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"There is a public transportation system in Boone, North Carolina. It is called the Appalcart. Apparently it is very helpful for the many students who live off campus and even those who live in the dorms. People use it a lot. I don&amp;#039;t. The Appalcart freaks me out. There are various reasons that led me to this conclusion. Call it a combination of my dislike of schedules, my constant tardiness and the fact that my first Appalcart experience was during the freezing rain, which meant that my 30 minute wait for the bus was spent being poured on. My socks even got wet. NOTHING is worse than wet socks. Boone, I have an alternative for you. It is a form of transportation I miss very much. (And I never thought I would say that.) Zambian mini buses. Take it in. Good idea? Yes. Let me list the reasons why\u2026.  -There are no schedules. If you want to catch a bus, simply walk in the general direction of your intended destination and one will soon stop for you. -They are small, but efficient. While it might have the capacity to hold 12 people, it can really hold 22 people, various boxes and bags, assorted crops, a small number of chickens and furniture... or anything else you want to transport. -The bus station is a market. Do you need toothpaste? A book? Dried fish? Don&amp;#039;t worry,it&amp;#039;s all there.  -Traffic? I&amp;#039;m sure the mini bus driver will attempt to get around the traffic using any means necessary. -3,000 kwacha for the thrill ride of your life. That&amp;#039;s less than a US dollar! Beat that Appalcart! Oh yeah, the Appalcart is free.  Okay, fine. Maybe the Zambian mini bus system would not work in Boone. After all, I hear schedules are pretty important in college. (Maybe I should actually find my planner.) But I&amp;#039;ll give you 3,000 kwacha for a mini bus over an Appalcart any day.  Wet socks are no fun, Laura Besides a planner, what are some other ways to get organized? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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