I have to confess, when I get a free ride on my local transit system—usually because the Opus card reader on the bus is broken and the driver is just waving passengers on—I tend not to complain. I’ve just saved $3.10, the price of a ride here in Montreal, which buys me a second espresso macchiato at my local café (tip included).
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