day 1 of TTC travel
01-Oct-2003, 08:27 AM
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day 1 of TTC travel
wow I had forgotten how nice the Subway was... seriously no traffic to worry about I can sleep if I wanted too (a big plus over driving a car) and There's nice chicks to look at when I don't want to sleep 
anyways I was walking into work and I spotted a TCC member's car a grey SIR coupe parked at the Golden Lion Dance hall. who are you? do you work there full time? and do you drive from scarborough? if so do you want to car pool since I work around the corner....
anyways I was walking into work and I spotted a TCC member's car a grey SIR coupe parked at the Golden Lion Dance hall. who are you? do you work there full time? and do you drive from scarborough? if so do you want to car pool since I work around the corner....
01-Oct-2003, 08:46 AM
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during business hours public transit in big cities is pretty good... like 7-9AM and 4-5 PM it's pretty good in Ottawa, but outside of those hours, when ppl arent' commuting to work, you get all the hobos, jobless, smelly immigrants, etc, etc... that's when transit sucks the most. at least in Ottawa... in Windsor, it sucks all the time... everyone with a job has a car, so there are usually poor and crazy ppl on the bus. 
01-Oct-2003, 12:57 PM
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My condolences for your having to ride the TTC 
I did it once when my car was in the shop and never again. I work downtown (in fact right beside a subway station) and yet I still drive in every day from Scarborough and pay over $100 a month for parking.
I prefer the comfort of my own car (even though traffic is crap most of the time) and not having to deal with being packed into a train like a sardine with loud obnoxious kids, stinky people, etc. 
I did it once when my car was in the shop and never again. I work downtown (in fact right beside a subway station) and yet I still drive in every day from Scarborough and pay over $100 a month for parking.
I prefer the comfort of my own car (even though traffic is crap most of the time) and not having to deal with being packed into a train like a sardine with loud obnoxious kids, stinky people, etc.
01-Oct-2003, 01:02 PM
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Blah.. Up north they only have buses! most of which are occupied by handicapped people who cannot drive due to brain problems and smelly cheap people who collect bags. The public transit system here sucks and if you really want to get to places, you drive.
01-Oct-2003, 02:48 PM
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I'm stuck taking public transportation to school, I dispise the subway, its funky but I use it from union to dundas in the morning then I walk back. Plus I take the Go-Train from Dixie to Union, but the go-train is sweet, nice seats and the crowd is better lol
01-Oct-2003, 03:42 PM
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I sometimes think 10 minutes to get to work is too much, and that includes my daily stop at tim hortons for real, I live like maybe a 1/2 hour walk from work, but I drive cuz I can't get up early enough to work. I'd like to bike, except I don't own a bike... I can't justify spending a grand or so on a bike... so I'd rather not own one.
for real, I live like maybe a 1/2 hour walk from work, but I drive cuz I can't get up early enough to work. I'd like to bike, except I don't own a bike... I can't justify spending a grand or so on a bike... so I'd rather not own one.
01-Oct-2003, 04:09 PM
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i took public transit from burlington to humber college north campus for a solid 7 or 8 months last year... and i will never do it again...
although it amuses me seeing all the weirdo's... that was the only positive to this... and the worst part?? the fact i had a nice very fuel eficent car sitting at the go station every day :cry::cry:
although it amuses me seeing all the weirdo's... that was the only positive to this... and the worst part?? the fact i had a nice very fuel eficent car sitting at the go station every day :cry::cry:
01-Oct-2003, 05:12 PM
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No I ment to put TCC......everyone always makes that mistake when the mention TTC. They always screw up the letters. It was ment as a joke.
Here, I'll redo it for the slow folk.....
Better?
Here, I'll redo it for the slow folk.....
TTC?
I only take the TTC if I'm going to go see a game at the ACC, and I don't want to pay for parking.
I only take the TTC if I'm going to go see a game at the ACC, and I don't want to pay for parking.
Better?
01-Oct-2003, 05:42 PM
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Originally posted by gatherer
so to go from king to eglinton what road do you use??? (or do you use the subway)... try plotting your route so that you take the subway and just go north from the kipling subway station.
so to go from king to eglinton what road do you use??? (or do you use the subway)... try plotting your route so that you take the subway and just go north from the kipling subway station.
leg 1: street car across king street to the station, then up to eglinton station. 40mins
leg 2: eglinton station to kipling, then bus down to lakeshore 1.5hrs
leg 3: 501 street car across lakeshore, across queen past yonge, then down jarvis to king. 1.5hrs
whereas i could jus drive up jarvis/mountpleasant to skool. then back down, and across lakeshore /gardiner to humber. finally back across lakeshore/gardiner to home (king and jarvis)
02-Oct-2003, 08:35 AM
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Originally posted by PULOVR
No I ment to put TCC......everyone always makes that mistake when the mention TTC. They always screw up the letters. It was ment as a joke.
Here, I'll redo it for the slow folk.....
Better?
No I ment to put TCC......everyone always makes that mistake when the mention TTC. They always screw up the letters. It was ment as a joke.
Here, I'll redo it for the slow folk.....
Better?
anyways ...
still wondering whose car it is thats parked at the golden lion dance club.... it was there when I left work yesterday and it was there when I walked in today .... looks like it hasn't been moved....
