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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j1spvqe wrote

Reply to comment by JeromePowellAdmirer in Should we sell our car? by hourlongflyer

Are you really that dumb? You pay based on avg usage and types of driving. You also get rates increased if you get in an accident.

You clearly have never paid for insurance before or you’d know how stupid your argument is, given the first questions you answer are exactly that.

But from mile 0, and per mile, someone who rarely drives will be the biggest burden. That’s just math.

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objectimpermanence t1_j1so27p wrote

Reply to comment by Economy-Cupcake808 in JC or Brooklyn? by Amsterdaamed

But in OP’s case, they already live in Brooklyn and commute to FiDi.

Moving to downtown JC near a PATH stop probably wouldn’t add more than 5-10 minutes to their commute. Depending on how deep in Brooklyn they live, moving to JC might even shorten their commute.

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objectimpermanence t1_j1sm7un wrote

Reply to comment by BookOfMormont in JC or Brooklyn? by Amsterdaamed

>And you’re two stops from Grove to the WTC. That essentially makes downtown Manhattan part of your neighborhood. People travel further than two stops in NYC and still consider themselves on their home turf, but somehow the state line predisposes people to think they’re further than they actually are. I blame the MTA map.

The problem is the infrequent PATH service on nights and weekends. That 10 minute trip from Grove to WTC can easily turn into 30+ minutes if you don’t time the trains correctly. Psychologically, standing around on a station platform and waiting for 20+ minutes is kind of a big deal. Adding a subway transfer to that trip will turn off a lot of people.

The NYC subway runs trains frequently enough that most people never feel the need to consult a schedule. Once you have to consult a schedule before riding a train, it is no longer a seamless experience.

That’s why New Yorkers make such a big deal about coming to JC. Coming here via PATH is not a seamless experience unless they’re traveling during weekday rush hours.

It would be a game changer if the WTC line ran every 7-8 minutes from 9am to 9pm on weekends.

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wasting_-my-_time t1_j1slu1p wrote

Reply to comment by The_Nomadic_Nerd in Anybody else in a ground floor apartment having issues with their sump pump? by The_Nomadic_Nerd

Freezing pipes is super common when they are shallow. My brother (not in JC) is on a slab just above grade. The first few years after he moved in he had a freezing problem. So yes, in this weather you can definitely have freezing issues.

You could snake the pipe to see, or try to trace it through your building and see if there are any exposed sections.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j1sk969 wrote

Reply to comment by JeromePowellAdmirer in Should we sell our car? by hourlongflyer

There’s data behind all of this. Commercial drivers have by far the fewest accidents per mile. It’s not even close.

Likewise, rental cars are about as risky as drunk drivers since so many of them rarely drive. The most likely class of vehicle to kill you in a collision is a rental. Least likely is a truck.

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