{"id":115,"date":"2008-04-07T15:24:40","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T15:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2008-04-07T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T15:24:40","slug":"digging-in-and-digging-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2008\/04\/07\/digging-in-and-digging-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Digging In and Digging Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica;color:#000000;font-size:small;\"> Early \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFriday morning, I took my Toyota in for its 30,000 mile service and as I always \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdo, ran home (no big deal, it&#8217;s only 3 1\/4 miles). On top of the $604.81 bill \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tat Toyota, that same day I got a taste of the new $3.29 a gallon gasoline, and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrankly, don&#8217;t see any difference from the $2.29 a gallon or the $1.29 gallon \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica;color:#000000;font-size:small;\">If I were so inclined, I would be writing \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta newsletter about being fit and green, but I will leave that for some expert \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton the subject. I can just give a few examples and observations of things that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thelp. In my case, I didn&#8217;t require another vehicle to drive me home (the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy Shuttle) or get a ride (another vehicle making two trips to Toyota), \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tso I did a little bit. I coordinated my return trip to Toyota with a trip to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe Doggie Park nearby, in effect, carpooling. Instead of filling up my tank, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twhich I do about once a month, I got half a tank of gas and that will help some \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmore because I also intend to try to cut my driving in half. In Albuquerque, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbuses all have bike racks on the front and that same morning, I saw a guy with \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\this mountain bike waiting at the bus stop and I presumed that he was taking the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbus to work and then riding home (that way, you don&#8217;t have to deal with the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsweat obstacle) and he was doing his \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica;color:#000000;font-size:small;\">With the economy ailing and in serious \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbut stable (hopefully) condition, personally I think that we need to dig in and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdig ourselves out of this mess. Gas and food are two really big expenses and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe former rising in price is driving up the cost of the latter. We need to eat \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tenough to survive, so I am not suggesting eating less, but maybe we could do a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlittle &#8220;spring cleaning&#8221; with our driving habits. Can we put them on a &#8220;diet&#8221; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand cut out some unnecessary gas using? I coordinate trips and don&#8217;t leave the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thouse unless I can do a number of things in the same part of town. I did my new \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbusiness cards all by email and I am doing my new T-shirts all by email, too. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs there any chance that one of these is an option for you &#8211; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telecommuting\">telecommuting, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\te-commuting, e-work, telework, working at home (WAH), or working from home \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(WFH)<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milliondollarbody.com\/howtobefit\">My job<\/a> allows me to work from home and that is why I only have to buy gas once a month \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand hopefully you can ask for and be granted that same opportunity by your \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temployer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica;color:#000000;font-size:small;\">Digging in can take lots of forms \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand digging us out of this mess is something that we can all help in doing. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPart of the problem is definitely the energy crisis, but if in our efforts to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tease the money crunch created by high fuel costs we get creative, spend more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttime outdoors for recreation, walk, bike or run a little more, then our \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tingenuity will actually end up benefiting us. We have the opportunity to make \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe laws of supply and demand kick in and the cost of crude oil to come down. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut instead of going back to our old habits, maybe we&#8217;ll just keep being \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcreative and conserving fuel while at the same time seeking out alternatives. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/\">Fast Company<\/a> empowers innovators to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchallenge convention and here are some of their &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/multimedia\/slideshows\/content\/greenmachines.html?page=2\">Alternative \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreen Machines<\/a>&#8220;. 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