2.68817204 × 10-9...

Each way:
560 steps.
A quarter of a mile.
5 minutes walk.
2.68817204 × 10-9 the distance to the sun.
Around 3 pence worth of fuel.

That is the journey I watched someone in my street take today to get their kid to nursery and back. They didn't even drive all the way to the nursery but stopped about 200 yards from the school at the local rugby club so as to guarantee a parking spot. They probably spent more time getting their son into and out of the car that it takes to walk down.

No wonder the planet's climate is in the state it's in.

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Notes on the Picture...
Big shout out to an old skating friend from whom I stole the concept for this picture. Cheers David.