This morning started like an average Saturday.  I slept past the alarm and walked the dog.  Then, the day took a turn.  Jes had gone to Costco to get new tires for the car but they had to be ordered.  So, our car would have to sit around with flat tire for another week.  In the meantime, we had an appointment with our tax guy that was scheduled months ago. To make matters worse, it was in Milpitas (~47 miles away).

After considering some options, it was decided that we would take Muni to BART to Fremont and take a cab for the remaining 12 miles.  We left the house around 11:30 am and the Muni and BART rides were smooth and took about 60 minutes.  It was easy to get a cab but unfortunately the 12-mile ride costed us $44!!  Ouch.  We arrived at the tax guy’s office on time (1:30 pm) and we were all done by 3:00 pm.  Yes…our tax appointments do take that long.  Luckily, we were prepared for it.  We each brought a book to read and the UCLA game was on the TV.

For our trip back to SF, we decided to take a cheaper route.  It would involve walking, taking a bus, BART, and then Muni.  Knowing it would take a while, we stopped for a Greek lunch before heading out.  Looks tasty, doesn’t it?!

We waited at the bus stop around the corner in the cold wind for about 20 minutes since the bus was running behind schedule. We were starting to second guess our decision until it finally arrived!

The bus ride actually wasn’t too bad.  The bus was pretty empty and didn’t have too many stops.  However, it still took a whoppin’ 45 minutes.  The nice part was that it only costed us $2/person and it was AC Transit so it accepted our Clipper cards.  At the BART station, we waited patiently in the cold rain for our train and were finally on our way 15 minutes later.

Our train car was completely empty at first and it was kinda eerie.  That ride also took another 45 minutes and then our Muni ride was about 15-20 including the wait for the train.

By the time we walked into the lobby of our building, it was 2 hours and 46 minutes later from the time that we walked out of the tax place.  With the amount of time we spent today from start to finish, we could have flown home to Cerritos and back instead.  At least we got a tax refund today to make up for it all.  Yay.