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Re: Fun with Sacajewea [kind of long]
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Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:35:19 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> However, I'll stack my CTA card against coins any day if I'm riding the
> Chicago subways, ditto for my BART card, ditto for my Washington Metro
> card, all of which I have in my computer bag at all times, just in case.
> I wish Boston used cards too... those T tokens rattle around in my bag
> and weigh it down a lot more than a card does.
Of course the T does use cards for monthly passes. It is also possible
to get a "visitor's" pass which is for a shorter timeframe (may just be
a week, not sure what the options are). When our church youth group
visited Boston last year (our denomination headquarters is in Boston so
it's sort of a pilgrimage for the kids), they got the passes (usefull in
that situation also because we didn't have to worry about the kids
spending their transportation money, in addition to the fact that it
saved money).
--
Frank Filz
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| (...) Yes but... I don't want a pass. A pass is a fixed time all you can eat thing. My schedule is too irregular to make a pass a good idea for me. (well, maybe a LIFETIME pass??) What I want is a stored value mechanism that's lighter to carry than (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Maybe. Coins leave your hands smelling funny, though, unless they are not made of base metal. Why they're made of base metal and whether they should be, I will put a pin in, as that's a topic for .debate, not .fun... However, I'll stack my CTA (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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