Very good point. I remember reading somewhere that John Mellencamp's 1980s-vintage song "Pink Houses" was based on this very point. He was driving across the Midwest through small towns along the road, and he couldn't help but notice that the crappiest pastel-colored homes (the "little pink houses") all had satellite dishes on the roof and big new cars parked in the driveway.
>>He was driving across the Midwest through small towns along the road, and he couldn't help but notice that the crappiest pastel-colored homes (the "little pink houses") all had satellite dishes on the roof and big new cars parked in the driveway.<<
Heh, heh. I intentionally left cars out of my post (although yes, they were there) simply because it diluted my point - you CAN use your car every day and it might actually enhance your life - especially in those two to three hours you spend in it every day on your way to the salt mines.
Gee, if only you could spend those hours on your jet ski. ;)