{"id":3017,"date":"2010-07-07T23:24:10","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T06:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/of.jennism.com\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2010-07-12T23:11:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T06:11:16","slug":"having-a-car-2-i-can-leave-work-like-whenever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/of.jennism.com\/?p=3017","title":{"rendered":"Having a car #2: I can leave work…like whenever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before having a car, usually I was in these TWO situations:<\/p>\n

  • Catching a train (ideally the bullet)<\/li>\n
  • Getting a ride from someone<\/li>\n

    Actually that is all, especially from Palo Alto. (In SF, there were additional means and less pressure for transit.)<\/p>\n

    There was a time pressure. I had to leave otherwise, I wouldn’t catch the train. Or that I was making someone wait for me unexpectedly.<\/p>\n

    With car, I could…magically leave whenever I wanted. Which in some ways is a dangerous thing. But at least after work, I have no obligation to leave except to myself.<\/p>\n

    Just like when I used to work in the city, the potential after work is boundless. Nothing constrains me…because suddenly the world is much more open to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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