“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Monday, January 10, 2011

Remember this story from back in the nice warm month of August?

Mental checkup planned for Vancouver woman who claimed acid attack l Oregon Live

What screwed up the max lines today.

Electronics Project Triggers MAX Evacuation: Bomb Scare Halts Downtown MAX Service | KPTV

Beaverton VS. Portland

While the Beaverton Police are doing their job right, Portland Police continue to screw theirs up.

What to do about Neil?

What to do...what to do...

Let’s talk about Part-Time operators

Chris Day, Going Back to TRUE Union Values

Portland Weirdness

MaxRedline

A Challenge for Our New PBOT Director

Portland Transport

Who remembers the last time they saw a Fare Inspector? How about on a BUS?

Well this blogger apparently encountered one and obviously wasn't too happy about it at all:
Just got fare inspected on a God damned trimet BUS. Are you assholes bored or something?

Give the poor fare inspector a break! He's only doing his job.

Proof Positive that Neil McFarlane is Lying

Evidence is Here!

Joe Rose Reports on the Sandi Day Trial

Brother of woman killed in TriMet bus crash says he punched driver to get her attention | Oregon Live
Now how, may i ask, will PUNCHING someone get their attention? Idiot! Don't punch the poor woman!

And the shots rang out

A single, Terrifying Moment Near Tuscon | NY Times
Jared L. Loughner's Odd Behavior Caused Alarm | NY Times

Jared Got a Gun

Jared Lee showed an unusual concern for language and literacy. His videos were all words, no pictures. I wonder if the word SAFEWAY flashed through his brain when he pulled the trigger.

Opinion: Dangerous rhetoric on our streets

Bike Portland

Watch out! Snowpocalypse is coming!!

SNOWPOCALYPSE IS COMING! | Blogtown, Portland Mercury
Snow Warning: Here We Go Again | Portland Tribune
Bad Weather Coming: Reminders of What That Means in Portland l Willamette Week

TriMet Service Alert for MLK Jr. Day, January 17th

Service Alert: Martin Luther King Jr. Day service
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 17, MAX, WES and Portland Streetcar will run on regular weekday schedules. Some TriMet bus lines will not be in service or will run on Saturday schedules. Check for buses running weekday or Saturday service

Portland = face-palm

In-Transit Messages that failed to send in legible text

The first clue something was messed up today:

4:02pm--Max train going backwards up SW 6th a few blocks up from SW Columbia. Weird. Something must be going on with the Max system again...

Jumped on a line 58 to see if i could figure out what was going on...


4:31pm--You know the max trains are screwed up when line 58 and 20 (likely more, but these are the definite bus lines) are packed tighter than a can of sardines and the line 58 has to change to drop off only with just about every inch of space on the bus full.

Finally got around to figuring out what was going on:


5:33pm--Alright, so what I've heard is that there was some sort of bomb threat object or something found down on a westbound Max Blue line that ended up stopped halfway across SW 6th (thus screwing up other bus and max service down the street.).
Max trains were stopped [but at the time i sent this message they were resuming service, but delays were to be expected as trains got back on schedule], buses running down SW 6th were re-routed from the street away from pioneer square and, at least, lines 58 and 20 were flooded with people trying to get into Beaverton  TC.

And after I got home i finally figured out what was screwing up the TriMet service and Portland earns this:

6:31pm--I have nothing more to say except to do this: Portland = *face-palm*



What a day, what a day.
Now what will the 'snowpocalypse' of tomorrow hold for Portland? Are we even going to actually see snow this time? (heck, i'd be happy if school was cancelled).
We shall see.....

Only one more day!

New quiet zone, wayside horns to take effect in Oregon Town | Progressive Railroading

Two seats, one seat, oblivious to tired feet

Oregon Live

Liveblog: Trial of fired TriMet Bus Driver Sandi Day begins in Portland

Oregon Live

Anthony D. Davis, Stinky Man, Charged With Spitting All Over Seattle Bus Driver

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