Reply #6: We've got $4+ gas here in Maryland [View All]

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I'm in Rockville and the price just went over $4 at some of the local stations within the last week or so. We use the Metro to get around the area and to get into DC. fwiw, I've noticed there are more people using it lately. At least the traffic is up when I go to drop off my husband in the morning. We also use the local buses whenever we can. The public transportation around here is so much better than back home and it is pretty cheap too. I've also found, despite warnings otherwise, that the Metro (booth) people are pretty nice and informative.

I don't get it either. The transportation system around here is phenomenal compared to what we had back in Kansas. My husband really likes it because he can get an extra hour's worth of work done while he's commuting.

We moved here from Kansas back in January and our gas consumption has gone way down because of efficient mass transit systems in this area. I used to have to fill-up two or three times a month. Since we got here we've filled the gas tank up six times in five months. The main reason for that many fill-ups is because our best friend in the area lives down in Virgina and we drive there two or three times a month to see him. We drive down instead of using public transportation because we tend to hang out at his house later than the Metro runs.