RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: Aug 14, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Always something with Trimet Max these days.

And just think, they can't stop building this shit:

MAX Green line trains are disrupted due to a mechanical issue. Shuttle buses will service Green line stations between SE Main St station and Clackamas Town Center. Expect delays.

TRIMET UNION MEMBERS FIGHT BACK AGAINST TYRANNY

Seen on Facebook

Being installed on Trimet buses to prevent passengers from stealing from drivers

Seen on Facebook

TRIMET SHOWS NO RESPECT FOR ITS UNION EMPLOYEES

Seen on Facebook:

Get a load of this. The AC failed at Center for a couple of hours yesterday, and almost immediately a memo via email went out advising all office staff that if they must leave work because of no AC to let their supervisor know before they leave. Yet as far as they're concerned it could be 105 degrees and the maintenance staff, and operators who get stuck with a bus with no AC just have to deal with it. You either have to mark off or worse. What a crock of shit!

I MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THE DICKHEAD PHOTO

Not because I find it politically incorrect or anything.

It's just creeping me the fuck out on a number of levels.

Can I get a second?

JUST LIKE YOU

From Lane county:
Just Like You - YouTube

SEEN ON FACEBOOK:
Just think… it will cost TriMet $1.49 billion to build the Portland to Milwaukie max line at $204,110,099 per mile . And it will only take 620,833,333 full fare passengers for to pay for it.

According to TriMet's statistics they had 41.2

million passenger trips on max in 2011. So if you continue with the math it will take TriMet a little over 15 years to pay for the Portland Milwaukie max line . That is if every one rides just that line, the ticket machines work, every person pays their fare, and we don't calculate train and station maintenance, operator wages or any other operating cost than the cost to build it.

And lets not forget that the 15 year payoff is only if the ticket machines are working and we know that will never happen with the poor leadership of fare machine supervisor Robert "Golden Lips" Wagner. (He got his job by kissing ass and not being a good leader or technician.)

TriMet stupidity… PRICELESS!

Hearing it... You decide.