Back in Hawaii, I did commute by bus to work.

Roughly a 20 mile commute, a 90 minute bus ride, IF the buses actually
stopped to pick you up. An hour's wait for the next one.  Buses were
routinely crowded way beyond any safe limits, and you got to deal with
interesting things like the guy with the 5 gal bucket of rotting seaweed.

Going home was more fun. There were several routes that went along the same
path for most of the way, so my route (being the longest) was the de-facto
pick up for everyone who missed their desired bus, making it overcrowded
even on the best days.  It was worth it to me, to grab another bus in to the
main station at Ala Moana, and then ride the bus from there, just to be
assured of A:getting on, and B: having a seat.

On the plus side, I got a lot of reading done, and after a while, I built up
a breifcase containing a protoboard, parts, 12V solder iron, and 2 channel
battery powered scope.
A lot more pleasant to sit next to, than the guy with the bucket of
seaweed..
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