Re: The Ultimate Challenge -CityRail for a Week REPORT

["Rob McKiernan" <blob.i.gus@optus.net.au>]

that's cool marc........i just gave up driving to work for one reason

STRESS

for all that convenience you refer to, i'd rather arrived relaxed.

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Regards,
Rob

"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand"
Marc Hunt <march@pip.com.au> wrote in message news:3923a9c0.0@203.24.52.5...
> Here's my report on using Cityrail from the Central Coast to Parramatta
for
> the week.
>
> Result,  I didn't , I chickened out and bought a new car instead.
>
> The best intentions with the least conviction.
>
> Rather than battle CityRail everyday I'd rather shell out the $30,000 and
be
> done with it.
>
> Consider this, I'm ex-NSWGR/PTC/SRA, I love my trains but they do not hold
> enough reward for me to consider using them on a daily basis. Times are
> inconvenient, often late, sometimes cancelled, more often dirty and
graffiti
> sprayed, insolent, untrained staff and ambivelant staff.
>
> For $57 a week I can drive my new Honda door to door, apart from the
> mythical "green" benefits, what would entice an average person to commit
to
> public transport in the first place ?
>
> Yes I admit it takes me an hour and a half in traffic to get to and from
my
> destination and of course we could also factor in running costs, fuel
> (company pays for it anyway), insurance (company again), wear and tear
> (company again, car allowances are around $20,000 annually) and lets not
> forget stress but I'm willing to accept all the above for the one major
> factor that public transport does not give me C-O-N-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E at an
> acceptable cost.
>
> Constructive and differing ponits of view are welcome, flamers just go
into
> the kill file anyway.
>
> Marc Hunt (ex-Enfield Guard, President of the Casey Jones Fan Club, Honda
> Driver, Beer Drinker, Womaniser and all round pain in the a**** !!)
>
>