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Originally Posted by TylerSVT
I think what everyone here is forgetting is the COST of riding the train.
Im not talking about dollar figures, im talking about COST. IE, what is your valuation on riding the train?
For myself, $3 is way too much money to spend when i have to sit in a smelly trains that are never heated properly, breakdown consistantly and are almost always overcrowded.
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The cost of riding the train compared to the value riding the train are not tied to the cost/value of parking at the train station.
You pay to park at the station because it is easier for you than taking the bus. You might have bought a house in an area that the buses don't run in times that work with your schedule. You might have also bought a house in a place that wasn't Calgary so you could pay less for your house or property tax. Whatever that reason is, I am not judging you. You make the choice if taking the bus, at whatever cost in time or discomfort that is to you is harder than paying the $3.
You pay to ride the train because it costs less money or is more convenient than driving. Whatever the reason is you do it. Part of that cost is dealing with the conditions: You might be freezing your balls off while the idiot down the car from you is opening all the windows. You might be sardines to the glass. You might just hate sitting next to people who sleep and void their bowels of all gases while doing so. You might be able to sleep and read. Whatever those conditions are, you can choose to pay to ride the train or choose some alternative mode of transportation if the cost of gas, parking is less than the value you place on the convenience you are feeling when riding the train.
Complaining about parking prices when talking about the train ride is like complaining about gas you had to buy when you went to see the Flames suck a bag of roosters last night. They are somewhat related but the price of one doesn't have any bearing on how good the other thing should be.