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Old 11-13-2009, 04:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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my experience with public(kinda) transportation.

So, my school(LSU) has a new transit system this year and I decided to use it instead of commuting since I don't live on campus this year and a parking pass is $100 bucks for the whole year. Plus the gas every week would have killed me. So far I love it, especially since the buses have gps trackers so I can perfectly time my morning to meet the bus outside my apartment complex. I noticed while sitting at one of the bus stops on campus that cars kinda disgust me now. All I could hear was VROOOMMM!...SSCCUUURRCCHH!...over and over and over. It got annoying. And the fact that most of these cars only had one person in them seemed pointless. Have I turned into a HIPPY LIBBY? Oh noez! Nope, still love my truck, but really like the transit system. Haven't even turned the engine over in my truck in about 2 weeks(My radiator is crapped the bed so that could be why). But I probably wouldn't have anyway. Just thought I would share.

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Old 11-13-2009, 06:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Any more info on the gps tracking? buses here never seem to be on time.
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When I was living in Endicott, working in Hillcrest, the buses were always mostly on time, so that I was able to change my work schedule to align with the bus route timings. I was only ever late one time, and ironically, I hadn't clocked out the night before, so the boss just "fixed" my times.

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