Last time you traveled locally on public transportation

hollydolly said:
yes but only London.. and it bugs the hell out of me that I live literally on the City border .. and I cant have a feedom pass.... I have to pay for tube and train fares... I got my self a senior rail pass which I had to pay £30 for which gives me a 1/3 rd off rail travel whoopee do, I had to pay for it, no-one gavve it to me ..for nothing.... ... if I lived inside the city border I'd be able to travel everywhere for free...
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yes, it's annoying - I had that free travel for all of 4 months between turning 60 and moving out of London. Also have the rail pass, which paid for itself when I was doing a lot of touring around but not more recently.
 

After yesterday receiving an approval letter from the California BAR Vehicle Retirement program. I needed to take my old car to an auto dismantler. So this morning looked at the county public transportation map and noted I could take a single bus from an auto wrecker lot to get back home. Thus drove my 2007 Forester with 281k miles for the last time to a local Pick 'n Pull wrecker where after about 90 minutes received a $1350 check from the state spit out from a printer.

Well, the VTA route on the map had changed that I could have found out about if I had bothered to look at the special route info page. After walking a mile to a supposed bus stop that wasn't there, got the attention of a local resident that pointed me to another street a half mile away. The bus trip itself with many stops was especially slow. That included walking 2.5 miles to/from bus stops with outdoor temperature about 88F.
 

I haven't taken a city bus in a long time. After my husband passed, I used to only have to do so to get to and from doctor appointments if my son or grandson couldn't transport me. Now I use Ubers and/or Lyfts instead. I do however, take the train to go to the Hoboken/Jersey City, N.J. waterfront park and it's a nice, relaxing ride. Since I buy my tickets in the New Jersey Transit app, I know that the last time was October 23, 2024. I can't believe it's been that long!! The price had just gone up to $3.55 one way for seniors (used to be $3.00).

I also take the casino bus to go to Atlantic City...not for the gambling, but to stay at our timeshare. The price for a round trip ticket went up to $50 from $45. It does include a casino slot bonus of $30. I do use my bonus, but don't put another dime into those slots. Last time I went was also in October of last year.
 
I shall use public transport on Tuesday into Wollongong CBD to see my specialist, saves the hassle of parking. Will probably take the train in and then, depending on the timing, the bus home. The train takes about 10 minutes, the bus about half an hour but drops me off closer to home.

My seniors Opal card has a maximum charge of $2.50 a day so that is what it will cost me. Works for bus, train, light rail or ferry.
 
I used public transportation exclusively when I lived in Brookline, Mass. The "T" cost 80 cents, including transfers to go from one place to another. The stop was 2 blocks from my house. I loved the T ... I could go anywhere in Boston to explore, and have a ride home. That was the last time I lived anywhere that had public transportation. Mostly I used it to go to grad school and back. I explored areas of the city before I caught the T to go back home.

It did gross me out one day, when I looked down on the tracks and saw a lot of rats running around. Thank goodness they didn't have wings! These were wild rats, of course. I got over my fear of pet rats when I met a lady who had a pet rat and persuaded her to let me hold him. I carried him around her house for half an hour and he was a right nice fella. So I'm no longer afraid of pet rats. He was cuddly.

After that, rat lady asked me to take care of her Clydesdale stallions (6) and her miniature horses. She was a lady of extremes. I had never taken care of a horse in my life. Although I was willing to learn, my husband put his foot down due to the danger he perceived in me doing that. I think he was right, but at the time I was a bit irritated that I couldn't learn something new and have an adventure. The Clydesdales were a whole lot bigger than me, so they were at bit scary. Plus my whole family was with me and I had to cover my little girl's eyes. Clydesdales don't wear underwear.
 

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