[Leica] WW: Are you ever too cautious ...

Wed Apr 11 08:28:21 PDT 2018

Thanks for your information. I guess that if stress were a factor in your journey - like trying to get to a specific appointment using public transportation - you could do some street photography while waiting! Your research advice (knowing that an economic service is available) is well taken.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug at leica-users.org
> Sent: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:51:05 -0400
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] WW: Are you ever too cautious ...
> 
> Les, I have thought of that.  At least in Atlanta, New York City, and
> Austin if you qualify for various aid then you can get an extremely
> reduced
> price monthly pass.  An extreme example is a friends son is a graduate
> student in Chicago and his fare is zero as long as he is a student.  When
> you snuffle around the various sites you can find the various fares.
> 
> Instead, I think this is an educational issue.  You have to know
> something
> is out there before you spend time looking.  I know that Austin and
> Atlanta
> have very well done phone apps; also both cities have pretty well sited
> public libraries that have many kiosks for internet access at no charge.
> So, first you have to know something is possible.  Second you have to
> have
> the free time to research.  Third, you might have to have enough cash to
> get where you want to go.
> 
> Helping people in need is far harder than it would seem from a well
> educated, relatively well off financial position, with the free time to
> engage in what if scenarios.  As an example, I was tired of the
> ridiculous
> car rental fares in Austin especially near SXSW or the formula one race
> so
> spent some time researching CapMetro in Austin.  It turns out they have a
> route from the airport to within four blocks from my house there at a
> fare
> of $2.50.  Now the time part, the first time I attempted to use this I
> boarded the wrong bus and ended up at a small college.  With a little
> help
> from helpful staff who did speak english but possibly not Spanish I found
> I
> could catch the correct bus from my then current location.  The take away
> is that if I spoke only Spanish and had a time deadline then this would
> not
> work and could have had serious economic consequences.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Les Myers <baroque-2 at inbox.com> wrote:
> 
>> It could be that low income riders don't have enough cash at any one
>> time
>> to take advantage of the multiple-ride savings.
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug at leica-users.org
>>> Sent: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:28:22 -0400
>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] WW: Are you ever too cautious ...
>>> 
>>> Hi Nathan, you are not paying the driver as that would lead to
>>> robberies.
>>> You put your money in a machine that is really designed to accept a a
>>> card
>>> or mobile phone bar code.  There is some misguided management that
>>> still
>>> takes cash on the bus.  I prefer to purchase multiple rides as they
>>> discount the cost and it speeds up boarding.
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 1:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I use public transport a fair amount, not at home but when I travel
>>>> (which
>>>> is frequently). In none of the places I go to (most often Brussels,
>>>> but
>>>> also Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen etc.) is it possible to pay
>>>> the
>>>> driver. Either you have a card of some sort or you have bought a
>>>> single-ride ticket from a machine before getting on the bus. Or you
>>>> pay
>>>> with your mobile.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>>>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog:
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>>>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>>>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>>>> YNWA
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 10 Apr 2018, at 21:38, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Likewise, I am always amazed at the regular riders on the local mass
>>>>> transit carefully dole coins into the till.  You sabe a bundle by
>>>>> buying
>>>> a
>>>>> months ride and tben have a fare card to tap yoir way in.  In those
>>>>> stops
>>>>> with more than three or four new passengers it takes a wbile.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 2:55 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please view large
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Thailand/2018-
>>>> Tha__lande-PA-1885.jpg.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Context info : it took her 5mn at least to painstakingly excavate
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> reluctantly produce this note out of her handbag and finally pay for
>>>>>> her
>>>>>> (cheap) fare …
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Amities
>>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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