Gas prices and Mass Transit
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For what? 
I don't see a poll and it's not an "or" statement. However, intuition suggests that I'm to pick one over the other. Mass transit rules. I take the train to work three days a week.
edit: oh the poll is there now. Add something about taking the train/subway/bart/mac.
I don't see a poll and it's not an "or" statement. However, intuition suggests that I'm to pick one over the other. Mass transit rules. I take the train to work three days a week.
edit: oh the poll is there now. Add something about taking the train/subway/bart/mac.
No, no. Checked the schedules, can't get theah from heah.
no bus service where i live. but i don't complain about gas prices. it was a fairly major consideration for me when i bought my car.
Buses, in the sticks??? Bwahahahaha :dancing:
I would love to but trying to take public transpo to my job would be a nightmare. Los Angeles public transpo is awful.
I don't really complain about gas prices. It costs what it costs, which is still a lot less than many places in the world, including Europe. If I am going somewhere close to home I ride. I would like it if gas prices were lower but it's not that big of a deal to me.
I don't really complain about gas prices. It costs what it costs, which is still a lot less than many places in the world, including Europe. If I am going somewhere close to home I ride. I would like it if gas prices were lower but it's not that big of a deal to me.
american's pre-occupation/self-validation wrt to vehicles is very peculiar to me.Toshi said:
Instead of complaining about gas, I'm going to ride my bike to work more.
It's not just America. It's just more prevalent here.narlus said:
Half the time I bike commute. I actually can beat the express bus from my home to work and get a workout at the same time, 20 miles each way.
The other half of the time I drive. There are four express buses to my burb so If I don't leave work between 3:45 and 5:15, I'm stuck or facing a two hour urban bus ride. It's real pleasent sitting next to urine soaked homeless people with bags of cans, rambling incoherently because they were let out of the state mental hospital with no support system or medicine. Yes I complain about gas prices.
The other half of the time I drive. There are four express buses to my burb so If I don't leave work between 3:45 and 5:15, I'm stuck or facing a two hour urban bus ride. It's real pleasent sitting next to urine soaked homeless people with bags of cans, rambling incoherently because they were let out of the state mental hospital with no support system or medicine. Yes I complain about gas prices.
There is no bus service between Simsbury, CT and Springfield, MA. I hate high gas prices as much as anyone does, but I don't complain about it either. I knew what I was getting into when I took this job.
<--- 70 mile round trip commute
<--- 70 mile round trip commute
Quit yer bichin', Princess.Reactor said:
My commute is too far to take the bus. So I drive.
I'm building a commuter bike to ride to school. Otherwise, bus passes for the month are only 10 dollars. 
(rehashing point from the last time i posted a thread like this, heh)
you people with long commutes: did you consciously make a choice when you bought your condo/house? as in "the commute will suck, i'm not near a train or bus route, but this house is $ whereas living elsewhere would be $$$"
you people with long commutes: did you consciously make a choice when you bought your condo/house? as in "the commute will suck, i'm not near a train or bus route, but this house is $ whereas living elsewhere would be $$$"
LMAO! "My damn bank cuts me off at $500 at the gas pump each time!"Toshi said:where is Brian HCM#1? we need him to chime in that he's not angry about gas prices, but he just wishes that he could buy a whole tanker truck full of it at a time
Well we were living in an apartment when I took this job. The salary was higher than I was looking for, so I figured the higher salary would help offset the extra gas expense. Moving into the house did not change my commute distance.Toshi said:
edit: my commute does not really suck...it's just long. I don't hit any traffic.
Well, when I bought my condo yes I made a conscious choice to live near the city were my job was and commute via bus. But then I changed jobs and now have to commute via car. However, I like the neighborhood I'm living at and don't plan on moving closer to work. The Eastside just doesn't do it for me.Toshi said:
public transportation in chicago is great...hell i dont even have a license
I have recently taken to the Bus and I do not complain over Gas prices..
No and No. My commute to and from work was the reason I moved from CO. An average of 500-650 miles a week driving for 4 1/2 years got old.
Now I just need to find a job here. At some point I may find an old Honda/Yamaha motorcycle to cut up and have fun with.
Now I just need to find a job here. At some point I may find an old Honda/Yamaha motorcycle to cut up and have fun with.
he's too busy filling his new boat w/ tons of gas!!!!Toshi said:where is Brian HCM#1? we need him to chime in that he's not angry about gas prices, but he just wishes that he could buy a whole tanker truck full of it at a time
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Maybe you should move to a better part of town..Reactor said:
no...no
I ride my bike to work (summer job; it's a 5 min ride) and bus service isn't exactly stellar around here. In fact, it mostly stinks if you need to get anywhere. I use my car only for travel and errands (but ride my bike if I can).
I ride my bike to work (summer job; it's a 5 min ride) and bus service isn't exactly stellar around here. In fact, it mostly stinks if you need to get anywhere. I use my car only for travel and errands (but ride my bike if I can).
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Ever been hit by a bus? Have the exhaust fumes caress your face? And any distance I could ride on the bus, I can ride on my bike.Toshi said:do explain more about hating bus/bike riders. here in seattle all buses, big and small alike, have 2 sportworks racks mounted on the front.
no public transpo from my place to work. well, there *is* but I would have to drive to the T station, take it into Boston at Haymarket, then grab the bus back out to Woburn. This or just drive the 5 miles straight there. I was commuting most days on the bike last summer but I put the kebosh on that this year after I crashed. I have enough issues with Massholes in my truck, riding ze bike is just asking for trouble.
Yes, I do complain aboot the gas prices, not because I drive a Jeep (preemptive STFU), but because prices have risen over a dollar per gallon in 18 months.
This is going to be harsh if and when we eventually buy a house thats more than 5 miles from work...more likely 30 miles one way
god i hate this state
Yes, I do complain aboot the gas prices, not because I drive a Jeep (preemptive STFU), but because prices have risen over a dollar per gallon in 18 months.
This is going to be harsh if and when we eventually buy a house thats more than 5 miles from work...more likely 30 miles one way
god i hate this state
seattle train really isn't necessary imo since the bus service is decent to good (if not late at night). seattle also has these things called "bike paths" so that us riders aren't on the road with buses and semis. finally, i have taken the bus several times this summer -- admittedly only since selling my car -- from my place in north seattle to kent:sanjuro said:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1959+pacific+st,+seattle+to+26715+Military+Road+South,+Kent,+WA&spn=.308903,.450096&hl=en
that's 23 miles, and not something i want to be doing at 10 pm with a trumpet case on my back. thus enter the bus system.