Again, big shouts for the estrip welcome!
The thing about public transportation is this: when it's crowded, and your feet hurt from working, and you're fed up with the unwashed masses, do you stand, or risk having someone's ass staring you impolitely in the face for 45 minutes? I mean, I'll eat ass under the right circumstances, but THESE are not them.
AfroJedi's Journal
My Podcast Link
10/26/2011 18:23 #55382
Public TransportationCategory: musings, random
10/26/2011 11:58 #55381
Can you dig it?Category: random
Big shouts to the good folks at estrip.org for actually allowing this admitted sociopath to join up.
This being my first foray into the blogging world, expect these to be totally random as I attempt to find my voice. Your patience is appreciated in advance. ;-)
First up, I'm listening to "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", by Sir Elton. So topical...I have to thank an erstwhile friend for doing something I couldn't. ~.~
This being my first foray into the blogging world, expect these to be totally random as I attempt to find my voice. Your patience is appreciated in advance. ;-)
First up, I'm listening to "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", by Sir Elton. So topical...I have to thank an erstwhile friend for doing something I couldn't. ~.~
tinypliny - 10/26/11 21:09
wow That is such a unique way to find us! :)
wow That is such a unique way to find us! :)
AfroJedi - 10/26/11 20:51
Via the Androidâ„¢ Marketplace, when I searched for blog apps. Path of least resistance ftw!
Via the Androidâ„¢ Marketplace, when I searched for blog apps. Path of least resistance ftw!
paul - 10/26/11 20:39
Welcome to estrip. How did you find it?
Welcome to estrip. How did you find it?
tinypliny - 10/26/11 14:14
Welcome to (e:strip)! :) Do we know you in person, maybe? If not, you should come by the halloween party and introduce yourself!
We occasionally bite.
But our bites have a high likelihood of not getting infected.
There's always a small chance you need to prepared for, though.
;-)
Welcome to (e:strip)! :) Do we know you in person, maybe? If not, you should come by the halloween party and introduce yourself!
We occasionally bite.
But our bites have a high likelihood of not getting infected.
There's always a small chance you need to prepared for, though.
;-)
Here a day pass is $4 and for the entire month is $64 but is a plastic card now they do have a 30 day pass but it is paper.....
Now in terms of prices maybe going up there wasn't a sure plan last I read they had a bunch of different ways of cutting stuff/raising prices.... Now they say there is some huge budget gap they have to cover.... But they have costs Rochester Doesn't like cops (with underground trains you need your own force really but as many as they have not sure) they are also the owners or the Runners of the Buffalo Airport.... Never been to Rochester but I'm guessing one of the things that also saves them money is that it is just Rochester... It would be like if all the Buffalo buses stopped at the city line.....
I've been on packed buses every morning I Pick to stand my self but that is just me......
LOL, standing is as good as sitting in my case.
That is a sweet bus-pass rate! Weekly pass costs ~$29 in NYC. I have never bought one here because I mostly walk..
I pay $16.50 for seven days, unlimited rides on everything. As Sam Walton and his ilk have taught us, it's best to buy in bulk...
It really depends on the person but I usually like to stand so I can see what is going on around me better.
I like walking > trains > buses in that order. :) Planes are too expensive.
How much is the fare in Baltimore? Is it the same for buses and trains? It's $1.75 here and I remember it's $2.75 or something in NYC.
They are raising fares AGAIN?? How much is it going to be now? 2.75?? All this while Rochacha was just $1 (because of the clever no transfer-ticket plan) I would rather pay $1 for ALL my transfers than $2.75 for 3 stops. :/
Lls@third world...
Yea, it's a small price to pay, taking the bus...the rail is actually much better, though, excepting its limited range. I chalk it up to the rampant gentrification that has plagued my fair borough for years.
I always seem to be on crowded buses in Buffalo, not 3rd world crowded usually but sometimes it comes close. I feel bad for you if you are on a 45 minute bus commute because I hate being on public transportation, but not enough to take on the expense of a car.
Going into winter always sucks for me and having to take the bus again rather than bike makes it worse. I do walk a lot more in the winter. It really sucks for people that the fares are going up too because that is a lot of money for people who are already struggling. It will still remain to be way less expensive than car ownership though.
You make a very valid point...alas, I am actually in Baltimore, MD, so our mass transit system is..well..laden with ass. Not the good kind, either. Those actually get rides in cars.
Hmm.. you do have 360 degrees to choose from. :)
are you in buffalo? I seldom see buses or trains here crowded on a regular day. Downtown event-day is another story though...