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One Less Milestone
Dec. 27th, 2002 10:26 am
Hey there, all...
Today, with my paycheck, I paid part of the money for my first car. While I feel the excitement one normally would with getting your first vehicle, part of me is disappointed that it's become necessary. And it has become necessary.
I've never really liked cars, honestly. Yes, they're hellishly convenient to get far distances, and in today's cities it's next to impossible to survive without one. I've held off on getting a car for as long as I possibly could, because I don't like the idea of having to support the oil industry, or polluting the air, or just being needlessly wasteful (all of which I'm doing, I'm sure, in other ways).
But now, a car means I don't have to drag roommates out of bed to take me to work, or hitch rides to WalMart, or bribe other people into seeing movies they don't want to, or not check out new coffeeshops or things I've always been wanting to. Now, I can just go. A car gives me the freedom of self-reliance, and that's become more important to me than boycotting an industry that's stagnated for far too long because they've gotten so rich at it.
At least the car I've got is nothing excessive; just a two-door Datsun hatchback with a broken driver's seat and gas gauge. It's a workhorse, as far as I know, and it should be good for road trips as long as it's not too far. So, maybe driving up to MFF next year will be an option.
Of course, now I have to learn how to drive the blasted thing, pay for tags, registration, insurance, an oil change...sigh.
Today, with my paycheck, I paid part of the money for my first car. While I feel the excitement one normally would with getting your first vehicle, part of me is disappointed that it's become necessary. And it has become necessary.
I've never really liked cars, honestly. Yes, they're hellishly convenient to get far distances, and in today's cities it's next to impossible to survive without one. I've held off on getting a car for as long as I possibly could, because I don't like the idea of having to support the oil industry, or polluting the air, or just being needlessly wasteful (all of which I'm doing, I'm sure, in other ways).
But now, a car means I don't have to drag roommates out of bed to take me to work, or hitch rides to WalMart, or bribe other people into seeing movies they don't want to, or not check out new coffeeshops or things I've always been wanting to. Now, I can just go. A car gives me the freedom of self-reliance, and that's become more important to me than boycotting an industry that's stagnated for far too long because they've gotten so rich at it.
At least the car I've got is nothing excessive; just a two-door Datsun hatchback with a broken driver's seat and gas gauge. It's a workhorse, as far as I know, and it should be good for road trips as long as it's not too far. So, maybe driving up to MFF next year will be an option.
Of course, now I have to learn how to drive the blasted thing, pay for tags, registration, insurance, an oil change...sigh.
