Today, I discovered that it's an hour and 45 minutes quicker to get the bus to work, rather than the train. I've worked there for six years. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, due to recent changes in my local transit system, the bus that I take to work and back is a unidirectional loop instead of bi-directional. So my morning commute is the same, but the commute back is now an hour-and-half instead of 20 minutes. FML
Today, I booked my car in for a service, with the intention of taking the courtesy bus to work. I got there at 8:45am, and the receptionist told me the courtesy bus was 10 minutes away. Work is 1.5km away, so I told my boss that I might be a couple of minutes late. Fifty minutes later, the bus came. I should've walked. FML
Today, I got the bus to work instead of walking so I could be there faster. However, I accidentally got on the wrong bus which let me off a mile and a half away from my workplace. Then, after another half-hour of trying to walk there, I found that it wasn't even open that day. FML
Today, I was starting a new job and I didn't want to be late, so I took a train that left earlier than normal, just to make sure I'd be on time. Turns out, the earlier train wasn't an express train, and made it to my stop 12 minutes after my usual one did. I was late for work. FML
Today, a co-worker, who lives 30 minutes out of my way, had broken down so I picked him up. We were both 5 minutes late and both got fired. Our department takes 30-60 minutes to even start running. FML
Today, I finished moving to my new apartment, which is 45 minutes away from my old one, because my workplace would be closer. I then got a phone call from my boss, telling me that he's transferring me to another location, which is closer to my old apartment. FML
Today, despite the fact they know I'm commuting hundreds of kilometres, I was requested to come to work at the earliest possible hour, every day. I'll be waking up at half past 3 a.m. and admire sunrises on my way. FML
Today, I waited thirty minutes for a bus that stopped running three weeks ago. FML
Today, my boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. FML
Today, I was late for work so I ran to catch the bus. I made it. Unfortunately, the bus was actually out of service, and I just sprinted to a parked vehicle for no reason. FML
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MisterDoctor 12
Your train of thought must've been elsewhere in the past 6 years.
zingline89 18
With that kind of massive inefficiency I can only assume you are a congressman
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Comments (105)
spaerro 8
Ouch. Well at least you know now.
Big_lama6 7
Better late than never, right?
patrickalamo 48
And knowing is 1/2 the battle...
marmlr339 14
Omg. How long does it take you to get to work?
SuperKnuckels 6
Y U no drive?
Goldenchest 14
Hey, at least it'll be an hour and 45 minutes more sleep for you :)
Ingredients 7
3,834 hours and 15 minutes that you could have used to sleep :D
Mademoiselle_fml 34
You'd think someone would've told you by now...
Sandsh8rk 36
OP is a noob.
downtime 13
Or you'd think the OP would have checked various forms of transport for efficiency... Why would you just do the first thing you think of and not try anything else?
RigPig 3
OP is pretty much a Simpson: only try something once, then give up.
Mademoiselle_fml 34
well, geez, so many thumb-downs... I only thought OP was a normal, socializing human and that by 6 years he/she would've touched the subject of communication with his/her co-workers. >.>
MisterDoctor 12
Your train of thought must've been elsewhere in the past 6 years.
ruabadfishtoo 0
It's on track now.
Epsilonyx 15
Let's hope it doesn't derail again.
DuRpY 5
Whoa ho ho. I see what you guys did there. Almost lost me, but I found my way at the end. Clever indeed. My turn, my turn: WAFFLES! DAMN IT!
ant1078 7
^ You done ****'d up now.
Sandsh8rk 36
I see what you did there
MolesterStallone 13
Saying I see what you did there is a total waste of a ******* comment.
pokefan813 16
67 - that's a brutal way to put it, but I agree...
Plush4318 1
You act as if comments have value and should be used wisely. This is what I have to say about that... SNAPE KILLED DUMBLEDORE!
SenselessPattern 12
First one to yell SPOILERS at 80 gets an Avada Kedavra to the face. And then Hagrid sits on what's left.
zingline89 18
With that kind of massive inefficiency I can only assume you are a congressman
DocBastard 40
*psst* Zingline, OP is British...shhh I won't tell.
Soloman212 28
That would explain his long commute time... Although I've never heard of waterborne trains or busses.
zingline89 18
Damnit Doc, I knew that when I posted it but was hoping nobody would call me out on it! You truly are a bastard! :)
gc327072 31
The difference with the train is that if it's like the DART in Dallas, you might get shot, mugged, thrown onto the tracks... So yea bus is a better idea.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
66) Not really, but I saw a guy coming off of a DART train, and he got mugged by a guy getting on.
CyanSleepy 3
Well, the important thing is that you know now.
cawoods 1
You had to figure it out sooner or later.
mrsmirk 8
later.
afairshake 8
Just my personal opinion because I don't know it as fact but I'd always assume a bus would get me somewhere faster then a train but if you factor in traffic the bus could run into who knows. At least you know now. I have to say I'd have tried the bus once years ago to see if it was faster.
ruabadfishtoo 0
For me, the bus is my main method of transportation when I'm at school and it can be really fast sometimes, or really slow depending on. the traffic. Maybe the bus route is shorter in OP's case.
jelly713 19
Depends where the train runs. Buses take routes around main streets. Trains cut through various routes by going straight thru cities. Depending on if you're trying to get to another city in less than half hour trains are great. If you're going to a specific stop the bus gets you there specifically, especially if the train isn't close by.
Rodders_SOTC 1
Get a car,loser. It's even quicker.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
Or maybe he lives in a place like, umm, I don't know, the BIG CITY? Where public transportation is both quicker and less costly to use? Yeah, I think you should stfu.
ebonyirony 29
11- but probably not. A train prolly won't take me from one place to another in a city unless they mean subway, tube, or underground.
mrsmirk 8
Somehow I doubt this^ guy has a car. Bet he was stoned though, seems like a stoner comment. "huh huh hey man dont you know having your own car is better than having to ride a bus? I mean, car... no car maaan"
PeteyPablo12308 20
14, I think you are wrong. The whole point of a train is to get "from one place to another."
Psych101 9
24- What are you talking about? How is that a stoner comment?
mrsmirk 8
lol
mrsmirk 8
duh.. because it's an obvious statement to say a car is better than bus... plus I'm stoned so I dont have to explain myself
ebonyirony 29
25- I meant, the Fml says the train is slower. Unless they mean an underground train, they don't work in a city.
unsuccesfulmastu 4
28 you make smokers look bad bro...
DocBastard 40
This whole thread deserves to be nuked, and all of you deserve atomic wedgies for subjecting me to this claptrap. Rodders - You're a moron if you truly believe not having a car makes one a loser.
Pandacupcakelove 26
8- You don't know anything about OP's life, not even their age! Could be a million reasons OP doesn't have a car. No driver's licence, can't afford one right now, it's simply easier to get around by buss or train where OP lives... You get my drift! Also, not having a car does in no way make you a loser. -_- You actually sound like a loser for even saying that.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
Doc, are you including me in the whole "atomic wedgies" thing? because I read your comment and was all like "Oh my god, this guy is RIGHT... wait..."
DocBastard 40
Shamus - I'm sure you deserve a wedgie for something. Maybe not for this, but I've got my eye on you...
ebonyirony 29
50- paws off, Doc.
lovelyleah 10
35, not all city trains are underground. Vancouver has the sky train, and it is definitely still a city.
ninjadinos 14
I have a car and I ride the bus everyday to work. Riding the bus saves me money on gas, parking costs, is much more environmentally friendly, and as a matter of fact, is quicker. Learn your facts before judging people for not driving.
nattynatters 14
Just think of all the things you could have accomplished with that time!!!
mikeofthunder 13
At least you haven't spent the past six years walking?
Greggums 2
At least he would be fitter? With all that time wasted on the train I doubt he would have had time for much exercise.