Transit in this city is terrible if you're going anywhere outside of the two main commercial and entertainment districts. I have to take the bus to an optometrist appointment this afternoon, since my wife has the car. It's about a 15 minute drive from my office, but the bus will take nearly an hour.
I hadn't planned to come back to work afterwards, but had assume I'd be able to leave a lot later in the day and not use up as much vacation time.