What do other carpoolers have to say? We're a select group.

One of my carpool's passtimes is to keep a running list of "How I love carpooling, let me count the ways." I want to hear about the benefits of carpooling from other carpoolers. To get you going, here are some of our favorites.

"I love it when Susan picks me up at the door of the office. It feels like a chauffeur has arrived to take me home." --Don, one of three engineers in the carpool.

"I like Rick's heated seats, especially when he remembers to turn them on before he picks me up." --Susan, the only non-engineer in the carpool.

"When you carpool, you can rubberneck. A few months ago, I saw a drug bust by the side of the road. Because I wasn't driving, I could see the treat one of the cops was giving the dog as a reward for searching the car." --John, one three engineers.

"I like the company. I can network, too," --Rick, another engineer. [Not all carpools are so densely populated with engineers."

What makes you carpool? What makes you give up some convenience and "me time" to abide by a schedule?

Carpoolers out there -- you're not alone.

Welcome to a meeting place dedicated to the pluggers of the world who carpool. Only a certain type of person will carpool to work. She must be socially oriented, able to be with others during what would have been a solitary commute, and interested in reducing congestion and improving air quality. Unfortunately, carpooling is not the norm as it once was. Non-carpoolers are lured by the status of driving alone in flashy cars. You'll find true-blue, hard-core carpoolers drive utilitarian cars, often with high mileage. Their image isn't that important. Carpoolers care about having fun, arriving at work with a smile on our face because we've spent some time with our carpool buddies, saved a few bucks on gas/car maintenance and kept the Earth's air we all breathe a little cleaner.