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The Schlepometer, Explained
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
)
Dec 13, 2008
The Schlepometer, Explained
Driving is a huge part of living in Southern California and quite often a hassle. Off-Ramp contributor Karen Fritsche asks, "How far should I drive for love? And for sex?"
Before Karen Fritsche developed the Schlepometer, it took a roomful of women like this (photographed in a secret underground office at the Hahn Hall of Administration) ten days to find Angelenos their ideal mates.
Before Karen Fritsche developed the Schlepometer, it took a roomful of women like this (photographed in a secret underground office at the Hahn Hall of Administration) ten days to find Angelenos their ideal mates.
(
Joseph V. Tompkins-LAPL/Herald-Examiner Collection
)

Driving is a huge part of living in Southern California and quite often a hassle. Off-Ramp contributor Karen Fritsche asks, "How far should I drive for love? And for sex?"

Driving is a huge part of living in Southern California and quite often a hassle. Off-Ramp contributor Karen Fritsche asks, "How far should I drive for love? And for sex?"