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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BUS OPERATOR-with responses



INANE CEDAR MILL SHUTTLE POLICY,with commentary
















(The commentary is from a driver, NOT ME!)


some of my takes or themes were or are:: the new GRAY card about auto call stops and speakers...overhead signs card....running time problem cards. Work card deals with busses..bds card...paddle, time points....silent alarm ..Using phones while on duty..even transfers, has nothing to do with the shuttle YET big word from top, as i tried to show in letter, is that the SHUTTLE MUST BE IN LINE WITH ALL OTHER TRIMET POLICIES. Which it can never be or will be ,so it is all a farse or joke!! also now we are to collect and enforce fares wont happen as they r pushing ,because these people live in million dollar homes and don’t need to cheat; so get off our backs, u inconsistently run backward company, and same with NO BIKES ALLOWED rule...if WE want to let someone take on a bike and its not hurting anyone we will as shown with ric unloading a bike and passenger....AND IT GOES ON AND ON..THEY SAY NO RADIO...NO CRUISE CONTROL..NO LEAVING ROUTE.. ...WHERE IS THE REASONABLENESS, THE LOGIC, THE COMMON SENSE...ITS LOST TO A FEW MANAGERS WHO SHOULD BE DIGGING DITCHES FOR ALL THE BRAINS THEY HAVE...........FARE INSPECTION OFF THE RECORD FROM THEM...ITS A FARCE, THERE ARE TONS OF FARE EVADERES.. AGAIN YHEY WILL NOT HIRE ENOUGH, PLUS MANAGERS WHO SCREW IT UP BECOUSE OF POWER INSANITY ...and then there are drivers, who know nothing b)........ I...but we r careful in poking fun at our personal life at work, to keep our sanity here, and in this insane world, as a whole. MY TAKES, PLUS YOUR TAKES ESP., EQUALS....THE REAL WORLD!!! WELCOME TO TRIMET, IT’S THE OPERATORS THAT MAKE IT WORK DESPITE ALL THE OTHER.

RANT-CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE

PASSENGER BEING ATTACKED ON BUS-PENNSECOLA

BUS DRIVER CATCHES CAR THIEF VIDEO

http://www.kptv.com/video/16658841/index.html

MORE DUMBASS BUS DRIVERS


Graffiti in the mens room at Tigard TC. How do people like this get jobs here?

WILL SOMEBODY FIX THIS PLEASE


This drain at the Beaverton TC has been out of service for two weeks now!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

WHAT I FIND FUNNY

ARM THE FARE INSPECTORS

TAKE A RIDE ON THE 20-THEN TAKE A REAL RIDE ON THE 20


EVEN MORE FROM THE CLASS

FIRE DEPT RESPONDS ON HALL ROAD-76

FROM MY GOOD PAL ALAN TOWNSEND OF CANADA


Hi Al m

This e-mail is about nothing, nothing good, nothing bad, nothing old,
nothing new

I think I have too much time and nothing to do but send silly e-mails

You are tonights lucky recipient.

Aren't you just thrilled with this message aboput nothing????

Al T

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

IF YOU MUST DRIVE A BUS

DO IT IN ZONE 3 WESTSIDE AT TRIMET:

FIGHT ON BUS, story and video

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_061708_news_trimet_fight.122443d6.html

LAYOVERS-MERRIDIAN HOSPITAL

AMY RUIZ ADMITS WE HAVE A DECENT TRANSIT SYSTEM!

Al, despite the fact that I wrote a piece you really didn't like about the two gals who were kicked off the bus for kissing (probably because I quoted you in a not-flattering light), I don't hate TriMet. Like just about any public agency, I've got criticisms of it, but on the whole I appreciate that we've got a decent transit system.

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz | June 17, 2008 1:55 PM


http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2008/06/carfree_dreams.php

AL FREAKS OUT VIDEOGRAPHER