Subj : Re: Things I miss
To   : Gamgee
From : Denn
Date : Tue Feb 22 2022 23:51:20

  Re: Re: Things I miss
  By: Gamgee to Dream Master on Tue Feb 22 2022 06:42 pm

 DM>> I'm up between 5:30 and 6:30am daily.  When working in downtown,
 DM>> and if I'd drive, I'd need to be on the road by 6am to be in the
 DM>> office by 7-7:15am.  That's an hour of work down the drain, and

 Ga> Here's some news - not everybody lives in a metropolitan sewer, where
 Ga> sitting in traffic is a thing. Also, not everybody works on a computer.

 >> Also, costly for whom?  If you don't own a car at all, taking public
 >> transportation can be less expensive than owning a car and paying
 >> for gas, maintenance, car insurance, etc..

 DM>> Exactly.  People don't seem to understand the savings by taking
 DM>> public transportation.  You're not paying for auto insurance,
 DM>> fuel, upkeep, potentially parking, and if you lease or are making
 DM>> car payments, car payments. A $200 public transportation pass is
 DM>> a hell of a lot cheaper than all those other expenses.  Plus, you
 DM>> can write-off the pass.

 Ga> You also don't have the freedom to move around that a car provides you.
 Ga> That freedom is worth a LOT more than $200/month.

 I would rather pay the price to own a car and have the freedom a car gives me.
 You can't really go grocery shopping using public transportation.

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