That's what I told her and a friend as they climbed into the car's ample back seat for the ride home from school one Friday afternoon.

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She did allow that she had only had to cross the street from her hotel and would change into combat boots for the train ride home.

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He got tickets for Peter Pan but he had to ride the bus out to her home to pick her up and after the show he had to take her home by bus.

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But as interest rates edge up--prompting most economists to predict that home values will stabilize while demand softens--most think the merry ride is over for a while.

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But losing the wheels can also save a tremendous amount of money, especially in places like Chicago, home of the convenient South Loop neighborhood, with a free ride program on buses and subways for residents age 65 and up.

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