Commuter Day 3

Tuesday Aug 11:
AM: 36 minutes
PM: 57 minutes

Today was an anomaly day. I had my wife drive me to the train station rather than taking the bus this morning. And we drove up to the Anderson station, instead of only going to the extreme south station. By not having to walk to the bus stop, wait for the bus to come, and then wait for the train to leave, I was able to shave almost 20 minutes off the commute time. I would take this route everyday, but #1 it would be a bit of a hassle to get the wife and kid (and soon to be newborn) ready just to take me to the train, and #2 I'm trying to save money on gas by using public transportation. I would drive myself to the station everyday, but I refuse to pay $3 a day to park at the train station. Calgary Transit started to charge to park at the C-Train stations in May, and I used to park at the stations all the time before when it was free to do so. But I refuse to pay any money for parking in an area that should be free. So I haven't driven my car to the train station since they've started charging. I've been taking the bus instead. I mean, I already have to pay $83 a month to ride transit, and they want me to pay at least $60 more for parking?! Shouldn't I be rewarded for taking public transportation in the first place, and not putting another car on the streets congesting up the roads? It seems like a pretty blatant cash grab on the part of the City. But anyway, that's how my morning commute went.

The afternoon commute was about the same as usual. I'm still trying to figure out the afternoon sweet spot, where I can get off the train and catch the bus on the way home without having to wait. I usually end up having to wait 10 minutes or so for the bus to take me home. Trial and error, I guess.