tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post2177934511998050673..comments2023-10-01T06:54:29.402-07:00Comments on Snob On a Bus: Breakfast of ChampionsSnob on A Bushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184384014934342526noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-20690587728329199742010-03-02T12:50:08.792-08:002010-03-02T12:50:08.792-08:00Keep going. I want to encourage you to keep it up...Keep going. I want to encourage you to keep it up.<br /><br />I had several carless periods (08-10, 93-97) and the stories could fill a stand-up routine. And they have. I recently broke down and got a car, but at least it is a compact with good mileage, and I feel like I have done MORE than my lifetime share than most people.<br /><br />But try to take the train if you can, it is more fun than the bus. How about a weekend excursion to Long Beach, and go to the Aquarium, or take the Gold Line to Pasadena and try a nice restaurant. It's fun and relaxing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-7538605005355214792010-02-27T21:05:53.337-08:002010-02-27T21:05:53.337-08:00Great read- I moved to LA last year and vowed to t...Great read- I moved to LA last year and vowed to take Metro buses/trains to my new job every day, like you described in your article in the LA Times. I have met at<br />least one new friend that way, and after awhile people know how each other are and sort of look out after each other.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425638812798099676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-450949088581292922010-02-26T21:49:15.108-08:002010-02-26T21:49:15.108-08:00Nice article in the L.A. Times. I've taken the...Nice article in the L.A. Times. I've taken the bus to UCLA (I work as a campus minister) many times but eventually just got tired of waiting waiting waiting . . . did I just miss the bus? Is it just around the bend? <br /><br />My wife and kids and I spent six weeks in Chicago this summer. They have a "bus tracker" --- allowing you to see via your phone (internet) where your bus is. Awesome. Changed everything. <br /><br />Back home here in la-la-land, I'm sadly back to my car. I was OK with the colorful "bus crowd" . . . it was waiting (and not knowing) at the stop that got me back in my car. <br /><br />The MTA needs to get over to Chicago, get a similar "bus tracker" system here in Los Angeles. I'd actually consider the bus again ...David from L.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01883004428744842123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-2607945531422968202010-02-26T20:30:13.103-08:002010-02-26T20:30:13.103-08:00Hey, when I took a good paying job in the summer o...Hey, when I took a good paying job in the summer of 2008, I decided to sell my car since I was commuting my bike and I wanted to save for a condo. I love to see more like yourself. I always tell people, when they drive they often don't appreciate the weather we have. Being more open and friendly as you've noticed is another thing that happens with getting out of your car. Driving a car also ads this element called "road rage" that I've never seen walking, biking, riding the bus, subway, light rail or train.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222975641946100961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-73763982496561552202010-02-26T20:08:55.917-08:002010-02-26T20:08:55.917-08:00Just read the article via RSS on Google Reader on ...Just read the article via RSS on Google Reader on the 762. I think its great your blogging you experiences on the metro :) I too had use to have "only people with problems take the bus". The turning point for me like @jeffery was the gas prices. That made me start to rethink my commute strategy and the whole "car way of life" ... especially since the commute from SVG to Glendale is the same time I spend in the car! I really think we need to rethink our livestyles revolving around the car. Human beings aren't ment to be enclosed in pods for extended periods of time ... were social creatures and sometimes a little old fashion human interaction can go a long way. <br /><br />LOL ... somebody just walked in with McDonalds frys!<br /><br />Anywho this is my stop (me and the GF are bussing it to downtown tonight). If I see a flamboyantly (totally spelled that wrong!) dressed 20-somethinng ill be sure to hit you up for some change!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215357355504729569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-40848922061260037632010-02-26T19:52:50.006-08:002010-02-26T19:52:50.006-08:00People in the City of Angel should take advantage ...People in the City of Angel should take advantage of the public transportation. Last summer, the gas prices were a little over $3.0 Per Gallon. As a freshmen college student, I had to get a non-paid internship. I interned from my home: Pasadena to Norwalk, CA. I needed public transportation to save money. I know I saved more than $600, then I spend half of the money on alcohol. College, right?Jeffrey H. L. Tsoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263020625565824509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-30172983019500067482010-02-26T19:46:05.768-08:002010-02-26T19:46:05.768-08:00Hi. First, I loved the profile. I live in OC, the ...Hi. First, I loved the profile. I live in OC, the only place even harder to use a bus. But you touched on my favorite thing about riding a bus...sightseeing! I think it's like walking through your neighborhood, where you see so much more than when you drive.<br /><br />Now, about those burritos. I ran into a 7-11 in Covina (I think) and see the poster for those, but the deal is even better: Two rollers and two huge cans of beer, for like $4. I wished I'd taken a photo of it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446767569879256889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-34677740420193673542010-02-26T19:43:20.885-08:002010-02-26T19:43:20.885-08:00I like your blog. I also was drawn to the LA Time...I like your blog. I also was drawn to the LA Times article. It is great to focus on the good parts of public transit. When I moved back to California from DC, where I only used public transport, we decided to see how long we could live without a car. Two years and 2 months before my husband's work took him off the bus routes and we caved in. But he took the express bus for 1 1/2 years despite weird comments from his colleagues. Now he has the car and I still bus. I'm also part of a group that is doing all the walks from Walking LA, but we take public transit from Pasadena to each LA neighborhood. 36 walks from Santa Monica to Boyle Heights, Hollywood and Culver City. It is, as you have said, a different view. The transit system goes almost everywhere, but because LA is so spread out, it takes a long time. <br />Be careful eating on the bus, as you can be heavily fined. You are lucky your driver was a good guy.WorldviewCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881852799044949426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-70418820673014530062010-02-26T19:40:21.622-08:002010-02-26T19:40:21.622-08:00Your bus friend stopped by on his way to the beach...Your bus friend stopped by on his way to the beach, in a suit??? Be wary!!Tonyc39https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647417247410127687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-38545308973670131412010-02-26T19:19:57.274-08:002010-02-26T19:19:57.274-08:00Good LA Times article. I got out of my car a few ...Good LA Times article. I got out of my car a few years ago, when my husband got laid off. I used Metrolink while I was in the Valley, and a combo of Metrolink and the Red Line when I transferred to Hollywood. Toward the end, I had to drive for health reasons, but when we transferred to the Civic Center, I got on the AVTA commuter bus. It's cheaper than the train by a long shot, and most of the time it is faster. Connecting transit is and always has been a PITA in LA. Bravo for making the effort!buckndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748991555867283906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-30567498635983470352010-02-26T19:10:23.056-08:002010-02-26T19:10:23.056-08:00Nice Bloomekatz article today. Don't know how...Nice Bloomekatz article today. Don't know how you do it. If the MTA can get their act together like the SM blue line, public T can work. The rails and the Metro Red were MAJOR steps in that right direction. But with the current debt coupled with layoffs, LA public t is and will be painful. But, hang in there. You seem determined and resilient. You're gonna get there!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374163427784307044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-81259928916909881502010-02-26T18:28:44.917-08:002010-02-26T18:28:44.917-08:00read the LA times article and it made me really th...read the LA times article and it made me really think how spoiled LA-ians are. i'm from LA as well but work in South Korea. the public transportation here is SO advanced that when i went to visit home, i thought to myself i could ride the bus/subway through LA and SFvalley. but it could not be done. <br /><br />congratulations on your new revelations and i hope you impact others around you in a way that pushes them to be friends of the environment as well!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10814853962040548897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852284191483986713.post-59214424711553234932010-02-26T18:16:03.788-08:002010-02-26T18:16:03.788-08:00Nice article in the LA Times.
I take the 720 from...Nice article in the LA Times.<br /><br />I take the 720 from Barrington as well.<br /><br />It was hell working as a talent assistant and taking the bus, but I got through it...<br /><br />The stories I have from taking the bus could fill a blog... <br /><br />Good thing you got that covered.<br /><br />:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435255732706053991noreply@blogger.com