My wife is down in Melbourne for about three weeks and she took our car down with her. That means that I have effectively been forced to catch the bus to work. Now this isn’t too much of a hardship because I normally catch the bus to and from work (and between client sites).
I’ve found that catching the bus all comes down to preparation, know when you need to be somewhere and count backwards until you determine what is the latest bus you can catch (allow a little padding).
Of course, living in Canberra makes it easier because the public transport system is pretty good in terms of the routes buses take through the suburbs.
Today (Sunday) I am in the bus on the way into the city. My goal is to pick up some meat from the supermarket and then head out to the BBQ grounds at Lennox Park with a few of the Readify guys here in Canberra (Darren, Grant and Rocky).
My co-workers have kindy offered to give me a lift, I may take them up on the offer depending on where I am and how much notice I can give, but its a pretty short Taxi ride from London circuit to Lennox Park so its not too much of a problem.