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Kay ([personal profile] sincere) wrote2008-07-28 11:38 am

One way, two way, blue way! The foolish decision

I want to tell the story of two outings with a friend's family.

Outing #1
It is someone's birthday.
Because we have no car, her mom drives out from Denver to pick us up in Boulder
Then she drives us back to Denver for the party at her place. When we arrive in Denver, she decides it's important we go swimming after the party,
So she drives us back to Boulder to get our bathing suits
And then back to Denver for the party.
Then after the dinner, we drive to Boulder to go swimming
And then drive back to Denver for the cake
And then she drives us back to Boulder when it's time to go home
And then drives herself back to Denver for the night.
I estimated that we drove over 200 miles.

Outing #2
It is someone's birthday.
Because we have no car, we are picked up and driven into Boulder to go to IHOP.
When we're done eating, her grandma has a migraine.
The first plan is that an aunt will take Grandma home first, then come back for everyone else.
The second plan is that we will all get in the two cars present and go home together, since we can all fit in the two cars.
A short while later it turns out that the first plan was enacted despite the second plan. We all sit out in the hot sun.
Then the decision is made that all the people staying in Boulder will get in one car, and all the people who need to be dropped off at Longmont will get in the other car
And then both cars proceed to go to Longmont
Drop us off
And drive back into Boulder, where they totally were in the first place.

Question
Why do these people waste so much gas?

[identity profile] katwalkchan.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
outing #3:
It is Kat's birthday
After work (10 pm) Kat drives approximately 30 miles out of the way for no reason on her way home.
Kat also has put down her convertible top despite it is broken and the motor can not put it back up again meaning she has to do it herself, manually.


Kat likes to drive in car :D
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[identity profile] kay-willow.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That's okay with me, though, I like driving too.

But until you go driving 200 miles back and forth because you can't put two and two together to realize that all your driving could've been accomplished in a grand total of like two trips, I'm afraid the Biggest Loser in the World crown stays with this family.

[identity profile] sorceressakemi.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy cow, and with gas prices the way they are and everything? That stuff is like liquid gold, eesh.

[identity profile] phinnia.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
... good GOD. Um. They secretly have an oil well in the backyard and they aren't telling anyone about it?

[identity profile] abrogate-nadir.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish there was an easy answer! I guess the simplest one would be...because they can (even though it isn't smart)

I lol'd at your first story. I really don't like long car rides, so if I had to go back and forth like that, I'd get real frustrated >_>

[identity profile] yashahime.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
More money than sense, which isn't hard, because they OWE CREATION sense.

[identity profile] kumagoro-usagi.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Lord almighty. I have no idea how to answer that.

[identity profile] okroginator.livejournal.com 2008-07-29 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
>-<

My brain hurts.