I think mass transit is for the young. Not that I consider myself ancient, but perhaps the phrase “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is true.
After years of wishing for mass transit in the Seattle area, I have changed my mind. I spent seven days in the New York/New Jersey area, 
testing various methods of transportation: rental cars, trains, subways and planes.
Day one: we arrived late to Newark Airport. Car service to Broxville was grid-lock.
Day two: I took the wrong subway 
when trying to connect between Pann Staton and Grand Central Station. Missed two trains…
Day Three: I caught the right trains and even connected to the correct subways, but lost my train ticket 
somewhere in the transfer and had to pay a surcharge for a new one on the train.
Day Four: Had the ticket in hand, got off at the wrong stop late at night and put my house-guesting at risk by having to be picked up at a station far from home.
Day Five: Right, train, right ticket, right stop (at Newark to pick up a rental car), neglected to hear I needed the train ticket to be admitted to the AirTrain that services the airport. Had to buy a new ticket.
Day Six: I refused to go anywhere. Counted the steps from the first floor to the third and came up with a different number each time…
Day Seven: $45 taxi for a ten-minute ride to the airport only to find out the plane was six hours late.
Welcome Home!!!