Blocks Not

It's a well known fact that everyone in California drives. In fact, the State even admits that the transport system completely favours drivers and that all other means of transport are out-dated and inefficient, especially for longer journeys. There are just no budget or useful ways to get around. I do personally love the double-decker trains but they are difficult to get to and don't run as regularly as Virgin - not that Virgin are exactly always on time mind. I've seen Greyhound buses but never seen a bus station and planes are ridiculously expensive if you are booking late. So it looks like driving it is and the petrol (gas) is cheap, especially in comparison to our inflated British prices. Driving, overall, is really easy because everything is in blocks, making it pretty difficult to go wrong. I am fairly sure the British ability to navigate our winding roads must have scored us some points in the mind capacity IQ department but I am just speculating. As for blocks, there is room for discussion as to whether or not they are boring or easy. Easy because you can just switch off and drive (apart from the dodgy San Diegan back streets where every Stop sign is a death trap). Boring because everything looks the same and it is difficult to tell streets apart without really searching for another characterisitic. I have definitely missed the challenge of finding your way around, or not in some cases, in the twists and turns of old, British roads. I guess the roads as well as the teeth are just another way that America takes away some individual identity, especially in the cities. This is a huge generalisation though and it would be unfair to pin this on all of the country especially because back up at Kyle's in the mountains I get my winding roads back. I do get the 'Big Brother' organisational feel in the cities though. Soon everyone will drive and move at the same speed too. Ok, I know I'm exaggerating now....I hope.