Hopefully you saw our last post about our Vanpool program celebrating its 30th anniversary. (If not, here’s the link: http://intercitytransit.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/congrats-it-happened-on-my-commute-vanpool-winner/) Here’s another story:
I ride the Yelm to MAMC vanpool and couldn’t be happier. The group I ride with have all become friends and look out for each other. When someone leaves, it’s like losing a family member. One of our riders relocated to California. Neomi had been on the van since it was formed and had been a regular rider. On her last day, the van riders met at a local restaurant before our pick up time of 0630 to have a farewell breakfast, then we all headed to our regular pick up spot and rode in together. Despite the early meeting time, even people who had scheduled that day off still met for breakfast and headed home following, that’s how close we have all become. Granted, there are many reasons to ride the van pool. Saving on the cost of gas is a reason everyone on our van can agree meets our need, having a parking spot closer than the outlying parking lots certainly doesn’t hurt with the unpredictable Washington weather we encounter, not to mention our regular drivers, Mike and Glenn, frequently drop off and pick up the riders at the front door. The wear and tear we put on our own vehicles is decreased and the set times for pick up and drop off make our commute simple and structured, but what I find for our van is that the friendships we’ve formed keeps all of us wanting to continue to ride together. I couldn’t choose a better group to commute with and I hope they feel the same.
Kandace
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