Just re-ran the numbers. It's the bridge-crossing during commute hours that kills it; we'd have to either pay the huge daily rate three days a week or bring the zipcar back, which during commute hours would probably work out to about an hour and a half round trip, which they'd probably round up to 2 hours. Double that for the days when Hec's both dropping off and picking up/bringing back to SF, and zipping plus bridge tolls would likely cost about $290/m (274 if Hec skims casual carpoolers from the waiting lines at the transbay bus stops in order to cross the bridge for free in the carpool lane), vs. about $300/m that we're paying now. A little less, but probably not enough to be worth it.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JZ - Apr 04, 2010 8:04:22 pm PDT #20878 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Trudy Booth - Apr 04, 2010 8:08:32 pm PDT #20879 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
You can book the car in half hour increments (at least with Zipcar), any rounding up would be on your onus. So, little more little less.
javachik - Apr 04, 2010 8:11:15 pm PDT #20880 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Liese, you've been married for 16 years??!! WOW.
Barb - Apr 04, 2010 8:14:50 pm PDT #20881 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
I was a month shy of twenty-five. But I did rob the cradle a wee bit. He was two months shy of twenty-three.
I still wonder who the hell let us get married. But we're still here and in one piece, so I guess we've muddled through okay.
Liese S. - Apr 05, 2010 12:12:06 am PDT #20882 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ayup. I am an old married lady. Hee.
msbelle - Apr 05, 2010 3:12:24 am PDT #20883 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Tolls in our zipcars are free.
JZ - Apr 05, 2010 4:30:23 am PDT #20884 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Bah. Each city is different, and in San Francisco it's strictly by the hour and we pay the tolls upfront (actually, it looks like Boston and NY do too; you just have EZ Passes in the cars that run you through without paying the tolls in cash, but at some point they do get charged to your account).
brenda m - Apr 05, 2010 4:44:11 am PDT #20885 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That's too bad - sounds like it might have been a workable solution otherwise.
msbelle - Apr 05, 2010 5:09:54 am PDT #20886 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
zipcars
you are correct. I just didn't realize. I use it so rarely.
msbelle - Apr 05, 2010 5:12:12 am PDT #20887 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ION, the movers are about halfway through moving out the stuff that is going to storage. The basement storage unit is now empty and all they have up here to move is 90% boxes, so that should go fast. I had like three loads of stuff in the basement that I had to pull up here to still go through or get rid of. TOO MUCH STUFF!