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Does anyone else here take a train or something similar to school or work everyday? I speak not of school busses, kiddies. I take the Long Island Railroad to and from school every day. It's oh-so-much fun, what with trains breaking down constantly and having to get to work back home, too. Why, just today, I have to take 3 hours of public transportation to get to and from Brooklyn from and to Long Island just for a one hour class. Yay! Does anyone else know the horrors of a big ol' commute?
As much as I could imagine public transportation being horrible - i'd genuinly like access to it. I live out in a suburb that is a tad far away from the actual city of houston itself (well in actual distance terms... in a car its only 15 mins away). Miles and miles of open country distance the place i live in and the begginning routes for public transportation. Man the USA needs a cross nation light rail system like Austrailia has.
I hate commuting.
I recently turned down a job that would pay another 5K or so a year just because I didn't want to drive a half hour one way.
My time is more valuable than money.
It's about 10 minute walk for me.
public transportation sucks ass
I have to take the bus...
I had a class at 9 in the morning once, but the only bus I could take there ran at 6:30 in the morning. Got there at 7:30, and had to sit and do nothing for an hour and a half because
1. everyone is asleep at that point.
2. nothing is open.
That semester really sucked.
I used to ride the combo of bus --> subway --> bus to get to school... I did that for about two years. The ride to get to school would take an hour and forty minutes, I'd have one class, then I'd have to make the long hour and forty minute trip back home. It was terrible, uncomfortable, and just really boring.
Then there was that one semester where I dropped a bunch of classes and I tried to make it up by taking summer classes at a different campus... which was an even longer trip!
I usually just slept... or read the paper... sometimes I'd study, but then that's hard with a bunch of other annoying people all around you.
And breakdowns are killer. There was this one hot summer afternoon where the train stopped at every two stations and the driver would announce "This train is now out of service. Please leave the train". I think there was smoke or fire at some station, so I ended up taking something like six different trains to get home from classes. :(
I used to hate taking the train to NYC from NJ. It was over an hour ride.. but luckily I took it mainly for recreation and not for work/school. That made it no less annoying, just less frequent. :p
Quite frankly I think commuting sucks no matter what. It does not make any difference if you are in a car, bus, train, or helicopter. It's awwwful.
I am so incredibly happy to be living downtown in a city and not having a car now. It's brilliant. The Métro stops 2 blocks from my flat and one of the main bus lines in the city stops right outside my building. I never have to worry about parking. I never have to worry about the car. Everything is easily accessable... and I am saving tonnes of money.
Mass transportation in an accessable city is such a wonderful way to live. :)
You lame ass, I drive that just to go to schoolQuote:
Originally posted by Kidnemo
I hate commuting.
I recently turned down a job that would pay another 5K or so a year just because I didn't want to drive a half hour one way.
My time is more valuable than money.
I live across the street from the Air Force Base. Takes me 7 minutes ( in heavy traffic ) to get to work :)
Well, next year I'll have to commute to the city and back. That'll take an hour and ten minutes each way.
I don't mind Public transport. I use it all the time, but thats going to be a bit much.
Heh...I heard that a couple times from friends.Quote:
Originally posted by IronPlant
You lame ass, I drive that just to go to school
But like I said, I'd rather be at home everyday for an extra hour than to have another five thousand bucks.
I have to drive 2 miles to work, which is fine.
I have to drive 16 miles to school, and I find it el lameo. I wish everything connected to my house via monorails.
I'm in high school, so I take a 30 minute bus ride in the morning and afternoon. My job is down the street, about 2 miles, so It's not that bad.
Lazy ass ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Kidnemo
I hate commuting.
I recently turned down a job that would pay another 5K or so a year just because I didn't want to drive a half hour one way.
My time is more valuable than money.
In my line of work, I need a car since I drive to the clients alot. Just yesterday, I had 170 miles both ways to visit a client :)
Are you a hitman Despair? Is client a cover word for the person you went to kill?
Mwwwwwwwuuuuuuaaaah!Quote:
Originally posted by Despair
Lazy ass ;)
Time is money baby! :D
well, its a 15 minute walk to the train station from my house, and I can get pretty much anywhere I want to go by train, so its pretty sweet here.
Takes and hour and a half for me to get to work, without traffic it would probably take 15 minutes left. It sucks because of how long it is, but I have a CD changer in my car so it's actually kind of fun.