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Re: Thanks for giving (the subway thread)
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2011, 07:38:27 pm »
Quote from: JorgeFabregas on December 02, 2011, 05:18:51 pm
He just doesn't want to hear it is the thing.

Actually, I find it interesting, but at the time I was more interested in Thanksgiving, which is what this thread was once about.

Quote from: Nabubrush on December 02, 2011, 06:24:51 pm
My theory is that Paul prefers the A train, like I do. (Note: Though I have been to NYC, I have not taken the subway there.)

I have been to NYC and I even have a set of subway pictures.  And yes I did take the A Train.  I even referenced the same video in the caption for the picture.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2011, 08:13:50 pm »
Quote from: Nabubrush on December 02, 2011, 06:24:51 pm
My theory is that Paul prefers the A train, like I do. (Note: Though I have been to NYC, I have not taken the subway there.)

How could you be in NYC and not take the subway??
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2011, 08:29:48 pm »
I frequently have dreams where i am in Paris and decide that all I want is to take the Metro around all day.

...I really need to live in a city with better public transport. I am never tempted to just ride the bus around here.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2011, 08:52:28 pm »
It is understandable on that count, though, Dan.

Buses are the kind of horror that either disproves the concept of a higher power or, at least, proves there is a functional evil counterpoint to a higher power.

If I can never ride another bus again in my life, I will count myself as not having failed on that point.

Cars or trains, please. Planes when I have to.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2011, 08:53:06 pm »
Quote from: wombat on December 02, 2011, 08:13:50 pm
How could you be in NYC and not take the subway??

Well, I only spent a little time in the city - I was stuck out in Long Island with an (ex) girlfriend most of the time. Plus when I first got there I came down with strep throat. Fun vacation, I can assure you.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2011, 08:56:13 pm »
Oh. Riding the bus is fine, and I would do it if it werent more expensive than driving due to our broke-ass transit agency and my short commute. I would definitely hate it if I had to deal with waiting for transfers in 20 degree weather. Which is my impression of the average STL commute by bus.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2011, 09:18:31 pm »
I'm with LFM, my goal in life is never to ride a bus again. Buses combine all the worst features of public transit with all the worst features of cars. Also, maybe the bus is different in St Louis but most places I have lived, only poor people take the bus, because it sucks so hard because only people with no alternative ride it.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2011, 09:45:00 pm »
I'm all up in the Kool-Aid, but the bus in Portland is quite democratic. A real cross-section of folks, including lots of shockingly attractive people.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2011, 09:55:59 pm »
I don't like the bus. I would never ride one on purpose. I can never figure out where they are going.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2011, 10:27:19 pm »
Yeah, the reason I said only most places I have lived and not all, is that I can't remember there being anything wrong with the bus in Toronto.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2011, 10:40:10 pm »
You can get where you want to go in my home city walking faster than you can get there on the bus.  The damn routes meander all the hell over and back.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2011, 11:03:43 pm »
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Also, maybe the bus is different in St Louis but most places I have lived, only poor people take the bus, because it sucks so hard because only people with no alternative ride it.

Yeah, but also some of my friends take it to save money/as an environmental thing. Also, I live along a major bus route that is relatively easy to understand. It goes straight to where my internship is, but due to a major bridge being out it takes about twice as long as it should. It also has a stop along the Metro line, which means I could get to my girlfriend's house, my job, etc. pretty easily. Unfortunately the schedule sucks, the aforementioned bridge is out, and the pricing is inconvenient (buying a monthly pass costs the same as 4 weekly passes, you have to ride the bus ~4 times a day to break even).

The other wrench in the plan is that if my LAZY GIRLFRIEND would have gone down to the college parking office and gotten a free metro pass, I could have been taking the bus everywhere for free.

A positive that may be more relevant to my lifestyle than to some of yours: if I take the bus to a bar, i can drink as much as I want. I can even drink BEFORE I go to the bar. Showing up to a concert already drunk and knowing I don't have to worry about driving home is a major plus.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2011, 11:29:46 pm »
Quote from: theinevitable on December 02, 2011, 11:03:43 pm
A positive that may be more relevant to my lifestyle than to some of yours: if I take the bus to a bar, i can drink as much as I want.
At this point, you'll fit right in with the typical bus user.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2011, 11:47:51 pm »
Quote from: jaydub on December 02, 2011, 11:29:46 pm
At this point, you'll fit right in with the typical bus user.

Well, as soon as you piss yourself.
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Re: Thanks for giving
« Reply #29 on: December 03, 2011, 12:12:57 am »
Quote from: theinevitable on December 02, 2011, 11:03:43 pm
A positive that may be more relevant to my lifestyle than to some of yours: if I take the bus to a bar, i can drink as much as I want. I can even drink BEFORE I go to the bar. Showing up to a concert already drunk and knowing I don't have to worry about driving home is a major plus.

You can do that on a subway too and it doesn't take two hours to go seven miles.
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