TJ Wallace
I spend too much time on Trimet. Way too much time.
When did Chris Rock start working for TriMet? http://instagr.am/p/OnhMbVq2_m/
The 12 is half hour late, so sick of my evenings being robbed by #Trimet
Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah! RT @APMargulies: Man passed out near MAX tracks says Trimet is #1 http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2012/08/man-passed-out-near-max-tracks-says.html
Why did I just see two more outbound @trimet 12 buses back to back, just minutes after the high floor?? Three buses in three minutes??
Meanwhile @trimet flt 1734 running a 12 trip outbound?? I thought all 12s supposed to be low floors.
Justin Mitzimberg
This is what passes for graffiti in PDX: a warning note taped to the TriMet map. I love this town. http://pic.twitter.com/2T7oZajF
Broken down @trimet 2100 series bus at Barbur & Bertha stop. Early start to bus delays, but @trimet won't alert affected riders by tweet
How many @trimet SUVs must two Fare Inspectors drive to Barbur TC? Shouldn't they carpool? Or better yet, take the bus? Why SUVs??
TWICE this week bus hasnt shown up, thanks @TriMet for ur inconsistency Now I wait 30 min for the next bus thatll be overcrowded #ridiculous
Once again #trimet has made me late for work. I'm beginning to think this pass money would be better invested in a parking pass downtown.
You know you're a #Trimet regular when you want to punch someone for taking 'your seat'.
Sam Livingston-Gray @geeksam
@TriMet Sandy 12 bus that wouldn't show on tracker just flew by 8 min before sked time. Can you tighten sked or wait when so early?
Adri C @PDXtrimetrider
Sam Livingston-Gray
Actually managed to upgrade my @trimet passes before their impending fare hike! *grumble*
Fuck. This train is late so i might not make my bus. Damn you, #trimet. The one day i slept in a little late...
So im in portland on the @trimet..&this douche driver decides he's going to stop in Starbucks for a coffee?? another 77 goes past. Um, work
Talented MAX operator this morning. Flawless Shatner-as-Kirk impression using only the throttle. #trimet #inertia #stabby
Adri C
This bus driver's voice sounds
exactly like Daffy Duck's voice whenever he calls the stops. I'm trying
not to laugh. It's awesome
It really messes up my day when my @trimet bus cruises past my stop several minutes early without stopping. It happens way too often.
Jennifer Bowers @JennBowers14
Jennifer Bowers
And then, on top of that, a car ran in to the back of a trimet bus at the end of my street... #WhatIsGoingOn
Mike Rigsby
@mikerigsby
Oh, so my #Trimet 33 is "Due", huh? Thanks for that TransitTracker. Must've been a special Invisible bus.
Yellow Line Tales @YellowLineTales
#Trimet schedules in the middle of the day absolutely suck, and that's by design. Let alone the usual late buses.
Yellow Line Tales
I dreamt last night that a fare
inspector didn't like my monthly fare & when I tried to tell him
that the TVM was broken, he didn't listen.
I just got a ticket!!!!. #trimet
From Jose the Clown to Leather clad Fruitbat holding a baby doll. Gotta love day time in #PDX. #Trimet http://twitpic.com/amjtzy
Sam White @MrsDWhiteOR
Sam White
Big thanks to the asshole bus driver who saw me running for the bus (that was way early) but pulled off anyway. Fuck you. #trimet
Since the bell on bus number 2212 isn't working I'm yelling 'ding' anytime someone tries to ring it. TriMet owes me a check.
Apparently a giant bowl of Batshit Loonie-O's is the cereal of choice for #Trimet riders during the day.
Scotty Allen Day @ScottyAllenDay
@APMargulies I love how the words at Hollywood TC read "BJS only" on the asphalt. Instead of bus only:-)
twissbrad @twissbrad
@trimet Two machines out at pioneer square and the third won't take card or cash
@trimet design for Willow Creek makes NOOOO sense...
Samantha Beasley @sisterthyme
@trimet Two machines out at pioneer square and the third won't take card or cash
Scotty Allen Day
twissbrad
I hope the @trimet #16 bus to St Johns doesn't disappear as often when it has to also carry passengers from discontinued #17 line.
Blatant racism by #TriMet fair inspectors on the MAX
When the #TriMet bus I rode to work with my mom on as a baby is the same one I am taking to and from college, it’s time to buy new buses.
The BEST @trimet EMPLOYEES are the dedicated Merlo Garage operators! Hi Merlo!!! @
Hey #trimet - I'd like to know why a guy was allowed on the #4 with a dog without an actual leash, and definitely not in carrier.
Now another dumbass cyclist shoved his bike on @trimet MAX @ Beav TC, when all racks used! #safety1st except when placating cyclists
Well, the 35 is 14 minutes late... soon it will overtake the next scheduled 35, which is only 9 minutes late. #trimet
If @trimet MAX is soooo popular at rush hour why isn't there peak hour surcharge to raise revenue??
Live on the scene a car just hit a trimet bus. Shits going down.
Now we're headed to Sunset TC and the
MAX train still thinks it is Beaverton Central. This MAX train really
likes that station. @trimet #234
Also, if people are standing and you're on the aisle, move over! Did you pay for two seats or are you just an asshole? #trimet #busetiquette
Trimet transit police is out here #ItsLive
When a bus stops and does nothing for minutes they need to announce WHY so we don't get angry sitting there confused. @trimet
Proof that TriMet is in fact behind the times is on the back of that bus. :-P *dodges tomatoes* http://pic.twitter.com/7aIXSPF0
I tracked the bus to make sure I'd make it, then all of a sudden it doesn't show up. Sheesh what the heck @trimet
Samantha Beasley
In case Trimet happens to be reading this: Bus 44 to PCC Sylvania 7:03 stopped at SW Broadway. Bus driver is unqualified.
Trimet is crackin' dowwwwwwwn
Dept of Homeland Security just boarded my @TriMet bus. Driver: "Hey! I have to charge extra for checking the back!" Touche, driver. Touche.
Ever see those people who get on the
bus and it's like a fun outing because they never ride otherwise? I hate
those fucking people. #trimet
1 comment:
Hey Erik:
The sups are in SUV's so they (the SUV, but I guess the Sup too) can be used in all weather situations and once in a while off-pavement WHILE carrying all of the gear (see below).
As for why they can't commute together: They are normnally covering several areas but come together to do the "fare mission". It is an attempt to get the fares checked as quickly as possible with the least amount of tieup. If you hit the MAX/bus with 8 sups, they can be in & out faster than say 1 or 2. But, if "it" hits the fan while on the mission, or after the mission is over, these guys have to go back to their assigned districts. As for taking the train or bus? Think about that for a minute. If you are trying to get to an accident scene or other energency quickly, having the sup on a bus or train makes NO sense, especially if the train or bus you're on is stopped BECAUSE of these scene you are trying to get to. So you get out to walk?
Another note: Have you actually looked inside one of these SUV's at all of the equipment they carry? The back end is jam packed with different stuff--flares, cones, ice melt, signs, etc, etc. Not a whole bunch of room left over after that. Just sayin..
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