Coffee, Bus Travel and Carbon Emission

The price of coffee in Bangalore is hitting the roof. No, I'm not talking about the coffee days or the Baristas or any such cafes. Its the Darshini hotels and the places where you can sit. Karthik explores the reasons for high pricing at one such place where you can sit and sip as well. (Don't forget to read the comments!)

And so, the economics of coffee is delved into with glee. Talking about economics, if you remember this post of mine, where I've outlined what I'm gaining by the act of traveling in buses. I've begun to feel that its getting more expensive. No, not the ticket prices, but the very fact that, I am now stopping more to sip a cup of coffee, to bite into a small snack, peek into the magazine store and ending up buying one, or the worst thing that could happen - take the auto if no bus in sight for twenty minutes. While I'm able to grapple with ground realities of the city (the kind of people who travel in buses, the kind of conversations they have, people's patience in waiting for the bus at a bus stop, blah), I'm also burning my pocket. My bike, which is at home, catching dust, is begging me to take it out. (Its another fact that it needs a wash), but, boy! its getting expensive than I thought it would be!

(Oh, when my bike begs me to take it out, I tell the bike that he's doing some good towards the planet's carbon emission. He smiles. I blog)