Yep, tire sales. Also, the county transportation gods of Alameda and Santa Clara counties did not get along, so BART never made it past SFO. Muni is good in SF, but the only way I can take BART is by first driving to Fremont, *away* from SF, to then catch BART, *to* SF. I've done that exactly once.
Commuting to the City, when I had a job where I needed to go into the office every day, used to cost me $200/mo. for gas, when gas was $2 a gallon. A parking space was $250/mo. (Financial District). Plus I left for work at 4:30 each morning. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > Not to mention that BART is a joke because it was expensive to build and > expensive to keep up. If you want to take BART somewhere you have the > problem of parking at the BART station which during the week is full up > and I think you have to purchase a parking sticker for it too. Light > rail might have helped but they've long since torn up all the old rail > and trolley lines. Plus GM wanted people to buy cars not take transit. > California built up on a car society. > > Plus unlike Europe the US is spread out. Dmitri Orlov who moved here > from the Soviet Union decades ago lectures and writes about the > difference between the fall of the USSR and fall of the US (one of > Nabby's favorite topics). The USSR had mass transit amidst avenues of > high rises (just look at some of those movies on Netflix from the former > Soviet Block). The US not so. > > BART was great for our San Francisco employees because our offices were > right next to a BART station. A little more difficult for our South Bay > folks. I lived right next to a BART station but still drove to work > because I sometimes needed to drive out to meetings. I get offers from > companies in SF which is only off commute about 35 minutes away but I > would have to drive. And South Bay is way out of the question. > Occasionally I get an offer for something in the East Bay which would > work if you can get past the 25 year old manager who is terrified of my > background. :-D > > On 05/27/2013 05:27 AM, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Sadly, we don't have a very efficient passenger train system in the US, > > unlike much of Europe. The choice is either to fly, or drive. There is a > > high speed rail that will probably be built in California, but that will be > > really only good for long distances. I worked in San Francisco a few times, > > a commute from my house of 50 miles or so, one way. To take the train, with > > transfers, parking and walking, would have taken me two hours, each way, to > > work. Driving, as long as it was early enough to miss rush hour, was 60 > > minutes, each way. On the other hand, San Francisco is easy to get around > > in, without a car, if you live there. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" <wayback71@> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > >>>> Arctic temperatures are rising fast than expected: > >>>> http://arctic-news.blogspot.nl/2013/03/huge-patches-of-warm-air-over-the-arctic.html > >>> These climate changes and what will happen to earth and people is my > >>> major non-people related worry in life and I am trying to just not think > >>> about it any more. It really is the fundamental, root issue for all of > >>> us - other than enlightenment, for some. Is there any genuine good news > >>> about this or scientists who think we can actually save things? Folks, > >>> listen up: humanity will be gone, gone destroyed. It will be ugly and > >>> is happening way faster than even the pessimists expected back in the > >>> early 2000's. We are in serious trouble here and have no where to escape. > >>> In a decade things are going to be a mess - we won't be here for the end > >>> days, but will witness some ugliness and fear coming very soon. > >>> > >>> As I say, I make an effort to avoid reading about it anymore - way too > >>> depressing. I just spent a weekend at a huge and famous garden > >>> (Longwood Gardens) while visiting mother in Pennsylvania. I got there > >>> early when the doors opened, and soaked up the quiet and green smells. > >>> The wind was blowing in the tops of huge trees and the sounds were > >>> amazing. I was all green and growing and thriving. Consciousness seemed > >>> conscious everywhere there. If I were retired, I would spend more time > >>> outside, away from big cities (which I also love). I don't want all this > >>> to be ruined. > >>> > >>> So, Bhairitu, send me some good news on this topic if you come across it. > >>> Humanity needs to focus on this pronto and make it our primary cause > >>> and support people working to save the earth. Scientists are my > >>> superheroes. > >> > >> If you really are that worried why not do something about it ? Take the > >> train instead of driving around is a good start. > >> > > > > >
