tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post7069460331005574800..comments2023-10-24T07:28:50.297-04:00Comments on Thinking on the Margin: When Driving Is Better Than FlyingBrian Hollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365101283657395331noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020163.post-64746647353830958522008-04-21T11:16:00.000-04:002008-04-21T11:16:00.000-04:00There's a certain romance associated with cross-co...There's a certain romance associated with cross-country driving, but I'm not sure the economics pan out. For the 720 mile drive from Chicago to Atlanta, you'd end up paying almost $126 in gas costs alone (and that's not counting depreciation, wear, oil, etc.) Flights routinely run around $90.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I tend to find the following quote unfortunately true: "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything." Even if the economics were different, I'd probably still fly to avoid the monotony of highways in favor of the pages of a good book (and less burnout when you finally arrive at your exciting destination).stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393583598468099301noreply@blogger.com