"No guy buys a car for the mileage"

The other night I was chatting with a guy who was talking about the car he was buying. He was selling his current SUV and was real excited about the sportier SUV he was buying. He mentioned that a woman at work or somewhere asked him about the mileage his new vehicle would be getting. There were a few of us chatting, and he turned to me (the only other guy) and said, "No guy buys a car for the mileage."

To which I happily replied, "I did"

And it struck me that even though I get all jazzed to eek out the best mileage I can - sort of like a sport to me, really - there's a lot of folks who flat don't care. I've just been hanging with so many folks who do absolutely care about mileage and energy footprint, that I'd forgotten just how many people are simply living their lives. I guess this is how a religious fanatic would feel, 'cause I am so sure that it really does matter how we live our lives -- what we say/ do / think in relation to other folks (even though sometimes I think thoughts that are not so nice :) ...and I see folks who seem to be in this me me ME mode.

Hmmmm... I kinda want to do some converting of these 'lost souls' :) Self-righteousness is a terrible thing to waste, y'know.