Thank you Metra, for fucking me harder than normal.
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das weren't you giving the guy who was going to counterfeit tickets a bunch of shit in his thread for not wanting to pay or something?
I am
I'm not looking for pity, I just find the situation went from bad to worse with my transit benefit program being cut in half.
I go from being given a check that covers my train ticket that saves me a bit of money, to now being given a check that doesn't quite cover my train ticket. It's just stupid and annoying.
Yes, to keep fares low because people bitch. You use the RTA so you should pay taxes for it OR pay higher fares. The State of Illinois is broke.
There are sacrifices with commuting too, it goes both ways.
It's a 20 minute walk to the train station, and an hour ride into the city.
Coming home it's faster at only a 40 minute train ride, but then I get a lovely 20 minute walk home in the dark.
If I drive to the train station it's $3 a day, which adds up in a hurry.
At&t has the same thing for commuting. We have a 230 limit also, but I havent received anything saying its going to change.(we use a different site) To be honest I should be taking advantage of this but I do not.
It's not the website that matters, it's a piece of national legislation that allows this. Yours will change as well, not that it matters since you don't use it
Then I'd just work from home
, I have a job that gives me that flexibility, and eventually I'll be working from home full time.
I get u dan. that blows. you should find out how much it will be and have your employer deduct that much and just add it to the check.
*Mobile Trolling*
To top it all off, our Comptroller is going on Maternity leave shortly, so anything $ related is going to take twice as long to work out. Ahh well.
I'd rather pay more and have a short/easy commute, but that is not an option. It would take just as long to drive, AND cost more.
I can understand the "inconvienience" but I hope you realize how truely lucky you are to even have the option of taking the train and not having to drive your car, add mileage, stress and 4X the cost of the train and parking if you had to drive it. PLUS you will eventually be able to work from home and you're saving a shit ton of money regardless.
Example; I drive 18 miles to work one way which takes about 1/2 hour and I have to fill up once a week at about $65 per fill up minimum. That's $260 per month just for gas. I want to tell you to go fuck yourself for even considering a rant or complaining about an out of pocket expense thats minimal at best but thats more jealousy and envy than anything. I'd check with your boss to see if they can give you an increase to cover the extra expense (maybe sneak it in like when you have to pay tolls while conducting company business) or if you have enough people in your office that take the train get them on the same thought process and see what happens.
Example; I drive 18 miles to work one way which takes about 1/2 hour and I have to fill up once a week at about $65 per fill up minimum. That's $260 per month just for gas. I want to tell you to go fuck yourself for even considering a rant or complaining about an out of pocket expense thats minimal at best but thats more jealousy and envy than anything. I'd check with your boss to see if they can give you an increase to cover the extra expense (maybe sneak it in like when you have to pay tolls while conducting company business) or if you have enough people in your office that take the train get them on the same thought process and see what happens.
I'm still saying you have it good. An now you could work from home an eventually will. Stop bitching about a few extra bucks and your "not easy commute".
Dude you walk 20 min each way. Think of it as a workout. Then you sit on your ass for an hour not dealing with traffic jams and eventually the snow. I would gladly take your "hard expensive commute" over mine.
Oh yeah I drive 32 miles each way. With no traffic it's a hour, with traffic anywhere from 15-30+ added to that.
I won't get into how it is when it rains or snows or the gas I have to put in and the miles.
Dude you walk 20 min each way. Think of it as a workout. Then you sit on your ass for an hour not dealing with traffic jams and eventually the snow. I would gladly take your "hard expensive commute" over mine.
Oh yeah I drive 32 miles each way. With no traffic it's a hour, with traffic anywhere from 15-30+ added to that.
I won't get into how it is when it rains or snows or the gas I have to put in and the miles.
Don't forget that January 1, 2012, toll rates increase.
It's pretty much doubled for the most part. So I'll be spending much more money on tolls as well.
Don't forget that January 1, 2012, toll rates increase.
exactly.
i drive 32 miles a day to go to work as well. i go through 2 tolls on 355. those tolls are going up 45 cents each. it equals out to 28.80 increase out of pocket a month. not counting fuel cost and already paid toll rates. so do i feel your pain about increased rates yes. do i feel you are justified enough to rant about it no. :violin:
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