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jeune  Posts: 216
Registered: 2005-5-29 13:25:11
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Tipztoe posted:
_sooz_ posted:
Pricey? Back home i pay 8 pounds (about $12.50) for unlimited bus journeys for a week. Failing that it's about a pound a journey, depending on distance etc.
last time I looked at that option going from NH to Boston was 12 bucks round trip daily. And they were trying to raise prices.
Getting from Hanover to Boston was $60 roundtrip (prob more now)... it was a 2 hr drive though and a few tolls and the bus had wifi.
$12 does not seem to bad... especially if you are paying for parking in Boston.
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Tipztoe  Posts: 1,775
Registered: 2004-3-1 17:53:43
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and if you miss your bus, you're at least an hour late for work
f that..
I need to be able to get in on a moments notice and leave on a moments notice.
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_sooz_ Posts: 1,256
Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
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This kind of thing just makes me miss civilization (England) even more...
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myxomatosis8  Title: amateur zookeeper
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Registered: 2001-7-14 23:45:21
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_sooz_ posted:
This kind of thing just makes me miss civilization (England) even more...
Well, you DID move to Nebraska... 
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combat_mage_sc Title: Hi. My name is Combat and i'm an alcoholic.
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Registered: 2001-7-20 21:19:21
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public transportation are for the poor, welfare and scummy gangbangers with one parent in prison.
and liberals
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_sooz_ Posts: 1,256
Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
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myxomatosis8 posted:
_sooz_ posted:
This kind of thing just makes me miss civilization (England) even more...
Well, you DID move to Nebraska...
Touche
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-Mithan- Title: VNBoard Admin
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Registered: 2000-3-1 11:53:15
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Eh, if they go up too high, the economy will slow down again and prices will drop once more.
Now as for all the dumb american's against the Tar Sands, I hope it feels good up the ass.
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Brother_Tempus Title: Patriot
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Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00
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Gaevren posted:
In the places where mass transit is set up well,
Which are few and far between and so the money stolen from taxpayers to subsidize transportation like we subsidize banks, like we subsidize businesses ... is wasted ... money that the taxpayer could improve the way of life flushed down the crapper by government hubris and malfeasance
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Ah-Schoo Title: Fuzzy Caterpillar of Friendliness
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Brother_Tempus posted:
Gaevren posted:
In the places where mass transit is set up well,
They see me trollin.
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Hyperimiator Title: Maximus Probus
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Where you have large urban areas it makes sense.
You can densify downtown by eliminating parking areas, and an effective system in urban areas will take about the same time or less to commute than a car would, an it cost a lot less for the passenger that the price of owning, maintaining a fueling a car.
All that being said, yes they are subsidized by taxpayers like schools and roads etc.
The users don't directly pay for all of the ride as it is subsidized usually from revenues generated from gas taxes, the theory being less roads will have to be built and maintained if an effective alternate is available.
It is a quality of life issue, and where a transit system (train/subway) is available to me, I would prefer to take it and read the paper on the way to work and pick up chicks on the way home from happy hour.
I have scored big on subway trains.
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