Comedy gold

The newspapers have finally gained access to the pension records of retired Oregon public employees, after nine years of hide-the-ball by the state's PERS system. The media went to court to get the information, and the pension fund has settled the case by agreeing to disclose it. Thus, in a short while, we'll be reading all about who's getting what out of the PERS till. No doubt there will be some outrageous stories, and outraged taxpayers, included.

Jack Bog's Blog

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@doctor_jeff got a great picture of the moon tonight. Just had to re-post this.

Will the BART hysterics ever end?

BART considers new restrictions on media - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

See? Nothin' to worry about.

Even if terrorists were able to pull off one attack per year on the scale of the 9/11 atrocity, that would mean your one-year risk would be one in 100,000 and your lifetime risk would be about one in 1300. (300,000,000 ÷ 3,000 = 100,000 ÷ 78 years = 1282) In other words, your risk of dying in a plausible terrorist attack is much lower than your risk of dying in a car accident, by walking across the street, by drowning, in a fire, by falling, or by being murdered.

Don't Be Terrorized

That's more like it

September 11th Memorial Events in Portland

The Riders Pay

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's office blames bus delays on angry mechanics | Detroit Free Press 

In Loving Memory of Patchy

Patchy was 12, almost 13. We first got him as a tiny, fluffy kitten when i was only 2. He passed away a few days ago, but I only found out today.

Patchy is the white and gray ragdoll to the left. 

He always loved sitting in boxes or big bags.

Happy cat. He was never the typical Ragdoll.

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

I haven't been having the easiest time for past few months because of a whole lot of extenuating circumstances and this comes as a hard blow.
Life goes on~

Trib stalker's free speech defense tossed by Oregon Supremes

http://bojack.org/2011/09/trib_stalkers_free_speech_defe.html

Now this is old

$1 Bus Fares

But don't get excited, that's in Ashland. At least until 2012, that is.

Portland's Southeast 122nd Avenue closures; bicycling's 'abnormal' image; TriMet court: Commuting roundup

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/09/portlands_southeast_122nd_aven.html

The Brick Faries

Busy work is never done

Free Speech protests around BART, more arrested

BART cops arrest dozens at protest in free-speech area | Andrea Koskey | Local | San Francisco Examiner

MAX and heat delays: Every light rail system built for its climate

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/09/max_and_heat_delays_light_rail.html

Bus driver who killed pedestrian was fired illegally, Appeals Court rules

A bus driver who in 2010 was fired for killing a pedestrian on a zebra crossing after working 14 hours was illegally dismissed, a court has ruled.
The Appeals Court decided that the driver, fired by transport company Vimeca after running over a pedestrian during his 14th hour of service, was unjustly discharged.

http://www.theportugalnews.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?id=1129-37

Gaze upon the eight circles of commuting hell

http://www.grist.org/list/2011-09-09-gaze-upon-the-eight-circles-of-commuting-hell?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=gristlistacct

Oh how delightful. I knew seeing that sign that popped up today at the top of SW Broadway dr. was bad

Road repairs will force detours on Portland's Southwest Broadway Drive for 12 weeks
These repairs are happening on that same stretch of road that was damaged last winter. Astounding that they hadn't completely finished it by now, huh? For the last while, since it was reopened, it has been drive-able, but not pleasant in the worst part of the road that was damaged: the guard rail that should be next to the road is still some ways down the side of the hill and there is a quite unpleasant, jolting bump in the area as well in that small stretch.
They say 'detours'. Now, I'm not sure what their definition of a detour on this road is, but this is the city we're talking about.  I live up near Patton road, so I know the area well: there is no straightforward detour to get  you from where you would normally head up SW Broadway dr. to get up to SW Patton and SW Vista. Or at least I've never heard about one or found one.
Then we have the question of why didn't they do this over the 3 months of summer? Wouldn't that be better because there would be less chance to have the project delayed by imminent Portland rain that we always get? Winter is only months away.