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Wednesday, 28 March 2007

I've already lost my CharlieCard!

I almost made it 3 months. I got my CharlieCard through MIT since they are nice and pay for half of it because I work there. We got them when the whole new system and fare increases started January 1. They give you one CharlieCard and then automatically it gets recharged every month w/ my monthly pass good for local bus and train so that's good because I don't have to go pick it up at the end of every month which I would forget sometimes and then the first of the month would come and I'd try to use my pass and it wouldn't work and then I'd have to pay extra or take extra time and walk, and I forgot to mention looking retarded walking into the turnstile. The problem is there's no convenient place to put it except in my coat pocket because I use it frequently and I want it to be readily accessible. They don't allow you to punch holes in it so you can't attach it to your keys or anything. Problem is I have other things in my coat pockets too: house keys, MIT ID, pager if on call, iPod. Yesterday I had Charlie to get to work but when I got to the train to get home I didn't have it. I even retraced my steps back to my office and checked around my desk but no Charlie. I had to walk home last night and walk to work this morning. Good thing it's only about 25 minutes each way. Today I had to go to MIT Transportation Office and pay $15 to get a new card. Not so bad I guess unless I keep losing the damn thing and I had no other choice anyway. Now the annoying thing is it's not good until April 1st, so I guess it's better that I lost it at the end of the month. I can walk to work and home no problem for the rest of the week, it's the places I have to go that aren't in walking distance. I was supposed to go to track practice tonite in Watertown but I would have to take the train to the bus and total cost would be, well wait a minute, I just looked it up and it says $1.70 w/ free transfer to bus but that's with CharlieCard and I don't know for sure how I can do that if my CharlieCard won't work w/ my monthly pass until April 1, can I put money on that card until then and use it, if so I guess it's $3.40 round trip but if I can't do that and have to use a CharlieTicket then it's more like $7 round trip so whatever it's too confusing and I'm not going to track practice because of it. I already paid for the stinking pass, I can't justify paying 1/3 of what I originally paid just for one trip, and then tomorrow I have to take it to Allston so there's another $3.40-$4.00. I'll have to figure out if I can use my CharlieCard or I have to pay more for CharlieTicket. Bottom line is not to lose your card of course!

Posted: Mar 28, 2007 17:23

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