how do you get to work? own car? commute?

@daryljane (3406)
Philippines
May 4, 2007 9:11pm CST
how do you get to work? do you drive your own car? or do you ride though public vehicles? i dont have my own car, so if my schedule falls on night shift, like late hours around 11pm till 4am dawn, i ride a cab in going to work, but when im on night shift, i ride public utility jeep so that i can save.. what about you? whats your ride in going to work? or do walk if youre living nearby?
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• Malaysia
5 May 07
i park my car at an underground train station and take the train to work..
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@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
yeah..thats what my uncle is doing too in NY, he said he parks his car somewhere in the train station and take the train to work, and gets in on his way home..a little convenient there too~
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
5 May 07
I don't leave too far from work, about 6Km so when the weather is good I take my bike. Not only I don't have to spend money but it feels good to bike first thing in the morning. If the weather is not good then I take the bus and then a streetcar. If it's not that cold I tend to walk a few blocks instead of taking the streetcar.
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
i agree! if its really not dangerous to take a bike here in the city, considering the traffic and the danger getting hit by another car, ill be the first one to get a bike for means of transportaion...unfortunately, its not risk free...
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
7 May 07
I have a scooter to go to my office. Nowdays my husband is teaching me driving a car and i would be using it as my vehicle whenver i find it free.
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
9 May 07
i see..so i guess, youll be driving your own car in a couple of days huh? good luck!
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
5 May 07
Right now I am still driving to and from work but if the gas prices continue to increase I may start taking the bus for a while til the prices go down. More and more people are taking the bus so it could get crowded this summer on the bus. I prefer driving as I feel safer but it will be costly this summer it appears. It would be nice if I had a job that was in walking distance. It would be better for our health and our pockets.
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
at least i dont have to worry if the gas prices goes up...good thing also, we have lots of public transportation vehicle in the city.
@Kscott (634)
• United States
5 May 07
Unfortunately I have to drive, no public transportation in farm country, LOL. But thank goodness my work is only about 2.5 miles away, so it saves a bunch on gas. It's close but still too far to walk or ride a bike without getting hit by a car or a semi!
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
i see! so what happens when soemthings wrong with your car? and theres no transpotaion in your area?
• India
5 May 07
i use to preffer public vechle besause its effordable and i dont have any shift problem and i have a pass of a local train so any time i can travel through this two stations
• India
7 May 07
so how do u manage all that
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
yeah, at more affordable when were riding jeepneys, the problem is with having night shifts..
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• India
7 May 07
my office is only 2 miles from my residence so i prefer to use my conveyance to around instead of using the office transport.saves me a lot of time..have my own bike and that gives me a lot of flexibility as far as my office hours are concerned..
@tholitz (1127)
• Philippines
5 May 07
I used to commute or ride in a PUJ when going to work. But fortunately I have saved some earnings which I have used to buy a second hand car. Now I ride everyday with my car in going to work. Riding in your own car have advantages as well as disadvantages. Now I have the luxury of time (I can now have the time when to leave home and work) and nothing to worry or hurry about leaving work particularly during shifting schedule (2-10pm). It also decreases the incident of coming late in work (just have to avoid traffic which is now in everywhere). Disadvantage, my expenses have grown a little higher because of gasoline consumption (every week the price of fuel increases).
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
lucky for you! but there are also times the gasoline proces goes down right?
• United States
5 May 07
I can relate to youtr late shift. I work from 2:00 to 10:00 AM. I drive my own car to work & back.
@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
5 May 07
yeah! im right now working 1am to 10am..i really hate this schedule! but what can i do! when getting to work, i have to take a cab..