surfer girl goes global

The pitfalls of having a job in the city of Melbourne when you live out in Derrimut is having to deal with the public transportation system. Getting to work is such a pain in the ass since the bus only comes every half an hour. My options for getting to work are catch the early bus that gets me to work 40 minutes early or travel in fear the we’ll miss the train and I’ll be late for work. I’ve decided not to care if I’m late for work and it’s mostly worked out ok for me.

Also getting home from work is a pain in the ass, not only to you have to fight the massess to get on a train home but you also have to worry about catching the bus from the station which also only leaves every 30 minutes. I can either catch the train right after work and arrive usually at the exact same time that the bus leaves and sit around for half an hour waiting for the next one or wander around the city and catch a slightly later train that will get me there with only 10 minutes to wait.

Have I mentioned that I hate waiting?

Basically never listen to what the ‘Trip Planner’ on Metlink Melbourne’s website says, the bus will never make the train connection and if it does the train is probably going to be late. Always plan to take the earlier train/bus if you’re on a tight schedule because chances are you’re gonna get screwed if you don’t.

Another reason to hate – Buses stop running to where I live at 7pm. How is a single gal like myself supposed to have a life?

On the positive I read recently that in Sydney you often end up paying 4 different fares to get from point A to point B since buses, trains, etc all have different fares. At least here you pay one fare for everything. Can’t complain about that.