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Looking for a lift from Carlow to Dublin during the week

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  • 06-11-2012 12:48pm
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    the5thace
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm a UCD student and am finding that the bus fairs are heavily eating in to my pocket. Is there anyone who commutes up to Dublin from Carlow and back during the week?

    I have no problems helping out with the petrol and all!
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    howiya
    Registered Users Posts: 3,244 ✭✭✭howiya


    Have you tried the Bus Eireann student 10 journey ticket (€35)?

    Seems a reasonable saving compared to buying a daily student return (€12) every day


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    the5thace
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭the5thace


    Yes of course, I'm using the 10 journey tickets for 35 euro but then there is Dublin bus as well and it all ads up to about 55-60 euro per week!


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    howiya
    Registered Users Posts: 3,244 ✭✭✭howiya


    the5thace wrote: »
    Yes of course, I'm using the 10 journey tickets for 35 euro but then there is Dublin bus as well and it all ads up to about 55-60 euro per week!

    Expensive trip! Just said I'd point it out in case you hadn't seen it


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    the5thace
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭the5thace


    howiya wrote: »
    Expensive trip! Just said I'd point it out in case you hadn't seen it
    A yeah thanks howiya... Would have been pretty bad had I not known about those tickets!


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    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Did you try foggy_lad - he does the Carlow - Dublin run frequently.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,312 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    parsi wrote: »
    Did you try foggy_lad - he does the Carlow - Dublin run frequently.
    Such comments are unwelcome

    Moderator


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    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Do you know what ?

    I don't give a damn.

    Nobody gave a fiddlers when Bus Eireann drivers were accused by foggy_lad of pocketing the additional express fare. I reported this scurrilous allegation but to no avail.

    Nobody gives a fiddlers when he calls for CIE staff to be sacked without pension rights.

    Nobody gives a fiddlers when he gets upset when a "a friend" is asked to prove identity in order to use a golden pass.


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    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    the5thace wrote: »
    Yes of course, I'm using the 10 journey tickets for 35 euro but then there is Dublin bus as well and it all ads up to about 55-60 euro per week!

    No offence but I don't think this is is overly expensive given the distance involved.
    Little more than a tenner a day to make a return journey of over 50 miles is pretty damn good going I think. Try doing that in a car ;)


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,312 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    parsi wrote: »
    Do you know what ?

    I don't give a damn.

    Nobody gave a fiddlers when Bus Eireann drivers were accused by foggy_lad of pocketing the additional express fare. I reported this scurrilous allegation but to no avail.

    Nobody gives a fiddlers when he calls for CIE staff to be sacked without pension rights.

    Nobody gives a fiddlers when he gets upset when a "a friend" is asked to prove identity in order to use a golden pass.
    Knock it off.

    If you have a problem with a post, either counter it or report it. None of this snide 'I'm telling on you' stuff.

    Reported issues actually need to be for breaches of the rules.

    Moderator.


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    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 13,035 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Victor wrote: »
    Knock it off.

    If you have a problem with a post, either counter it or report it. None of this snide 'I'm telling on you' stuff.

    Reported issues actually need to be for breaches of the rules.

    Moderator.

    I'd be sure that falsely accusing staff of stealing in their work place, blanket calling for the sacking of staff without evidence of any wrongdoing or making insulting comments towards staff for having the audacity to check passengers entitlement to travel on a conditional pass would breach a few of the rules.


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    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    I would imagine that calling easily identifiable folk thieves would be a breach of the rules about being civil and not being "a dick".

    Anyway that's my last word on the matter. Until the next time.


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    richardjjd
    Registered Users Posts: 524 ✭✭✭richardjjd


    mfitzy wrote: »
    No offence but I don't think this is is overly expensive given the distance involved.
    Little more than a tenner a day to make a return journey of over 50 miles is pretty damn good going I think. Try doing that in a car ;)

    Don't think OP is complaining about the value offered (as you say 65e weekly for Carlow - UCD return isn't bad) but it isn't particularly affordable given his/her circumstances. I haven't used them (and amn't associated with them) but i wonder if s/he's checked out the Carpool website?


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    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    parsi wrote: »
    I would imagine that calling easily identifiable folk thieves would be a breach of the rules about being civil and not being "a dick".

    Anyway that's my last word on the matter. Until the next time.
    I have not called "easily identifiable" folks thieves to my knowledge, But is you are sure I have you should probably report the post and it will be acted upon if that is deemed necessary.


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    the5thace
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭the5thace


    richardjjd wrote: »
    Don't think OP is complaining about the value offered (as you say 65e weekly for Carlow - UCD return isn't bad) but it isn't particularly affordable given his/her circumstances. I haven't used them (and amn't associated with them) but i wonder if s/he's checked out the Carpool website?

    Your referring to swift commute? Yeah, I set up an account but haven't had any luck. No drivers at all.


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    Vic_08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,046 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    the5thace wrote: »
    Yes of course, I'm using the 10 journey tickets for 35 euro but then there is Dublin bus as well and it all ads up to about 55-60 euro per week!

    Unfortunately you have very limited options to reduce your costs. Essentially you need to find either a group of people car pooling or an individual willing to take you for far less than an equal share of the daily fuel costs, never mind other motoring expenses.

    Carlow-UCD is approx 90km one way so 180km a day or more if indirect routes are taken to avoid traffic. Fuel cost alone for that is going to be more than e20 a day with an average car so your share of fuel alone would be around e50 a week. Factor in the probability that you would have to use public transport as well when the car pool times or days don't match and you aren't going to save much if anything over your current costs.


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