05-01-2019, 09:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2019, 09:08 AM by robdrimmie.
Edit Reason: trying to improve clarity around card vs old passes, not sure I'm succeeding
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As of about 20 minutes ago, the line stretched from the ticket booths all the way to the furthest platform (I can never remember the letters). Folks were a mix of ages, not obviously just students.
I do have some sympathy for folks, but I've also ponied up cash fairs on a regular basis when I forget to get my monthly passes - even before I was in the beta for the card and was getting the old paper passes. It's just a cost of transit and my bad habits that I've come to accept. It's certainly less expensive in real ways than waiting two hours at the terminal. GRT does their best at giving people lots of lead time for passes and loading value, but it's a very difficult problem. I'm moderately attentive and still get caught off-guard by regular service changes, so it's easy for me to understand how someone may have put off getting their card until the last minute. I've been that person too many times to not have sympathy.
I do have some sympathy for folks, but I've also ponied up cash fairs on a regular basis when I forget to get my monthly passes - even before I was in the beta for the card and was getting the old paper passes. It's just a cost of transit and my bad habits that I've come to accept. It's certainly less expensive in real ways than waiting two hours at the terminal. GRT does their best at giving people lots of lead time for passes and loading value, but it's a very difficult problem. I'm moderately attentive and still get caught off-guard by regular service changes, so it's easy for me to understand how someone may have put off getting their card until the last minute. I've been that person too many times to not have sympathy.