Public Transit - likes and dislikes
Inspired by Xin Lu, here are 5 reasons I like public transit, and 5 reasons I dislike public transit:
5 reasons I like public transit
1. I can catch up on sleep
2. I can do a lot of reading
3. Its free (100% paid for by employer)
4. Safer
5. Entertainment (I think Philadelphia is the only city that has such a high ratio of loonies to sane people. I count myself as a sane person)
5 reasons I dislike public transit
1. No control on time it take to get somewhere
2. Motion sickness
3. People who take up more than their allotted space (determined by me) of one seat with their ass.
4. Smell of pee
5. The fact that there is no discrimination against loud people
beany, I did not know you lived in Philly. I lived there for two years (1998-2000) and used quite a bit of public transit. Brings back fond memories of watching “interesting” people. Now I live in the sunny northern CA suburb where people are from J Crew catalogs and there is no public transit to be found
Okay, I lied, I see a bus every now and then.
Comment by CindyW — March 17, 2008 @ 12:28 pm
Last time I tried taking a bus (in Phoenix), it was a horrible experience. Drunks got on and were so bad the driver called for reinforcements to meet him at an upcoming stop. I was seriously tempted to get off way before my stop and walk, but it was over 100 degrees out and I had perishable groceries.
Comment by Chile — March 17, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
CindyW: I am planning a move to CA (Los Angeles for now) toward the end of the year. And I’m looking forward to some new insanity to deal with.
Chile: I’ve seen the drunks and people who peed on themselves (and then denied it) as well as men who looked like they shat themselves on public transit - all on a bus. They also tend to be the loud people I referred to that I’d like to be targets of discrimination.
Comment by Beany — March 17, 2008 @ 7:48 pm