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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.oakgov.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>OaklandSaves.com Discussion Forum</title><link>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/26.aspx</link><description>Discussion including frequently asked questions and common myths about cost-savings programs, including RideShare, four-day work weeks, recycling and others.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>Re: Ride Share and Carpooling</title><link>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/241.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:27:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f60a606e-f970-41e1-9834-5b00d89dbbed:241</guid><dc:creator>Chris 54</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/241.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=241</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Driving is the only time I have to myself. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No phones. No email. No people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just me and the CD player.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think I would be losing more then I would gain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Ride Share and Carpooling</title><link>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/65.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:59:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f60a606e-f970-41e1-9834-5b00d89dbbed:65</guid><dc:creator>chillywilly</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/65.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=65</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;I currently do not carpool and&amp;nbsp;I&amp;#39;m not&amp;nbsp;sure if I would&amp;nbsp;be interested.&amp;nbsp; If the cost of gas continues to rise dramatically, my thinking may change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of the pros would be:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saving&amp;nbsp;money on the cost of gas &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saving wear &amp;amp; tear, and mileage on&amp;nbsp;vehicles&amp;nbsp;(that are very expensive to buy)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saving on the amount of gas consumption the U.S. uses (lessen our reliability on foreign oil)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saving on the amount of pollutants emitted into the environment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cons would be:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Always having the daily responsibility of having to meet someone&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not having a vehicle to run errands&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not having a vehicle for the occasional request from work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not having transportation in case overtime is required from work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not having transportation for travel before and after work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ride Share and Carpooling</title><link>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/63.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:51:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f60a606e-f970-41e1-9834-5b00d89dbbed:63</guid><dc:creator>egov</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/63.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.oakgov.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=63</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Do you carpool to work?&amp;nbsp;Would you be interested in carpooling?&amp;nbsp; What are the pros and cons of carpooling for you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>