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Philly must be a nice city, if the only place you can find drunks is on the subway. Like most commuters, you can read while you're on the subway, and you'll hardly notice the drunks. Maybe you should go into the Philly forum, and ask the subways riders how they deal with all the drunks, while commuting to and from work.
You would rather pay a higher fare to ride a train with a limited schedule and risk being late for work, than take the subway that might have drunks riding with you.
the other problem with the subway is I still have to get on another bus after I get off. So if the subway was the only thing I had the catch then I would deal with it.
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the other problem with the subway is I still have to get on another bus after I get off. So if the subway was the only thing I had the catch then I would deal with it.
Do you have to catch a bus to work when you get off the train or is the train station walking distance from the job?
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No the subway station is 9 blocks away from my apt. The Bus ride after the subway is like 10 or 15 mins
So when it's all said and done, the commuter train is quicker as long as you catch it on time? At least you have more than one option of getting to and from work and could even use the subway when the train isn't operating.
One thing you might ask yourself is whether the time saved by taking the commuter train justifies the extra expense of using it versus the subway/bus combo. If you are saving 30 minutes or less, then it may not be worth the added expense. I take commuter rail only because that's my only option of getting to and from work but I would be more than happy to take our subway/rail line as it would save me at least 100+ per month in commuting costs. Something to think about...
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I was 12 years old when I made that 45 minute train trip every day to go to school, and did it for two years. Never mind the subsequent years during which I navigated city public transportation networks of subways and buses to get me back and forth for work. Obviously hundreds of thousands do it every day without making any kind of a dramatic production out of it. I find it inconceivable if not truly bizarre that any 36 year old living in a seething metropolis apparently has so much difficulty and angst involved in getting around - and on his home turf to boot. You should view it positively, TVSG, as something new to learn which may broaden your horizons just a little. Gor blimey!
So when it's all said and done, the commuter train is quicker as long as you catch it on time? At least you have more than one option of getting to and from work and could even use the subway when the train isn't operating.
One thing you might ask yourself is whether the time saved by taking the commuter train justifies the extra expense of using it versus the subway/bus combo. If you are saving 30 minutes or less, then it may not be worth the added expense. I take commuter rail only because that's my only option of getting to and from work but I would be more than happy to take our subway/rail line as it would save me at least 100+ per month in commuting costs. Something to think about...
it's not that expensive since my stop is within the city
Well hope you have had a productive week, TVSG. How did your first week go??
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