Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : boraxman
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Aug 05 2022 07:38:00

-=> boraxman wrote to Utopian Galt <=-

 bo> I preferred driving to uni than taking 3 buses, but a good rail system
 bo> beats cars.

When I commuted into San Francisco, I had a couple of options.

There is an elevated electric train called BART that runs underneath the 
bay. Skips the traffic, but frequent brealdowns and packed cars.

I did a casual commute from across the bay. Drivers would pick up 2 
passengers, then get to use the free commute lane. Everyone wins. They'd 
drop off at the SF Transbay Terminal, a bus hub that was conveniently 1 
block from my office. I took a bus back home from that terminal that dropped 
me off a block from home. Cheap, effective, and they started offering wifi.

Driving could be a nightmare - stop and go traffic in the morning going 
through the toll booth, and sometimes 45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic 
to get onto the bridge.

The holy grail was the ferry service. Service was limited but ran hourly. I 
drove to the ferry terminal, then took a bus transfer; they'd let you take 
one bus ride per ticket to get into San Francisco.

Mornings they had coffee, bagels, and donuts. The evening commute had beer 
and wine. Sitting on the upper deck in the summertime with a drink watching 
the sun go down under the SF skyline was a highlight.

You had enough room that you could hunker down and get 40 minutes worth of 
work done - I arranged with my boss to get out of work an hour early based 
on working on the ferry.


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