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I went on two busses today, resulting in reaching the Smart Fare maximum. This means that additional bus trips don't cost money for the remainder of the day.
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dullbananas (joseph silva) lemmy.ca dullbananas@lemmy.ca
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SpaceNoodle lemmy.world SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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This is the opposite of dull.

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jlow slrpnk.net jlow@slrpnk.net
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What is the cap at? In Edinburgh it is Β£6 which is pretty fair:

https://support.lothianbuses.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7204673240989-What-is-TapTapCap-and-how-does-it-work

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dullbananas (joseph silva) lemmy.ca dullbananas@lemmy.ca
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What is the cap at? In Edinburgh it is Β£6 which is pretty fair: https://support.lothianbuses.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7204673240989-What-is-TapTapCap-and-how-does-it-work

$4 per day, $20 per week, and $64 per month

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blujan sopuli.xyz blujan@sopuli.xyz
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$4 per day, $20 per week, and $64 per month

Man, that's entirely too good. I spend easy twice as much in gasoline and I only work 7km away from my job, fucking hate the lack of public transportation here.

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ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝 sopuli.xyz HK65@sopuli.xyz
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I once had the same with an electric scooter sharing service, I mean the big Vespa-style scooters. I rode around Budapest for a whole evening afterwards, went across the Chain Bridge in formation with a super nice German bike club on choppers.

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smeenz lemmy.nz smeenz@lemmy.nz
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Merriam Webster:

Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect.

Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English.

Preferred: Buses (vehicles)

Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)

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WhiteRice lemmy.ml WhiteRice@lemmy.ml
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Merriam Webster: Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect. Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English. Preferred: Buses (vehicles) Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)

Bussin’

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PoopingCough lemmy.world PoopingCough@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Merriam Webster: Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect. Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English. Preferred: Buses (vehicles) Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)

I've also seen busses used in the context of audio engineering

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LemmyFeed lemmy.dbzer0.com LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Merriam Webster: Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect. Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English. Preferred: Buses (vehicles) Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)

I prefer bussies.

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smeenz lemmy.nz smeenz@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-07-11
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I prefer bussies.

I prefer trains

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uncommoncorvid piefed.blahaj.zone uncommoncorvid@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-01-09
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where i live, the transit system is the same. after spending $5.60 a day (2 fare payments), you earn a day pass. after $100 you earn a month pass valid for the rest of the month

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-07-31
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Man, that's entirely too good. I spend easy twice as much in gasoline and I only work 7km away from my job, fucking hate the lack of public transportation here.

7km? That's a 15 minute bike ride

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faintwhenfree lemmus.org faintwhenfree@lemmus.org
Joined: 2023-07-16
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What is the cap at? In Edinburgh it is Β£6 which is pretty fair: https://support.lothianbuses.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7204673240989-What-is-TapTapCap-and-how-does-it-work

I love how people in UK are so brainwashed that think 6quid is fair. 6 quid is not fair. 2 maybe 3 quids should be maximum and that is for London. Edinburgh should just be free.

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blujan sopuli.xyz blujan@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-01
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7km? That's a 15 minute bike ride

Live in the mountains and with no bicycle infraestructure, would have to cross about 4 major roads with super heavy traffic.

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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Live in the mountains and with no bicycle infraestructure, would have to cross about 4 major roads with super heavy traffic.

That's fair, I live somewhere so flat i forget hills exist

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Broken_Orange_Juice lemmy.world Broken_Orange_Juice@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-12
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That's fair, I live somewhere so flat i forget hills exist

I live at over 700 meters of elevation and within 10 minutes I can be at sea level (depends on the driver lmao). Mountains make both public transport and human powered transportation nearly impossible.

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LuigiMaoFrance lemmy.ml LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml
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Merriam Webster: Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect. Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English. Preferred: Buses (vehicles) Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb "buss," meaning to kiss)

Fuck that

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jlow slrpnk.net jlow@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-04-09
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I love how people in UK are so brainwashed that think 6quid is fair. 6 quid is not fair. 2 maybe 3 quids should be maximum and that is for London. Edinburgh should just be free.

Yeah, you are πŸ’― right, public transport should be free, what was I thinking πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

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BeardedBlaze lemmy.world BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
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Live in the mountains and with no bicycle infraestructure, would have to cross about 4 major roads with super heavy traffic.

Cheap motorcycle is perfect for that (except for winter in places that have it).

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Aussiemandeus aussie.zone Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-07-31
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I live at over 700 meters of elevation and within 10 minutes I can be at sea level (depends on the driver lmao). Mountains make both public transport and human powered transportation nearly impossible.

Getting a cold and having to go somewhere would be a nightmare haha

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blujan sopuli.xyz blujan@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-01
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Cheap motorcycle is perfect for that (except for winter in places that have it).

I'll pick one up, nobody uses motorcycles here and I would need some sort of solution for when I need to pick up my kids, but yeah just for me it's a great solution.

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