Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:51:17 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: car time
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 03:16 PM 3/13/05 -0500, Ted White wrote:
>
>For four years (1994-98) I commuted from the City of Falls Church to
>Columbia, Maryland -- a round trip of about 95 miles -- daily.   Not only
>would this have been close to impossible without a car, I found myself
>listening to a lot of CDs during those commutes.

Back when I commuted a lot (Bethesda to Tyson's Corner, Bethesda to NRL,
Lanham to Bethesda, etc.) I listened to the news mostly (WTOP and NPR, and
I'd add C-SPAN today if they are covering an event rather than taking calls
from the crazies).  It was a great way to stay up with what the media
people thought was important for the public to know.  I didn't have time or
much interest in newspapers, given the offerings locally.

-- Mike B.
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