  My family is planning a trip to Cape Cod for a week in August,  and although I can't really take an entire week off from work,  I'm hoping to take Monday off and join them for a long weekend. nbsp;  I could get up there easy -  just hitch a ride with Mom and Dad in the family SUV.
nbsp;  The problem is,  then,  getting back to New York on Monday.  & nbsp;
I don't have a car,  which means I'm limited to mass transit,  and the mass transit options between Cape Cod and New York are severely limited. nbsp;  To wit,  my options are:
 Take a bus from Hyannis to New York. nbsp;  This would take over six hours and require switching buses in Providence. nbsp;  I hate buses. nbsp;
 Absolutely cannot stand riding a bus. nbsp;  Total cost =  $ 70. nbsp;
 I consider this a last resort. nbsp;  Right behind slitting my wrists.  Fly from Hyannis to New York. nbsp;  Obviously the most ideal option.
nbsp;  US Air flies nonstop to LGA. nbsp;  Only problem? nbsp;  Last time I checked urlLink Travelocity ,
 the price for a one- way ticket was around $ 350. nbsp;  Yeah,  you're looking at a guy that couldn't pick up his dry cleaning for two weeks because he couldn't afford it.
nbsp;  I'm not going to be able to swing three- hundred- plus bucks for a one- way flight that will be maybe 30 minutes in a JFK Jr. esque twin-
prop.  Rent a car. nbsp;  Now here's the doozie. nbsp;  Because I am 24 years old,
 the car rental companies do not want me anywhere NEAR their vehicles. nbsp;  The top two -  Hertz and Avis -  won't even let me in the front door. nbsp;
 They don't even want to hear about it. nbsp;  Most of the others,  though,  will rent to a 24- year old,
 provided they jack up the rental price with a $ 25/ day surcharge. nbsp;  I don't understand this at all. nbsp;
 The state of New York has no problem with me driving anywhere I want,  any time I want,  in any vehicle I want,  solely because I am& nbsp; 16 years old or older&
nbsp; provided it's not a commercial vehicle,  and even then,  U- Haul rents to 18- year olds)
nbsp;  I actually have a New Jersey license,  but because we have this wonderful thing called Federalism,  I'm allowed to cross state borders all I want. nbsp;  Thank you,
nbsp; founding fathers. nbsp;  But the rental car companies,  of course much wiser than our elected officials,  have chosen to deny me the privilige of paying them a lot of money,
 only because I am 24 years old and,  presumably,  drive like a bat out of Hades. nbsp;  Total cost of a rental car:  about $
125 plus tax. nbsp;  And that's for a one- way rental for a single day from Hyannis airport to LaGuardia. nbsp;  Forget about renting a car for the entire weekend.
nbsp;  I'd probably have to sell my unborn children for that.  Some sort of ridiculous combination of ferry to Boston and then train to New York. nbsp;  This is the option that seems most promising to me,  but I haven't been able to figure out the Provincetown-
to- Boston ferry situation yet. nbsp;  With all the rigamarole,  this might be just as long door- to-
door as the bus.  Ridiculous,  I tell you. nbsp;  Absolutely absurd. nbsp;
 But mark my words. nbsp;  I will get to Cape Cod. nbsp;  Some way,  somehow,
 somewhere.  I will figure out a way. nbsp;  And I'm sure you,  dear reader( s)
 will be among the first to know. nbsp;  The bottom line is this -  why the heck don't I have a car?
