Useless Peices of Junk - but necessary living as we do

Finally have my car back on the road, ridiculous windshield wiper problem left me stationary for a few days. Good thing I have friends and family willing to drive my but around or lend me thier car for a while. Makes me wonder about places that really don't rely on cars, I guess things must have to be closer together. Space is wonderful but really wasteful in a way - all that energy and time spent getting from one point to another, just to turn around and go back home again. REALLY makes me think about wanting to move farther into the country. But you see, I like quiet... and even as I type i can hear the trains moving back and forth a few blocks away, neighbours' cars running and dogs barking. Not a din of noise, just enough to interupt your train of thought and make you forget what you were typing...