How should this idiot get to class?

The Coffee Shop
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So I have my first class in pursuit of my MBA tomorrow (Thursday 9/1) evening. I actually totally misread my material and thought my first class was next Tuesday (9/6).

I have a few options on how I get to class:

* It is 11.5 miles from my place to the class. I figure at about $0.25/mile it is $5.75 to drive, and I can park for free if I'm willing to walk 1/4 to 1/2 a mile to the building, which I am. Traffic is spotty, it's your typical big city drive (for those in the area, it is 66 East from Falls Church/Tyson's to the Reagan Trade Building in DC).
* I can drive about 1 mile to the Metro ($0.50 round trip), pay about $3-6 to park and take the Metro, which is about $3-5 round trip.
* I can ride my bike to the metro (free and a safe sidewalk route for the 1 mile), the metro for $3-5 round trip.
* I can ride all the way in.

There might be some more inventive methods, but those are my top 4. One of the main reasons I don’t want to ride my bike (either to the metro or class) is that it is business casual attire, and I sweat like a mofo. The ride to class until October/November will result in me sweating the entire Metro ride (in A/C) to class. I could ride my bike (either option) in dress pants / khakis and just a t-shirt, or if I leave early enough with a change of clothes in tow.

I’m inclined to just drive for ease of life, I’ve tested it out 2 nights in a row and so far so good.

What am I missing? I do really kind of like the idea of riding all the way in just for the extra exercise and saving money. I might attempt to do this on days when my work schedule allows me to get home and change with enough time to not worry about being late. I’m hoping to do the bike ride on a non class evening within the next week so I can figure out how long it will take (there is a good trail/path there, but there are a bunch of weird starts/stops on the way).

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ride as long as you can, but ride easy. you can knock out that kind of distance in a short amount of time. there are bathrooms, so shove a pair of shorts and a new shirt in your backpack. it’s not that complicated.

when you want a lift, walk to the metro and ride the bus in.

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As someone who commutes into DC on a daily basis, my suggestiion is to ride your bike to the Metro and take the Metro to class. When it gets cooler consider riding the entire way.

4

Shouldn’t your name be Tri-Idiot?

What is a Tri doit?

…oh, yeah, sorry.

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Walk the mile to the metro, no sweating and only a few minutes then take the metro. I don’t know how long it takes to do that trip on the metro but you can use that time to prep for class, read or sleep but at least it can be productive time which you don’t get driving.

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Who knew???

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=doit

doit

\Doit, n. Thwaite </search?q=thwaite> a piece of ground, Thwite </search?q=thwite>.] 1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. --Shak.

  1. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.

So I guess I’m trying to be a thing of small value? Or a small dutch coin.

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Except you’re trying to be a diot, not doit.

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SHOVE IT!!!

Clearly I’m an idiot, no matter how I misspelled my name . . .