Would you carpool without a ride?

No way.

I don't commute and don't have a job. But this sounds like a good deal to me.

No way, no day; I need to have a set schedule and method for arriving to work.

Matty, your writing style gives you away.

Not a chance. It's better to find the person who lives nearest to me and carpool with them.

I'm fine with carpooling, but this doesn't sound very safe.

Not alone, but if I could do it with a couple of friends/work colleagues then that might be okay (i.e two or three people all getting together into a stranger's car). I've shared taxis with strangers before, even with lone men in strange parts of Liverpool (no public transport early in the morning on bank holidays when I had to get to work), but felt pretty safe because of the presence of the driver...though really that's no absolute guarantee of safety.

Sounds like an efficient way of doing things.

Not that I have the need for something like this anyway, but if I did, I wouldn't use it. I would just arrange a carpool with people I worked with, so that I knew every day that I would have a way to get to work. That way you share around the gas costs, rather than just being a mooch, and you have the security of knowing you have a ride that will get you there on time. If you have a car full of people, it's just as efficient. Also, I would be uncomfortable getting in a car with someone I didn't know. What if an axe-murderer picked me up?

Would I do it? No way. Too disorganized and unreliable.

I don't have to commute at present, but if I did, and I was convinced I could reliably get to work on time each day - this is something I would consider.

i would try it but i work such unconventional hours i don't think i could do it on a regular basis

I do not commute to work nor live in any big city

Depends on my job and schedule.

I think it would be cool if there was 'sections' of a large parking lot, each section dedicated to specific areas of town. I dont know if it would work any better, just an interesting thought.

Not a bad idea. Wouln't be horribly opposed to doing it.

How does anyone know they aren't hopping in a car with a crazy person?

That sounds bizarre. How do you know the driver is legit? Or the rider is legit?

You don't; that's why I don't.

The car fills up, so there are others with you until the ride is over.

As I understand it, there are newspaper adds describing which parking facilities have these ad-hoc carpooling things, but I don't think the organization is any more than that.

The woman in your avatar photo looks like my Mom (except younger of course).

Wouild you mind explaining? Is it simply a feel, or are there distinct characteristic? Just curious.

honestly, it sounds like a bad story in the making. That is probably way worse than picking up a hitch hiker.

Do you not recognize her?

I agree, but many people are doing it.

Well, I immediately thought of my mother when I saw it. Other than that...no.

It's Bill and Hillary.

Oh wow, I never would have guessed that.

I love this old picture of them. It reminds me of my parents too.

It's a shame that Hillary looks so happy there, but so fudging miserable today. Maybe Bill was faithful back then.

Does she look miserable to you now? She doesn't to me. I don't think we can know for sure that this is even something that bothers her. After all, she is still with the man. If it's just for political gain, well then - she's getting what she wants.

If she just still thinks he's hot -- I can see her point.

Yeah, she's looks like she just took a NY-style fudging. I know you're not from the boros, so I'll explain. When The City is against you, nothing goes right for you. People called that a NY fudging.

Okay, if there's going to be a bunch of people in the car with you, how could anyone not be "legit"? You think the driver's going to try anything stupid with a car full of people? If he had a death wish, maybe.

I take the bus, and that works well for me. $70 a month and I can get anywhere I want to at almost any time of day (It`s hard to travel between 1 and 6 am, but I generally don`t need to anyway). I think it`s an inteesting idea, but not something I need to do.

Sophisticated and informed, intelligent, confident, with a flare of arrogance, yet somehow reserved. But I could be wrong.

Most of that is complimentary, and I thank you; but what's most interesting to me is the reserved flare of arrogance. That's an astute observation with characteristics I had not given myself. I'll try to be mindful of that, but I'm also just like Popeye...I am what I am and that's all that I am.

Maybe the arrogance is simply pride; but you're a better judge than I am of how my posts come across.

I think my reservations stem from the fact that this is a far left site, and I don't like to be labelled. In fact, I am neither conservative nor liberal. My views are more closely based on my faith, my education, and my job than any political leaning or theory. My faith tells me to try and be compassionate as possible. Thus, I despise big business and our system of laws that says profit to stockholders is the only concern. My education is essentially, the practice of public administration and the various theories that shape the day-to-day practices of government. So, I view what most people see as government myopia and even bureaucracy in an entirely different light. My job, well, that's constantly evolving, but I was a commissioned officer in the greatest Army the world has ever known for about 8 years, and then, went into the Secret Service as a security policy analyst. My AO was bio/agri terrorism pertaining to South America. The latter was often rewarding, always stressful, and in the end, not worth it to me. I learned a lot of stuff from HHS and the Department of Agriculture that I'll never use again. Currently, I am a fraud investigator with the Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs. I like this job more. Anyway, what is significant about my career, and what I suspect makes most people think they understand my political views, is that I was and am still willing to do our nation's bitter business. As far as I am concerned, when the bad man comes to your house, you kill him first, then let your neighbors piss and moan about his rights.

Anyway, I hope this gives you some further insight, bo do know it's also probably been a boring read. So, cheers, and thanks for your response.

OK, I recall the "reserved part" but you do make my point!

No, because as a woman, I'm not getting into a car with a stranger.

People do that here all the time to get into San Fran from across the bay. I have no set schedule for when I go to work, go home or even bother to go at all. I hate carpools, relying on other bozo's to show up on time or at all, and last time I rode with someone they always had the heater turned up so I was suffocating from heat.

Would you get into a strange car as a Wonder Twin?