My transportation situation is absurd.
Let me break it down for you:
The Subaru:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| totally legal | engine leaks oil, a lot of smoke comes out the hood |
| still feels trustworthy despite its problems | has a bad wheel bearing that makes a lot of extra noise while it’s going |
| radio, can use ipod in there too | sometimes the lights just turn on and that drains the battery. i.e. right now the battery is totally dead. |
Illick’s Van:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| is sweet | no title |
| has a sink | not mine |
| mechanically sound | expired california tags |
| insured! | one of the back windows is broken out |
| totally sweet | no radio |
Colin’s Suzuki Motorcycle:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| clean title | hasn’t run in over 4 years |
| pretty cool, i mean it’s a motorcycle | someone stole it once and crashed it and the handlebars are bent |
| was cheap | has moss growing on it |
| not stressed about keeping it nice | have to deal with it pretty soon, because i’m going to move. |
My Motorcycle:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| totally legal! | the keyhole switch is messed up, now i start it by hotwiring it |
| fun as hell | the electrical problem is eerie and makes me a little uneasy |
| motor loves to run | forks leak oil, that’s annoying |
| gas efficient, especially on the hiway | the front brakes could work better |
| my favorite motorcycle | the engine leaks oil, but just a little. it doesn’t actually worry me. |
My Bicycle:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| legal as fuck | hard to carry big/heavy stuff on it |
| exercise | last week the rear brake cable broke, this week the front did! odd! |
| no gas | the seat is kind of uncomfortable since it was in the back of frosty’s truck and got slammed around when he went over some bumps fast |
| i can just get a new seat | no good for going really far- or rather, impractical because of how long it would take |
| it’s my favorite way to get around, as long as it’s not raining | if it’s raining you get wet |
The Max:
| PLUSSES | MINUSES |
| cheap | doesn’t go everywhere |
| a good option if you are drunk | sometimes when Justus wants to ride it the Steel Bridge is closed and he has to catch a shuttle bus that takes him over the Burnside Bridge. it works fine, but takes a while to figure out and he winds up being late to dinner. |
| fine on the environment | crackheads and other weirdos |
| goes to the airport |
that’s all.
