My Iowa Commute - Page 15

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2008, 05:21 PM

Lotta burgers.

skysidhe · 05-04-2008, 06:10 PM

Hey Bullitt, Your commute is Beautiful. I guess because it is in stark contrast the the massive greenery here. Thanks for sharing.

TheMercenary · 05-05-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Lotta burgers.

Man I would love a bull elk tag.

TheMercenary · 05-05-2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Elk cows average about 500 lbs, and I count about 40 just in that picture (which only shows part of the herd), so that's about 20,000 lbs. I don't know how much of that is meat.

A fair amount if you take the time to clean them correctly.

Dingleschmutz · 05-06-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

A fair amount if you take the time to clean them correctly.

Pfft, that's what the natives did. It's decidedly un-American now.

TheMercenary · 05-07-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dingleschmutz

Pfft, that's what the natives did. It's decidedly un-American now.

BULL ELK, tis not. Who says?!?!? Very few bits can't be used for something. Let's eat!

BigV · 05-08-2008, 12:40 PM

Rode the bus to work today. It was a pretty successful trip. Carpooling, it takes about 25 minutes, minimum, to get to work. Today's trip took 95 minutes. To be fair, about 15 minutes on the front end was wasted waiting for the next bus. We live only a minute from the bus stop, so I could easily reduce this idle waiting time to close to zero. On the destination end, the (second) bus dropped me off about 20 minutes walk from the office. Perhaps there is a bus that would stop closer to the office; I haven't found it yet. But if it's waiting 20 minutes for the bus to relieve me from the burden of walking 20 minutes, then I'd rather walk.

So, minus the waiting time and walking time, the travel and transfer time on the bus is about 60 minutes, 35 minutes longer than the best case drive time of 25 minutes.

The cost of the ride was $1.75 for the city zone and another $1.00 to cross the lake, $2.75. That's about a dollar less than the gas cost, each way. So, conceivably, I could trade $2.00 per day savings for about an hour (minimum) extra commute time.

For me, this simplified view of the economics of my commute reveals that it's still a better deal to carpool than to ride the bus. I value my time more highly than $2.00 per hour. Other factors that could raise that value are the maintenance costs of driving, reduced hassle factor of riding (but when Tink's driving, I'm already a rider), and other real but difficult to quantify factors like saving the planet.

Dingleschmutz · 05-08-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

BULL ELK, tis not. Who says?!?!? Very few bits can't be used for something. Let's eat!

I say! If you're not being wasteful, you're not a real American, terrorist!

lumberjim · 05-08-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dingleschmutz

Yes, we throw them at minorities.

::gives dingle a long overdue public beating::

LabRat · 05-08-2008, 01:58 PM

Can you feel the love now bitch?

Dingleschmutz · 05-08-2008, 02:08 PM

Wasn't that from The Lion King?

LabRat · 05-08-2008, 03:05 PM

Lumber King.

Lumber.

BigV · 05-08-2008, 04:17 PM

Ridin the bus home too today. Report tomorrow.

HungLikeJesus · 05-09-2008, 09:32 AM

I was investigating riding the bus to work. I would first have to drive 6 miles to the park and ride, then spend two hours on three buses. Or I could drive directly there in about 45 minutes.

(Google maps has a cool feature that links in to the Denver RTD routes.)

glatt · 05-09-2008, 10:27 AM

Public transportation is one of those things you have to plan around when you choose where to live. If you don't, it probably won't be convenient. When we bought our house, the first priority was that it be walking distance from a subway station. It was a trade off. We gave up other things to be this close.

05-04-2008, 05:21 PM	#211
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Lotta burgers. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-08-2008, 12:40 PM	#217
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Rode the bus to work today. It was a pretty successful trip. Carpooling, it takes about 25 minutes, minimum, to get to work. Today's trip took 95 minutes. To be fair, about 15 minutes on the front end was wasted waiting for the next bus. We live only a minute from the bus stop, so I could easily reduce this idle waiting time to close to zero. On the destination end, the (second) bus dropped me off about 20 minutes walk from the office. Perhaps there is a bus that would stop closer to the office; I haven't found it yet. But if it's waiting 20 minutes for the bus to relieve me from the burden of walking 20 minutes, then I'd rather walk. So, minus the waiting time and walking time, the travel and transfer time on the bus is about 60 minutes, 35 minutes longer than the best case drive time of 25 minutes. The cost of the ride was $1.75 for the city zone and another $1.00 to cross the lake, $2.75. That's about a dollar less than the gas cost, each way. So, conceivably, I could trade $2.00 per day savings for about an hour (minimum) extra commute time. For me, this simplified view of the economics of my commute reveals that it's still a better deal to carpool than to ride the bus. I value my time more highly than $2.00 per hour. Other factors that could raise that value are the maintenance costs of driving, reduced hassle factor of riding (but when Tink's driving, I'm already a rider), and other real but difficult to quantify factors like saving the planet. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-08-2008, 01:58 PM	#220
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Can you feel the love now bitch? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-08-2008, 03:05 PM	#222
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Lumber King. Lumber. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-08-2008, 04:17 PM	#223
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ridin the bus home too today. Report tomorrow. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-04-2008, 06:10 PM	#212
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Hey Bullitt, Your commute is Beautiful. I guess because it is in stark contrast the the massive greenery here. Thanks for sharing.

05-08-2008, 02:08 PM	#221
Dingleschmutz is not a palindrome... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines Posts: 341	Wasn't that from The Lion King?

05-09-2008, 09:32 AM	#224
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I was investigating riding the bus to work. I would first have to drive 6 miles to the park and ride, then spend two hours on three buses. Or I could drive directly there in about 45 minutes. (Google maps has a cool feature that links in to the Denver RTD routes.) __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-09-2008, 10:27 AM	#225
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Public transportation is one of those things you have to plan around when you choose where to live. If you don't, it probably won't be convenient. When we bought our house, the first priority was that it be walking distance from a subway station. It was a trade off. We gave up other things to be this close.

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