Intermediate English Course Programme 8 Text One

A Matter of Habit

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Vic West's View

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I NEVER used to go any- where without the car. I regarded it as an essential part of myself. But when the price of petrol doubled in one year, I resolved not to use the car except when absolutely necessary. For example. I always used to take tile car when I went to fetch tile papers oil Sunday mornings, although our news- agent's is only 10 minutes' walk away; now I go oil foot, I tell myself that I'm not only ecotlonlising on petrol but keeping fit at tile same time. It's all a question of habit really. I'm sure you can get used to anytiling if you try and I already feel that I rely on tile car less than I used to." Besides, now that we live

A matter of habit ? in the suburbs, I call walk down Hie road and catch a bus to the office or to any other part of the town. We used to live in tile country about 15 miles From town and then I would frequently drive to and fro twice in one day. That meant I would use 15 gallons of petrol and more ill a week, now I need half that amount. The trouble is that I am also getting used to tile petrol prices. They don't seen. So very high to me any more. Perhaps it's easier to gel accustomed to expensive petrol than it is to doing without the car.

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