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Discussion Thread 🪴 Friday 14 November 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's going to take almost 2 hours to get home. A trip which usually takes an hour Max.

Uber wants close to triple the usual fee.

Farkin hell

[–] tone212_@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Can you go to the nearest station on a working train line and uber from there? That is usually my strategy. And try DiDi too, often cheaper.

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

That ends up taking longer sadly. Closest to me is a v-line.

I've accepted my fate. I have my switch thank fuck lol