Owning a Car---Marie

So I know that probably about half of my blog entries compare small town vs big city, but thats kind of the only way I know how to view salt lake is through the lense of a small town. SO! With that in mind, I think I want to talk about owning a car.
See, owning some sort of vehicle is just about as much of a need as food is when you live in the area I do. (and yes, most of those above mentioned vehicles are super lifted trucks....lame I know) There is no public transportation system in Sevier. Actually, I remember at the beginningo f the summer when I moved up here my mom didn't let me bring my car. I was freaking out! How was I supposed to get anywhere??
That was when I got to know Trax.
Its actually pretty convient in some ways. I like not having to drive everywhere. It saves on gas money and its good for the enviroment. But, it just takes FOREVER! Going to the public library is this huge ordeal that involves me driving to the institute parking garage, parking, walking to the trax stop, waiting for a train, getting on said train, getting off said train, walking into the library, and then reversing the process. It becomes this hour long activity to return two books. If somehow they could make the process a little faster, then I would be moer in love with it.
New York comes to mind. Most of the people there don't even own cars or have a drivers licesne (well...at least I thiknk thats true.) Its cool that people can do that. That means theres no car payment, no insurance payment, no gas, no repairs. You just have to walk a lot.