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MikeWaters · 08-31-2005, 04:37 PM

I'm seriously thinking about taking the bus to work. Cost of gas is something fierce, and a year's pass to mass transit for me is only $40. Downside is increased commute time, upside is decreased cost, and I can actually read as I am commuting.

SteelBlue · 08-31-2005, 05:02 PM

I'd be interested in doing the same however I'm afraid it just isn't worth it here. I live in a city of just under 100,000 people and the bus service is sketchy at best. A 10 minute drive to work actually becomes 1 hour because I have to transfer and wait.

When I lived in Boston, $40 a month got me unlimited access to bus and subway systems. It was far more efficient than driving. Europe was the same way.

ute4ever · 08-31-2005, 09:03 PM

Have you used the mass transit before?

I used the San Diego Trolley for a semester and some days my ears would bleed...making it difficult to read Civ Pro. Not to mention the occasional white-hate comments, of which I was the overwhelming minority.

08-31-2005, 04:37 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	High gas prices and mass transit I'm seriously thinking about taking the bus to work. Cost of gas is something fierce, and a year's pass to mass transit for me is only $40. Downside is increased commute time, upside is decreased cost, and I can actually read as I am commuting.

08-31-2005, 05:02 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I'd be interested in doing the same however I'm afraid it just isn't worth it here. I live in a city of just under 100,000 people and the bus service is sketchy at best. A 10 minute drive to work actually becomes 1 hour because I have to transfer and wait. When I lived in Boston, $40 a month got me unlimited access to bus and subway systems. It was far more efficient than driving. Europe was the same way.

08-31-2005, 09:03 PM	#3
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Have you used the mass transit before? I used the San Diego Trolley for a semester and some days my ears would bleed...making it difficult to read Civ Pro. Not to mention the occasional white-hate comments, of which I was the overwhelming minority.