For the bikers

While I certainly don't take a bike to school from my home about 30 miles away, a lot of commuters do travel on two wheels. Walking down 3rd Street toward PPG place it's easy to see how many Point Parkers rely on bikes to get around--the bike rack outside of Thayer is always full with all varieties of bicycle. Commuters who currently travel by bicycle or who are thinking about it might want to check out this site for information and tips on this type of commute.

The End is Nigh

The end of my 4+ years of commuting is near! Sure, I may have to commute to a job in the future, but for now--I'm excited to be done with the bus. Sure I'm also excited about graduating and being done with school, but somehow, the concept of no longer having to get the bus each morning and afternoon really has a warm place in my heart.

Bus Passes

I typically buy a weekly bus pass from my local Giant Eagle, it's 10 trips for $27. I went to get one this weekend so I would have a pass for this coming week. They were out until Monday. So now I have to scrounge around for ones and quarters. It's $3.00 each way and I have exactly $3 in my wallet. I could go to an ATM but it won't give me ones and I need exact change. Time to go beg my mother! Hurray!

Double Transportation

My car was failing me at the end of the week. Even though I rely on a bus to get me Downtown, I rely on my car to get me to the bus stop. Relying on two forms of transportation to get where you're going only creates more opportunity for failure. I could walk to the bus stop, but what is a drive of only a few minutes would be about a 15-20 minute walk involving crossing a main highway. Oh, the perils of commuting.

Oops

I went to school as usual yesterday. Around 11am I got a text from my boyfriend saying he was going to be working from home because he slept through his alarm. I immediately begged him to come pick me up from school in a few hours after my last class because it would save me from waiting around for over an hour until the bus arrived. He agreed and came for me a bit later. We drove home, made a quick stop at the grocery store and spent the rest of the night at home. UNTIL...at about 11pm, just before I was going to sleep, it hit me. My car was still parked at my bus stop! I don't solely rely on a bus to get from my home to school, I drive my car about 3 or 4 minutes to the bus stop in the tiny town of Irwin, across Rt. 30 from where I live. So yes, I had forgotten all about it and surely would have been out of luck in the morning when I went to drive to the bus stop once again and my car was not outside our apartment. Reluctant to get up and go get it that late, I had to get up early with my boyfriend the next morning so he could drop me off for the bus.