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JCwhatimsayin t1_iy3lqke wrote

My immediate reaction to this post is: Are you kidding me? You bought a car without thinking about and researching where you would put it? But there are lots of questions about parking in this sub, often from people who are considering getting a car for the first time, and it's easy for me to forget that if you come from somewhere where parking isn't a concern or just haven't used a car much, this isn't something top of mind. For posterity, can you share what your reasons were for buying a car?

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Majin_K OP t1_iy3mhhw wrote

It was given to me from a coworker. And primarily I got it to commute to and from work, as I have to get up pretty early(4am) to be here on time. Busses don't run that early, light rail can sometimes be unreliable, and Uber gets expensive.

Yeah, I hadn't done complete research on the parking situation around where I live, so I only knew what I saw on signs and such, but didn't know what they entirely meant. Hadnt thought about it much. Poor planning on my part I admit, which is why I came to ask. Thankfully someone else had given me some advice already and I've got plans to hit up the parking Authority later today

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JCwhatimsayin t1_iy3q2bn wrote

Appreciate this answer. How far is your commute in miles? I'm going to remember to be grateful today that I don't have to wake up at 4am! Best of luck at the Parking Authority.

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Majin_K OP t1_iy3sf30 wrote

About 4 miles from the waterfront to rt.440. My usual commute involved taking the light rail from exchange place to west side ave, but sometimes they run late or extra early, causing me to miss my usual time and wind up late to work. At least with the car, my commute is more stable.

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