Jul 2014 #14

Recipe for disaster Dopers_Greed Jul 2014 #16

And a large majority of the people are blithely unaware of what's going. Yes! We are Cal33 Jul 2014 #36

"The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management disclosed its final approval first to The AP..." proverbialwisdom Jul 2014 #17

Awesome! Octafish Jul 2014 #18

That's check KamaAina Jul 2014 #19

Look here. Lots of wind energy and other renewable energy policy tweets. proverbialwisdom Jul 2014 #24

Oceana Says 730,000 jobs in blast zone at risk Divernan Jul 2014 #26

Recommend Read! KoKo Jul 2014 #30

Terrible decision JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #27

/// randys1 Jul 2014 #28

Excellent! I never knew Lyndon Johnson had said that! Cal33 Jul 2014 #37

Talk about seeing into the future...with that quote, eh randys1 Jul 2014 #38

I've hung with Obama for a lone time Faux pas Jul 2014 #29

On the other hand, I am always willing to call a spade a spade -- whether it's for or against Cal33 Jul 2014 #39

It is not about hanging in or defending for me, it is about the certain knowledge of the alternative randys1 Jul 2014 #40

Oh, I'd vote for Obama again (if he were eligible) or Hillary over any Conservative -- that's for Cal33 Jul 2014 #43

You drive to work? hunter Jul 2014 #44

If Congress has anything to do with this, Marthe48 Jul 2014 #45

Obama's just doing what he wants to do, despite his campaign LIES blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #46

so they think they'll get 4.72 billion barrels of oil from this magical thyme Jul 2014 #52

PROTECT ENDANGERED WHALES?!? Fearless Jul 2014 #53

It's just the warm-up act... HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #54

what will be even worse for east coast is Russia said they will 'assist' Cuba with oil wells. Sunlei Jul 2014 #57