http://livegreenlivesmart.org/blogs/green_grandma/archive/2007/09/04/commuting-green.aspxWhy, people often ask one another rhetorically, don&#39;t more people use public transit to get to and from their jobs, appointments, school? It&#39;s relatively affordable, convenient, low-carbon-impact compared to private automobiles, and, well -- it&#39;senCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://livegreenlivesmart.org/blogs/green_grandma/archive/2007/09/04/commuting-green.aspx#485Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:28:48 GMTe910e637-7e81-4e59-83b2-2f944cab18bc:485greengirl3<p>I think it's great for you to take the bus. &nbsp;Even if you don't save much carbon, it's like a spiritual exercise that focuses you on the vulnerable young generation.</p> <p>And it's nice that a grandmother is able to admit that her generation didn't do everything it could have. &nbsp;I believe your grandbaby WILL ask what you did: &nbsp;my friends and I can't believe that our grandparents are so oblivious to the fact that we are paying our student loans AND their social security. &nbsp;</p> <p>It makes me mad (and I love my mom and her mom a lot) every time I see older people refuse to recycle because it's too much work, or buy a big sedan because they've 'earned' it - </p> <p>You rock, Green Grandma.</p> <p>and I looked up &quot;hereditiments&quot; and it's an archaic word - just means inheritance or bequest, like for an heir. &nbsp;It's not necessarily a green idea, but it's cool to think of a new word - or an old one - for what our elders will leave us when they leave us behind.</p> <img src="http://livegreenlivesmart.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=485" width="1" height="1">