I have trust issues. I have as far back as I can remember. When I first read about the light rail coming all those years ago and everyone was hyping it like it was the 2nd coming, I didn't buy it. I wanted to, but I couldn't. I have always been a firm believer in the "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" mentality.
Even after I moved to midtown from N Scottsdale specifically for the downtown community combined with the light rail just a short while ago, I still wasn't sure it was going to work out. A nice idea, but just may not take. (I have issues, I know : ) )
But then came Wednesday night. Wednesday night consisted of a little mini happy hour followed by the Suns game. At that was it. Trust issues out the freakin' window the light rail is the shit!!!!!!!
I couldn't believe what a geek I turned into. I felt like a 6 year old at Disneyworld for the first time. I finally understood what all the fuss was about. The cars are clean, comfy, and everyone else on there is just as geeked out as you are! And I can't explain the incredible feeling of knowing that my car was nowhere in my general vicinity. I wasn't going to be stuck in my parking structure for 40 minutes after the game. I wasn't going to be followed the entire way home by Sherriff Joe's personal motorcycle stalkers. And it felt really freaking good.
To all the skeptics out there like me, give it up. Don't waste your time. Just surrender to the inevitability that the light rail truly is a driving force behind the resurgence of the valley. You'll be glad you did. Go find your own version of Disneyworld... : )