The laboratory where I do my nefarious experiments is less than 5km from my home as the crow flies.
Unfortunately, I cannot fly (yet). In order to get to work, I have to take:
- a bus (technically optional)
- a boat (until I invent aqua shoes or become Jesus)
- a train
THREE! Three methods of transportation to go 5km! That is insane and also expensive. Transit helpfully decreed the line between zones to be in the middle of the Burrard Inlet, so it costs $7.50 a DAY to get to work and back via public transportation. I desperately can’t wait for spring, because riding Oscar to work everyday is not only fun it is also very economical. I pay about $3 a week in gas and if I opt to take part in the Amazing Free Motorcycle Parking Deal (aka Operation We Hope the Parking Authority Doesn’t Catch On), parking will be free. I could opt to pay for parking as noted below, which would bring my daily commute cost up to $4.30 – still noticeably cheaper than what I pay in bus fare, even if you take the fare saving options into account ($5.70/day in tickets, $4.95/day with a bus pass).
Math is useful when used to justify the cost of paying for daily fun.
Hey, I have a massive amount of chemicals to mix and ingest. *glee*!
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Hey, at least you save $50 if you get a bus pass :)
(I shouldn’t be smug, my UPass is only good until April, then I have to pay. Busses in Kingston are no cheaper than in Vancouver, except they suck a whole lot more).
I can’t wait till I start at ( and get accepted to ) SFU in September. Free bus pass, woo! Till then, I get to drive my gas hog of a Jeep.
Then again, my Jeep is quite beautiful and chock-full of awesome.
So glad that the new job is working out for you!
Ahh I say dress in 35+ layers of clothing and ride oscar year round!! On the upside if you put on enough clothing the extra padding will protect you from ninjas and BMW’s alike!
Can’t the Q division come up with a little propellor and jetski attachment for Oscar?