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See I'm the total opposite. I prefer public transit especially in New York. I hate driving with all that traffic and I can just sit on the subway and not have to worry. I think that gas prices will go down after the election and whenever we pull out of the war. We can only hope.
Well, I'd rather take the subway into Manhattan, but that's the only place I'd prefer taking mass transit. I'd much rather drive to eastern Queens (I live in western Queens) in 15 minutes, than take a bus and 2 subways and have it take nearly an hour or more, depending where I would be going. I really meant I'd rather be driving on Long Island, but in general I'd rather be driving...but for now I'll take public transit with the gas prices lol
I'll admit it, I'm completely smug about not having to pay to fill a car's gas tank. Yes, we have to pay for higher food costs, but so does everyone else. The other night, the local news did a sob story on gas prices and interviewed some guy at the pumps paying $100 to fill-up his Escalade. He commented that he wouldn't have enough money to go down to the Shore and I laughed at him. We took the train to get away this weekend and had a fabulous time.
Even if you don't drive. The gas prices still affect us in other ways. Almost everything else has gone up in price including groceries, paper goods etc. Gas price hikes affect everyone, not just drivers.
Well, I'd rather take the subway into Manhattan, but that's the only place I'd prefer taking mass transit. I'd much rather drive to eastern Queens (I live in western Queens) in 15 minutes, than take a bus and 2 subways and have it take nearly an hour or more, depending where I would be going.
Ditto here in Southern Brooklyn. Mass transit is just isn't very easy everywhere in the city outside of the 9-5 commuting times. And driving is surprisingly easy, especially on weekends. Even when we go notorious "parking hells" like Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights, and even Manhattan (on a Sunday) - driving is still easier, and you can usually find metered parking - and usually after 7PM and on Sundays, it's free.
Even so, we only use about one tank of gas per month, so the price of gas does not affect us that much.
The problem with traffic is that it is unpredictable. You never know where and when its going to happen. I've breezed through the outbound Midtown Tunnel at 5:30 PM on a weekday, but have hit an hour long delay getting into the Battery Tunnel -- at Midnight on a Tuesday.
It'll be interesting to see where the 2008 inflation bar ends up. It's amazing to see the graphic representation. I always knew that the '90s to a few months ago were a time of relatively flat inflation (esp. after having lived through Ford-Carter stagflation). It frightens me, because it suggests that this cycle will be pretty steep.
I'll admit it, I'm completely smug about not having to pay to fill a car's gas tank. Yes, we have to pay for higher food costs, but so does everyone else. The other night, the local news did a sob story on gas prices and interviewed some guy at the pumps paying $100 to fill-up his Escalade. He commented that he wouldn't have enough money to go down to the Shore and I laughed at him. We took the train to get away this weekend and had a fabulous time.
when you say we, how many is that? for my family of 4 to visit NYC via public transport would cost well over $60, even after factoring in the costs of gas and tolls it is still less costly to drive
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Even when we go notorious "parking hells" like Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights, and even Manhattan (on a Sunday) - driving is still easier, and you can usually find metered parking - and usually after 7PM and on Sundays, it's free.
I play ice hockey at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan every Sunday afternoon. I would HATE lugging my equipment (I'm a 100 lb girl lol. I'm strong, but not strong enough to life that equipment that long) on a subway and 2 buses to the rink. That would also take over an hour on a Sunday. My fiance drives me instead. We take the 59th st bridge so we don't pay a toll, and then have no problem parking around 23rd St & 10th Ave. There's tons of spots around there. I'd much rather do that than take the subway. That's just one example of why driving is better to me. That's just me though.
It'll be interesting to see where the 2008 inflation bar ends up. It's amazing to see the graphic representation. I always knew that the '90s to a few months ago were a time of relatively flat inflation (esp. after having lived through Ford-Carter stagflation). It frightens me, because it suggests that this cycle will be pretty steep.
You better put on your anti stagflation armor cause its here again. This year is just a warm up lap. Next year is going to be the real gut kicker.
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