Oh yeah, and to get back on topic, I've learned that ... umm ... there's a job posting for a fulltime sysadmin that almost exactly matches my qualifications and is like 2 miles away, but since I don't have a car, that 2 miles is a bit too far.
I never really expected to feel trapped by my lack of transportation... but here I am, and that's what I've got.
You should at least have a bicycle. Nothing wrong with biking to work.