SFist: Your Commute: Did You Spare The Air?

makfan

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:13:20 -0800

I usually work at home so I always spare the air. When I do run errands, I try to walk or take transit. Alas, today I had scheduled medical and personal appointments that could not easily be changed, nor would transit be possible because I had to go to three different cities and could not spend all day on buses and trains. I'm afraid I drove over 100 miles over the course of the day, alone.... Still, my overall driving this year is down well over 50%.

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:15:36 -0800

egos, that is. I think Phil Ochs said it best: "liberals, 10 degrees to the left of center in good times. 10 degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally."

guest

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:14:37 -0800

Anyone who thinks riding in a Prius is doing anything for the environment other than salving their ignorant, liberal egoes is a fool who should be put down for sheer stupidity.

Leanne

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:35:05 -0800

Yeah, I saw lots of kids on the East Bay-bound trains today. A few of them walked from car to car on a couple of different trains. Also, I can't believe they are thinking of making a sequel to Ferris Bueller! I would probably still go see it though...

suggestible

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:07:46 -0800

i ride bart to work five days a week, from downtown SF to dublin/pleasanton. round trip it's just under $10. it would have been very nice for me to get the free trip but alas, i work second shift, and i don't take the train until 2:30 and i don't leave dublin until 11:30. i already have a muni bus pass, so spare the air means nothing to me anymore. commute doesn't always mean 6 to 9 a.m. and yeah a discount would be a nice alternative, but i'd imagine that would be much more difficult to program than it is to just prop the gates open for a few hours.

HappyChandler

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:00:36 -0800

Now that's service! :) I played it safe. I hitched a carpool ride to work in a Prius. 3 in a Prius, now that should count as super-carpool. They should pay us $4 when crossing the bridge!

rita

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:45:19 -0800

True! Not as deadly as I'd hysterically said above! Sorry about that, MUNI! Correction forthcoming.

HappyChandler

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:30:06 -0800

According to the article, it was "minor injuries." Not even in MUNI-speak is death a minor injury. Only 2 of the four MUNI/pedestrian interactions were fatal. Still, two too many!

Jas

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:20:30 -0800

The hordes of wilding youth failed to materialize on my morning commute down Market street. The hordes of european tourists, however, materialized right on schedule.