Saturday, October 31, 2009

ALEX ANSARY ON H1N1
TRANSIT SLUETH

WHY CAN'T FRED BE MORE LIKE SAM?

WHY CAN'T FRED BE MORE LIKE SAM? from al m on Vimeo.

OUR SYSTEM IS VULNERABLE AS HELL!

PORTLAND - Trimet Transit Police were asked to investigate after crews making repairs to a damaged MAX line at the Skidmore Fountain Station reported that the problem may have been human caused.MAX service was disrupted for several hours Saturday morning after the pantograph arm that reaches from a train to the overhead power wire became tangled with a sagging feeder wire.According to Trimet officials, the feeder wire is usually housed in conduit, attached to the ground and extends several feet above the overhead catenary system beneath the Burnside Bridge.Riders were shuttled by bus between the Rose Quarter and Pioneer Square during the service outage.Crews were able to repair the line and full service was restored by 11 a.m

REALLY GREAT VIDEOS FROM THE PAST

JEFF FRANE MAKES SOME NOTABLE COMMENTS

TROUTDALE THANKS TRIMET FOR GETTING BUSES OUT OF THEIR FACE

TROUTDALE SAYS THANKS FOR GETTING YOUR BUSES OUT OF OUR FACE! from al m on Vimeo.

DOES H1N1 ACTAULLY KILL YOU? NO!

I DREAM

I DREAM from al m on Vimeo.

HALLOWEEN ON THE BUS

HALLOWEEN ON THE BUS from al m on Vimeo.

BUSES DEAD HEAD TO EACH OTHERS LOCATION!

BUSES DEAD HEAD TO EACH OTHERS LOCATION from al m on Vimeo.

PUBLIC IS LOOKING FOR BLOOD FROM US!

THE PUBLIC IS LOOKING FOR BLOOD FROM BUS DRIVERS from al m on Vimeo.

THANK GOD FOR BUS SERVICE AROUND HERE

Due to mechanical problems Saturday morning, MAX Red and Blue line service through downtown is disrupted. Shuttle buses are transporting riders between Rose Quarter and Pioneer Square, servicing each MAX station in between. At Pioneer Square, riders can transfer to Yellow or Green line trains or regular bus service. Service should be restored by about 9 a.m.
THE TRIBUNE
PIT BULL RIDES THE 52

NO BUDGET NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO WES

NO BUDGET NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO WES from al m on Vimeo.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

HWY 26 ADVENTURES

CHUCK GETS A CAMERA

EVERY TICKET MACHINE IS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE BEAVERTON TRANSIT CENTER

OCTOBER 09 TRIMET BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OCTOBER 2009 from al m on Vimeo.


OCTOBER 2009 TRIMET BOARD MEETING-part 2 from al m on Vimeo.

REAL TIME POST!FWD: Road Sup.

REAL TIME POST!FWD: Road Sup. Figured out how to turn on heat.

REAL TIME POST!...all the ticket

REAL TIME POST!...all the ticket machines out of order@BTC!

REAL TIME POST!..FWD: Still no

REAL TIME POST!..FWD: Still no heat at Willow Cr. But now have a microwave.
TRIMET ALLOWS NIGHT STOPS!
NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE

JACK BOGDANSKI


Tri-Met hacks away again -- at bus service, of course

TRIMET'S NEW BABY! hahaha...looks wonderful doesn't it?

REPORT: STRESS&WORKING AT TRIMET-OFFICIAL REPORT FOR TRIMET

HISTORIC DAY FOR ME

RUMOR MILL SAYS STEVE BANTA READY TO FIRE 1ST VIOLATOR

TRIMET FINANCIAL REPORT OCTOBER 09- PART 1

HOORAY FOR MORE STREETCARS! HOORAY! HOORAY!

WES DEBACLE BY KATU

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

#1 Retires

TEMPERATURE IN THE WILLOW CREEK BREAK ROOM-NO HEAT

REAL TIME POST!

REAL TIME POST!FWD: i reported

REAL TIME POST!FWD: i reported cold sunst transit to supervisor today he called in on it...3 days now...haha

REAL TIME POST! dispatch should

REAL TIME POST! dispatch should b calling operators&tellingus to pull over&call them bak b4 talking to us!

LIVE REPORT!...FWD: 59 degrees inside

LIVE REPORT!...FWD: 59 degrees inside at Willow Creek.

IT'S BILL LINGO!!

TRIMET TO BUY MORE WES TRAINS-USED
THE BOONDOGGLE CONTINUES+THE $$ FLOWS

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

I DREAM

FAMOUS BUS OPERATOR RON W

BOB GETS A "WHATEVER" FROM DISPATCH

CUT OUR BENEFITS, BUT PAY MILLIONS FOR THIS FARCE?

LIVE....no heat at sunset transit

LIVE....no heat at sunset transit ctr! how many weeks will we hav 2 wait to get it fixed

LIVE...center st called "The glass

LIVE...center st called "The glass palace"

LIVE-great stories going on by

LIVE-great stories going on by road supervisors! supervisors want to undertake training on buses&do a revenue trip each month

LIVE! only two bus supervisors

LIVE! only two bus supervisors cover the ENTIRE bus system at night!

LIVE POST-constant parade of supervisors

LIVE POST-constant parade of supervisors hanging around the BTC!
JASON MCHUFF COMES UP WITH NEW TRACKER TOOL!
The New "Twilight Zone" -- Obama Declares Swine Flu Emergency

WHERE'S FRED??

Friday, October 23, 2009

SWINE FLU CON JOB
FRED MEYER UNETHICAL
FRED MEYER HAS UNION PRESIDENT ARRESTED

BOB FINDS CONFUSED TRIMET RIDERS

BOB GETS MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH FOR SLOW ORDER FOR FRED HANSEN

H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
26 bloked

OPERATORS DISCUSS THE RETIREMENT CLAUSE

THE RACER LIVE BY VIDEO STREAM!

RIDER RON DEMONSTRATES TAEKWONDO

TYLER DOES ANGIE IMPERSONATION

LIVE REPORT!..FWD: badge doesnt work

LIVE REPORT!..FWD: badge doesnt work on front doors! haha bus seat is wet...hope nobody peed in it... haha friday!

HEADLINES

55 GOPers Opposed to Public Option Covered by Medicare

New figures released by New York Democratic Congress member Anthony Weiner, meanwhile, show that 151 lawmakers in both chambers are currently covered by the government-funded health program Medicare. The list includes fifty-five Republicans who Weiner says have “steadfastly opposed” the public option. Weiner said, “They apparently think the public option is OK for them, but not anyone else.”

Unemployment Rises in 23 States

New figures show unemployment rose in twenty-three states last month. According to the Labor Department, forty-three states reported overall job losses, while only seven states gained jobs.

BOB USES MASS TRANSIT-5 VIDEOS

Thursday, October 22, 2009

BOB SHOWS US HIS NEW HANGOUT

BOB INTERVIEWS MATT

BOB TALKS TO FRENCH TOURISTS

BOB TALKS WITH SOME CALIFORNIAN TOURISTS

NUMBER 1 TO RETIRE!

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BOJACK

The City That Doesn't Work
An inconvenient truth
The polling before the poling
Fireman Randy going for blackmail?
Utterly out of control

LIVE REPORT FROM A HIGHLY DECORATED DRIVER

shitty start to my day...totally screwed up bus..no headlight smoke coming out defroster fogging all the windows...bell wouldnt ring..late to start route 8 minutes..nobody knew wat they were doingor were they were going wheelchairs ppl woudlnt movethey put out retirement card for niel burleyfor ppl to sign..friggen ****** had my new badge but it wasnt activated then she couldnt activate it so she said use both it will be activated tonight..who knows? she had it on a pile of papers meanwhile she is playing with the station agent on the computer...gawd they really need that many people in the office to do nothing...they should all have to drive a day a week t c wat is up in our life

ED MAKES MASTER OPERATOR

FRED MEYER FIRES PEOPLE FOR ONE MISTAKE!

CIA MONITORING MY BLOG?

THE PORTLAND MERCURY IS LOOKING FOR STORIES!

Hi there, Trimet Operators!

I'm looking for suggestions about the Portland area's most interesting bus
routes. Where have you seen the most diversity? The most interesting characters?
The sketchiest riders? The most easy-going riders? The most stressed-out riders?
What makes for a good day driving the bus? What about the most dangerous routes?
What are your biggest pet-peeves about riders?

I'd be happy to talk to anyone who has any thoughts on these questions. You can
reply to this message, email me, or give me a call.

Thanks,

Sean Breslin
Portland Mercury
503.294.0840 ext. 237
sfbreslin81@...

I DREAM

OCTOBER 21, 2009

THE REAL FACE OF TRIMET

TRIMET #1 SPEAKS

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

#1

NEW TRIMET AD

TriMet MAX Trains at Gateway at Night

TRIMET COMPARED

THE PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR 2009-( I run this place)

AND THE FINAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE OTHER "TRINET":

Thanks Al! You’re a good guy!

Much appreciated, and good luck with your issues.

Phelps, Carolyn

GOOGLE BLOG ALERT TRINET!!

THE TRINET THAT IS REFERRED TO IN THIS BLOG IS NOT, REPEAT, NOT THIS TRINET:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRINet_(consultancy)

MY TRINET HAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH THAT TRINET!

THE OTHER "TRINET" REALLY BELIEVES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WANTS TO HELP ME!

I sent those folks the following e-mail:

Hello-

"TRINET" is the employee on line services for those of us that work at TRIMET, the transit district in Portland Oregon.

I'm having trouble logging in to it.

Haha, what else can I tell you?

Al M


To which they replied:

I’d like to get someone to help you out with this. Have you contacted support?

Carolyn

To which I just replied:

Well I certainly appreciate this but my TRINET is not your TRINET.
My TRINET is actually the PORTLAND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, they just call their employee computer service "TRINET".

I have to deal with them on this issue, but thanks very much for the offer!

Al M
Portland Oregon

TO WHICH THEY REPLIED:

Have you tried deleting cookies on your computer(s)? I’ve had this problem before with logins/passwords and sometimes that works. Also restart your machine after deleting cookies. Just a thought!


Oh – ok! That makes sense now. I couldn’t find you listed as a customer anywhere. Would you mind mentioning in your blog that it is not TriNet the company that you are having issues with? We’d certainly appreciate it and it would alleviate any confusion.

Good luck.

THEN I REPLIED:

Yea I did all the cookie clearing and cashe cleaning, it specific to this one ISP apparently.
THANKS AGAIN!

And I did post that my TRINET has nothing to do with your TRINET,
THANKS!

I405 JAMMED
10 BIGGEST STORIES IGNORED BY THE MEDIA

GRAMMAR FAIL

TriMet grammar fail. on Twitpic

RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE REARS ITS HEAD AGAIN

HERE WE GO AGAIN from al m on Vimeo.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

NOW I'M IN TROUBLE WITH THE OTHER "TRINET"

Hello there, I was wondering if it is TriNet HR Services (payroll/health benefits, recently merged with Gevity) that you are having trouble with? It doesn’t look like our interface but I wanted to check. Your blog is showing up when someone has set up a Google Alert for our company “TriNet.” We provide bundled HR services to over 8000 companies in the US. Several of my prospective customers have come across your blog and they are bringing this to my attention. I’m hoping to clear this up!



LIVE..ANGIE 30 DAY EXCLUSION!

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STEVE BANTA ON CELL PHONES AND TRIMET

PORTLAND'S TRANSPORT BOB RICHARDSON MAKES A POINT!

Al, for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO2rW1alVv8

(The car and pedestrian represent out-of-control commenters, and the bus represents the subtle and benevolent art of comment moderation.)

OBAMA TO BOYCOTT FOX TV!
SOCIALISTS USE PORTLAND AND OREGON AS AN EXAMPLE OF FAILURE

OCTOBER 19, 2009 REPORT

Tuesday, October 13, 2009