tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post1162523707439817905..comments2023-12-26T19:12:37.638+08:00Comments on Jigsaw's Thoughts: Public transport ...Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post-51097576193572086812012-03-15T09:47:40.164+08:002012-03-15T09:47:40.164+08:00Julie, you sure picked the wrong day to try public...Julie, you sure picked the wrong day to try public transport :)<br /><br />I drive to work from Como to Midland every day. It usually takes thirty minutes but took 45 yesterday while that was all going on.Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post-33499554646237036752012-03-14T20:41:41.971+08:002012-03-14T20:41:41.971+08:00Wow.
It takes me an hour door-to-door to get to s...Wow. <br />It takes me an hour door-to-door to get to school using public transpo, though I do need a ride to the subway station (about 10 minutes or so away, too far to walk unless I want to take FOREVER). It only takes 20 minutes to get to school by car...on a Sunday at 4 AM. Otherwise the traffic is HORRENDOUS, because I live north of Boston and my school is south-ish, and it could take me well over an hour by car. Add tolls and the $6 per day parking, and it just makes sense to use the subway system. I'm able to get a discounted semester unlimited pass for the subway and local buses, thanks to being a student. And I can read on the train and don't have to deal with road-rage.:)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post-83738287611909228162012-03-14T07:40:29.369+08:002012-03-14T07:40:29.369+08:00That's insane Old Windways - 15mins Vs 90mins ...That's insane <b>Old Windways</b> - 15mins Vs 90mins ... <br /><br /><b>Jim</b> I did ask. The company does have allocated car park bays but they're given to the account managers who surprisingly enough are only in the office occassionally!!! People who are office based don't get one !!! And no, there are no free (or should I say, "unallocated" ones).Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post-81016808195148834312012-03-14T06:52:40.831+08:002012-03-14T06:52:40.831+08:00When you do PT, you are at their mercy... And how ...When you do PT, you are at their mercy... And how much is your time worth??? Not to mention the ability to respond to a family emergency if you need to??? Will your company pay parking? I'd ask!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013684534258017305.post-28979551704985506022012-03-13T20:33:49.507+08:002012-03-13T20:33:49.507+08:00This is part of why I have rarely used public tran...This is part of why I have rarely used public transit since I left school, even though I live near a city with a fairly extensive subway, bus, & commuter rail system.<br /><br />My first job out of college was in an office overlooking a commuter rail station, so in theory it was a great location for public transit. In reality I would have had to walk a mile to the subway from my apartment, ride the subway half a dozen stops into the core of the city, switch subway lines to ride 3 stops out to the commuter rail hub, and take a train 4 stops to station next to my office. Assuming more or less perfect timing and no delays, just under 90 minutes each way. Or I could hop in my car, drive 5 exits on the highway and be at work in 15 minutes even during rush hour.<br /><br />Heck, it was easier and faster to ride my bicycle to work than to use public transit on days when the car was in the shop.Old Windwaysnoreply@blogger.com