On 2018-07-13 12:53 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 13 Jul 2018 09:49:51a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 7/13/2018 12:18 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> So I just looked at the maps, and there are no buses that go by
>>>>> Whole Foods any more (not even if you have Amazon Prime). So I
>>>>> guess it's officially a non-destination now. No big loss.
>>>>
>>>> It's a nice ride there for me, and I'll often combine the trip
>>>> with a stop at the recycle yard a couple of miles away. If I
>>>> needed to use public transportation it would be a place I never
>>>> went.
>>>
>>> My "City of Va.Beach" is way too large (ie- spread out)...not a
>>> real city like you would think. My nearest two bus stops are both
>>> over 1 mile away. And if you walk to one and catch a bus, they
>>> usually don't go where you want.
>>>
>> Public transportation simply isn't available everywhere. I've
>> only seen it in metropolitan areas. Even in Memphis, if I had to
>> rely on taking a bus to go shopping (any store) I'd still be
>> waiting for one to show up.
>>
>>> I did a bus trip to the mall one time and one time only. What a
>>> joke!
>>>
>> Did you finally get there?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> In early days my mother didn't drive, but she did have a driver.
> Later, when I was around 13-14 my dad finally talked her into
> learning to drive. At the time we lived in the county outside of St.
> Louis, and there was very little public transporaion. In
> metropolitan St. Lois they still had streetcars that ran frequently.
>
> Here in Phoenix they began installing METRO Light Rail and from what
> I understand most people are very happy with it. Unfortunately, the
> closest Light Rail station is 14 blocks from where we live and I
> certainly couldn't walk it. We have a plethora of pubic busses, but
> I have a feeing a trip on those would be intolerably slow, due to
> transferring and routing. We'll stick to cars.
>
> I never rode a bus in my life.
>
I rarely go to wine tastings but am looking forward to when a new rapid
transit system opens as it passes by a favourite wine shop:-)