http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/112571/most-stressful-jobs-cnbc?mod=career-worklife_balance
but where's transit bus driving?
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Light Rail: Incredibly Convenient
MAXREDLINE
Especially when TriMet proceeds to go and close two MAX stations very near to the Rose Quarter this weekend when this weekend will be a very busy one....but don't worry, you'll get shuttle buses every 3-7 minutes!
(See my last post about the MAX service disruptions this weekend)
Especially when TriMet proceeds to go and close two MAX stations very near to the Rose Quarter this weekend when this weekend will be a very busy one....but don't worry, you'll get shuttle buses every 3-7 minutes!
(See my last post about the MAX service disruptions this weekend)
Brilliant Timing
Close two MAX stations when they might come in really handy...
The closure may impact two big events that are taking place at the Rose Garden this weekend - the Trail Blazers playoff game on Saturday and the Portland Winterhawks game on Sunday.
But all for the little streetcar!
Direct shuttle buses: Riders can take a shuttle bus directly to and from the Rose Quarter Transit Center and Lloyd Center/NE 11th Ave MAX stations. Shuttles will run frequently, every 3 to 7
TriMet shuttle buses? I presume so. Every 3-7 minutes? You've got to be kidding me!
Quotes taken from: http://northeastportland.katu.com/news/transportation/heading-rose-garden-weekend-you-might-want-plan-ahead/439927 (same as one link above)
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| People disembarking from the MAX |
But all for the little streetcar!
Direct shuttle buses: Riders can take a shuttle bus directly to and from the Rose Quarter Transit Center and Lloyd Center/NE 11th Ave MAX stations. Shuttles will run frequently, every 3 to 7
TriMet shuttle buses? I presume so. Every 3-7 minutes? You've got to be kidding me!
Quotes taken from: http://northeastportland.katu.com/news/transportation/heading-rose-garden-weekend-you-might-want-plan-ahead/439927 (same as one link above)
TriMet loves their employees
Frank Farrell bus driver suffered from diabetes, eczema, asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In relation to these medical conditions, Farrell repeatedly asked for time out, your employer has not granted always. Farrell said that the repeated negative not only violate their rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (“used”) but they caused Farrell to develop a disorder of anxiety and depression.
http://www.health-articles-news.com/they-used-not-to-foresee-back-door-prize-of-emotional-injury
http://www.health-articles-news.com/they-used-not-to-foresee-back-door-prize-of-emotional-injury
If Your City Was Like AOL
You’d live in a place where no two people had the same name, and all were hot 17/f cheerleaders with a fetish for pierced gay Dobermans in spandex.
You’d only pay $19.95 a month to live there, but half the time you tried to leave your house, the door would be stuck.
Once you got outside, even if you were in a hurry, you’d be assaulted by slimy little door-to-door salescreeps offering you great AOL 14.4 modems for only $399.99
The commute to work is just a double-click away, but every time you try to leave your driveway, the flow of traffic knocks you back into your yard.
48 hours after moving in, your mailbox would be overflowing with special offers, promotions and discounts from www.getlaid.com
The local post office would tell your mother you’re not a known resident.
The local post office wouldn’t forward your mail to you when you move.
The administration would kick you out of town for cursing after one of those brutal toe stubs.
If you saw a crime and called 911, they’d reply a week later with a form letter saying how you "really are important to us."
The administration would tell your boss to either pay up, or move his slack-ass company somewhere else.
Everyone on the street would have something to do with kiddy porn, and this business would account for 75% of all city revenue.
Every time you went to the mall, people would run up to you and violently scream M/F??!!, AGE/SEX?!?! Or g0t PH1SH d3wd?!11 while little kids called your cell phone saying "Wanna SCREW?"
Those that didn’t do that would call you and say "Hi, I’m j0e hax0r from the town council. We had a database crash and lost your tax records. Please give us your address and the key to your house or we will be forced to evict you and your family."
Every time you went shopping, you’d be kicked out of the store by a bouncer screaming "WE’RE SORRY, THIS STORE IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE."
Whenever you traveled to other cities, people would see your license tag and laugh behind your back.
Even your 3 year old son would know the intimate personal details of the town security expert.
You’d occasionally be sent home during the day by another bouncer telling you that the city has performed an illegal operation, but that it’s really the Earth’s fault.
The local McDonalds sign would be realistically changed to "McHax0r Wuz H3r3" and "Gr33tz 2 K}It0sawruz" almost daily. Police don’t investigate, but do show up with little scrubby tools, or just remove the sign altogether.
Half the kids in the daycare you use are thinly disguised, fat, hairy, drooling, diapered men holding sacks of candy.
Your daughter would disappear to the No-Tell Motel every night, and you’d foot the bill.
Putting up controversial art in your home would result in the police bashing in your door, throwing your ass on the floor, and kicking the crap out of you while saying "Ya got two chances left, dickface. ROFLMAO LOL!!"
You’d send your kids to school for history, math, and science, but they’d wind up studying ph1shing, one-handed typing, and annoying acronyms.
You’d not have any idea who your neighbors are, and most new arrivals would move in at night, stuff everyone’s mailbox with crap, and vacate before sun-up.
The administration would secretly sell off chunks of their personal land in the city, while buying up neighboring cities with imaginary funds.
The administration would build a huge, state- of- the- art park, and allow the kids to play there free, then suddenly demand money while ripping down the swings and beating the kids currently playing there.
Don’t forget the AOL playground, which is locked so that the kiddies can not get out "for safety reasons," and then hordes of perverts & pedophiles are allowed in.
The police would work for free out of some sort of "duty" to the city, but would secretly only be doing it for the free food stamps.
Upon waking every morning, a voice from above would shout, "HEY! YOU DO WANT A GODDAMN AOL VISA, DON’T YOU?" To which you say "no." The voice then replies, "OK, I’LL ASK YOU TOMMOROW."
A trip to the local library would find you a few ancient doom 2 patches, commercial pix of Pamela Anderson Lee, and a viral copy of PkZip 2.04g
Community events would be periodically interrupted because of the speaker randomly flying out of the meeting hall and appearing several minutes later with some stupid comment about a Punt Monster.
Your neighbors would be called to leave on pilgrimages to a mystical land called USENET, where they would bleat the virtues of your fair city.
Somewhere in another city, David Cassel would be sitting with a telescope trained on City Hall, smiling contentedly.
http://www.jesterhat.net/uk/1000000.html
You’d only pay $19.95 a month to live there, but half the time you tried to leave your house, the door would be stuck.
Once you got outside, even if you were in a hurry, you’d be assaulted by slimy little door-to-door salescreeps offering you great AOL 14.4 modems for only $399.99
The commute to work is just a double-click away, but every time you try to leave your driveway, the flow of traffic knocks you back into your yard.
48 hours after moving in, your mailbox would be overflowing with special offers, promotions and discounts from www.getlaid.com
The local post office would tell your mother you’re not a known resident.
The local post office wouldn’t forward your mail to you when you move.
The administration would kick you out of town for cursing after one of those brutal toe stubs.
If you saw a crime and called 911, they’d reply a week later with a form letter saying how you "really are important to us."
The administration would tell your boss to either pay up, or move his slack-ass company somewhere else.
Everyone on the street would have something to do with kiddy porn, and this business would account for 75% of all city revenue.
Every time you went to the mall, people would run up to you and violently scream M/F??!!, AGE/SEX?!?! Or g0t PH1SH d3wd?!11 while little kids called your cell phone saying "Wanna SCREW?"
Those that didn’t do that would call you and say "Hi, I’m j0e hax0r from the town council. We had a database crash and lost your tax records. Please give us your address and the key to your house or we will be forced to evict you and your family."
Every time you went shopping, you’d be kicked out of the store by a bouncer screaming "WE’RE SORRY, THIS STORE IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE."
Whenever you traveled to other cities, people would see your license tag and laugh behind your back.
Even your 3 year old son would know the intimate personal details of the town security expert.
You’d occasionally be sent home during the day by another bouncer telling you that the city has performed an illegal operation, but that it’s really the Earth’s fault.
The local McDonalds sign would be realistically changed to "McHax0r Wuz H3r3" and "Gr33tz 2 K}It0sawruz" almost daily. Police don’t investigate, but do show up with little scrubby tools, or just remove the sign altogether.
Half the kids in the daycare you use are thinly disguised, fat, hairy, drooling, diapered men holding sacks of candy.
Your daughter would disappear to the No-Tell Motel every night, and you’d foot the bill.
Putting up controversial art in your home would result in the police bashing in your door, throwing your ass on the floor, and kicking the crap out of you while saying "Ya got two chances left, dickface. ROFLMAO LOL!!"
You’d send your kids to school for history, math, and science, but they’d wind up studying ph1shing, one-handed typing, and annoying acronyms.
You’d not have any idea who your neighbors are, and most new arrivals would move in at night, stuff everyone’s mailbox with crap, and vacate before sun-up.
The administration would secretly sell off chunks of their personal land in the city, while buying up neighboring cities with imaginary funds.
The administration would build a huge, state- of- the- art park, and allow the kids to play there free, then suddenly demand money while ripping down the swings and beating the kids currently playing there.
Don’t forget the AOL playground, which is locked so that the kiddies can not get out "for safety reasons," and then hordes of perverts & pedophiles are allowed in.
The police would work for free out of some sort of "duty" to the city, but would secretly only be doing it for the free food stamps.
Upon waking every morning, a voice from above would shout, "HEY! YOU DO WANT A GODDAMN AOL VISA, DON’T YOU?" To which you say "no." The voice then replies, "OK, I’LL ASK YOU TOMMOROW."
A trip to the local library would find you a few ancient doom 2 patches, commercial pix of Pamela Anderson Lee, and a viral copy of PkZip 2.04g
Community events would be periodically interrupted because of the speaker randomly flying out of the meeting hall and appearing several minutes later with some stupid comment about a Punt Monster.
Your neighbors would be called to leave on pilgrimages to a mystical land called USENET, where they would bleat the virtues of your fair city.
Somewhere in another city, David Cassel would be sitting with a telescope trained on City Hall, smiling contentedly.
http://www.jesterhat.net/uk/1000000.html
True or False?
Creaky fleet: TriMet has retired 20 buses in the last year that it didn't plan to.#trimetbudget
http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/04/true.html
Top 3!
My bus, line 51, is in the top 3 of bus lines most screwed by the September 2010 cuts! Yippe! Crappy service!
But not in any of the top 5 catagories for 2010 TriMet bus rankings. :(
But not in any of the top 5 catagories for 2010 TriMet bus rankings. :(
Homer Williams scam script played to perfection
It's classic Williams-Dame. You get your call girl politicians to keep voting yes, all the while saying "It's just for further analysis -- we can always say no later." One morning the song is suddenly switched to "It's too late to turn back now." That's what Tri-Met has done with the mystery train to Milwaukie, and that's what a slim majority of city council members are doing in Lake Oswego. Whether they realize it or not.
BOJACK
BOJACK
Living in Public
Back when I worked in land use planning, I remember some planning guru arguing that most Americans live their lives in three boxes: house, car, and workplace. His argument was that we were limiting our connections to our community in the way we structure where we live, where we work, and how we get to and from those places. I’m not doing his argument justice here, but I think there is some truth in that. But not only do we try to keep the physical aspects of our lives neatly compartmentalized; we also try to box our successes and failures, and our grief and our joy.
If you spend any time on public transit, you’ll quickly realize that there is a portion of the population that isn’t boxed up in the same way. It might be the woman arguing loudly with the debt collector, the man talking about his struggles to find a job, or the guy trying to explain to his girlfriend why he was late. They easily let these sometimes ugly and painful parts of their lives out into the open for everyone to see.
If you don't want to be caught, don't let someone get your picture.
People continue to get dumber and dumber...: Man caught on camera using hacksaw to cut bike lock | Bike Portland
The latest boondoggle
but we all know it will pass! This is rail we're talking about! http://youtu.be/fTahZE4q90U
Lake Oswego City Council endorses streetcar; Portland votes today | Oregon Live
Lake Oswego City Council endorses streetcar; Portland votes today | Oregon Live
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