On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Bill Frantz wrote: > I have had one case where taking the train was a big win over driving. I > was consulting in San Francisco, about 60 miles from my home. I found that > if I rode the train, I could work as I rode, and turn my travel time into > billable hours. I also avoided the ruinous parking charges in downtown. > Given those facts, I would have taken the train even if the ticket price > hadn't been subsidized.
I lived in San Francisco for 10 years. One job I had required me to have a car so I could get to a data center in San Jose in cases of emergency (never happened), so I bought a cheap beater. Spent $1000 on the car, $400 a year on insurance, and about $3000/yr on parking and parking tickets. It was eventually stolen, and I was incredibly happy when it was. BART is actually not bad - one can work on the ride. MUNI is miserable, but it usually works, at least. I live in Brooklyn now, and feel the same way. Public transport is the worst way to travel, except for all those others, in dense urban areas. Renting a car when I need one, or flagging a cab, is so much cheaper and less bother, I'm still astounded when people I know continue to keep a car and bitch about it endlessly. (And I don't take jobs involving server manangement anymore.) -j -- Jamie Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Remember, half-measures can be very effective if all you deal with are half-wits." - Chris Klein
