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Originally Posted by SG
I went to the library in Woolwich today. Waited 30 mins for a bus that is supposed to be every 8-12 minutes. I should have walked up to the main road, but anyone who takes public transport will understand the feeling of "time invested" that keeps you at the stop.
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This reminds me of the time when I was new to Seattle. I was SCANDALIZED at having to pay for parking! About an hour of my pay would be needed to cover my transportation by car. F*** that. So, I got myself a bus schedule.
I read the schedule, found the bus stop nearest my house, and walked there the next morning. The times printed on the schedules are for some selected "time stops" along the route, and my bus stop was not one of these... And since this was my first trip, and to work (at a fairly new job) I wanted to err on the side of caution and get there early if necessary. I waited and waited... I became nervous. I noticed another bus stop nearby, and walked over to see the schedule printed on the pole (same bus number/route). Jackpot! This stop had an earlier time printed. So I waited there and sure enough, the bus rolled right up, and I climbed aboard.
What I didn't realize until later, speaking of "feeling of time invested", was that the bus stop, on the same route, was right across the street. Going in the opposite direction. Away from downtown.
Sure! I caught an earlier bus. Moving in the opposite direction. I rode it to it's turnaround point, then back to my original stop, considerably later than if I had just stood pat, then onward toward downtown. Late. It was quite an embarrassing education.