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Originally Posted by flamingred89
I feel this thread is pretty apt for me today. I had a few beers last night(more than a few actually lol). Had my car safely tucked away at work where I'm not worried about prowlings or anything of that ilk. Wanted to grab an uber but because it was Friday around midnight there was surge pricing. $65. No thanks. So decide to take the train. No problem. I find the train kind of fun after a night of boozing and the walk home is always nice to get fresh air and sober up a bit. Well little did I know that the train wasn't running between Sunnyside and Brentwood stations. Bummer. But they have a bus set up to take you to Brentwood station. Was it a straight shot to each station the way the train would be? Nope. Basically a normal bus route winding through the communities. So took about 40 minutes. Get to Brentwood station. Sign says that the next train will be 25(!) minutes. F that. Pull the trigger on an uber from Brentwood station for $25. So all told about an hour and a half to get home and cost me about 30 bucks. It's a pretty isolated event because the LRT is only going to be undergoing maintenance or whatever every so often. But was a super frustrating experience. I just feel it leads credence to how expensive or inefficient it is to take alternate modes of transport to get home and can lead to poor decision making for folks who just want to get home.
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Are you justifying drink driving based on your perception of the difficulty of getting home via transit or rideshare?
Here's a thought: if you're planning on drinking, maybe check the maintenance schedule. Try to avoid peak times for rideshare apps or accept that if you've been drinking, it might cost a pretty penny to get home but that's much better than getting behind the wheel when you're inebriated and potentially ending your own life or someone else's because of one bad decision.
Get a hotel room in the city. Sleep on the street. Sleep in your car. Anything is better than drink driving.