The other night I got a call from someone conducting a survey about carpooling and public transportation in the bay area. One of the questions was about the 511 system, and was I 'not at all familiar', 'somewhat familiar', etc. with the service. I got to say, "As a matter of fact, I designed the voice user interface portion of the 511 system.. so I guess that means 'very familiar'."

Another question was about why I don't take public transportation to work. I actually looked the other day on the 511 website to find out how long it would take me to get to work using only public transportation. It comes out to about 2 1/2 hours, including about a mile of walking (which is all uphill on the way home), two different buses, and the train. And only for very limited hours. As opposed to 20-30 minutes of driving. Hmmm. I'm just not that dedicated. At least Chris and I are able to carpool.