Okay. I need to get to D.C. on Friday, returning Sunday. My new part-time budget means I can only take a train one way (since these crazy bitches charge anywhere from $100-$200 to travel between NYC and D.C. one way, pfft., so round trip on the choo-choo express could theoretically set me back, like, $300, and hells no, I’m not paying that for a train.). The other direction will be via the Ghetto Deathtrap Express, the China Town bus.
My question is, which trip should I take the train? Going to D.C., since at least that way I won’t have to deal with Friday night rush hour traffic, or coming from, since, well, by the end of the weekend I might just not feel like sitting on the GDE for four (and by four, I mean six) hours?
If I were really feeling crazy, I could just cough up an extra $25 and take the train both ways, because, see, I have Transit Cheks, that pre-tax metro-card money through my job, which can be used on Amtrak regional service, and I have, like, five stored up, so I would really only have to pay a little extra to get the luxury of the train both ways. I’d just have to shell out cash out-of-pocket for my metrocards over the next few weeks. But, um, since we are talking cash out of pocket anyway, maybe it is worthwhile?
I have no idea why this is such a huge dilemma right now. For fuck’s sake, it hardly matters…
Good thing I’m finally about to get my shrink on. Damn.
I say put up the extra 25 bucks if you think you can afford it. I hate taking the train but I hate taking the bus a WHOLE lot more. Good Luck!
I agreee with msnhim. $25 is worth saving the hassle/stress of that trip.
I agree….pay the extra 25 bucks, it’s not too much anyway. Just so you can be safe!
take the train. it’s so much better than the bus and worth it. and i’m lazy… and the train stops within union station. fabulous!
the Ghetto Deathtrap Express…I LOVE IT! lol..anyhoo. i’m back at blogspot.com…modblog actin’ crazy!