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Originally posted by juju
Why don't you just use public transit?
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An example of why you should have a car, even in a big city: I went out Wednesday night to buy that new desk. It was big and bulky and heavy.
I would have had to lug that bastard onto the 14 bus at Neshaminy Mall, then hop off at Southampton Rd. and the Boulevard, then cross the Boulevard (which is 12 lanes, and that would have taken at least 2 lights), then catch the 84 bus, which would let me off at Red Lion and Waldemire, then I would have to lug that bad boy a block up the street and into the court that houses my apartment building. Rho is not able to lift heavy objects, and my closest friend with a car lives in Roxborough--15 miles from my house. And of course, Target does not make deliveries.
Does that make sense?
Oh sure, maybe if I had one of those grandma grocery carts, I might have been able to pull it off, but let's be real here.
Don't get me wrong...I actually
like public transit, but there are times when a car makes your life 500% easier.
Oh, and the other problem with public transit...depending on where you live, it's not always necessarily practical. For example:
I used to work in King of Prussia. From my house, it's about 35 miles. Now, it is super simple to get to if you drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike--one straight shot from Rt. 1 to the Schuylkill Expressway. $1.45.
Now, let's say that I had to use SEPTA to get out there. There is NO straight shot to King of Prussia from NE Philadelphia or Bucks County. In order to get to KOP from my house, I would have to take either the 84 and R7 or the 20 and the El to 30th Street station. Then, I would have to catch the 124 bus, which travels to King of Prussia via the Schuylkill Expwy. The Schuylkill is only 4 lanes past City Avenue, and given all the construction out in KOP right now, it is a long ass ride. Some of my employees at Signal used to take that bus every morning...and they would consistently arrive to work 15-30 minutes late. That bus should have gotten them to work at 7:40 (20 minutes before their shift), but instead, they weren't arriving until 8:15 or 8:30.
Even if the 124 were running on time, it would take approximately 2 hours for me to get to KOP using SEPTA. And given that the amount you pay on SEPTA increases as you go into the suburbs (the suburbs are broken down into zones like regional rail), it would cost me about $4 or so to get there. Or, I'd have to buy a Zone 3 Trailpass every week--$34 or so. Driving, it takes about 40 minutes.
UT, did you mean 49 MP
G? I would hope to God that it goes faster than 49 miles per hour.
