Sunday, July 31, 2022
TRIMET COULD BUY SHELTERS THAT DON'T GET BROKEN
Unbreakable bus shelter glass is available but that would not facilitate endless contracts to private contractors so they won't use ithttps://t.co/GDFpLDgTqe
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 31, 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Diary of a Pandemic Bus Driver
Amid unmasked riders and simmering tensions, a San Francisco bus operator recounts the personal toll of rolling through the Covid-19 crisis.
Brendan Bartholomew CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE
Friday, July 29, 2022
SHE RETIRED!
DEE ANN MY ONE TRUE LOVE DID RETIRE
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 29, 2022
32 years: Jeffrey Hunger, Field Technician
19 years: DeeAnn Sandberg, Employee Communications Manager 15 years: Richard Gallagher, Operator
10 years: Joseph Herbert, Jess McKinley, Operators
5 years: Duane Smith, Network Communications Manager pic.twitter.com/g9tw425Yra
Thursday, July 28, 2022
TRIMET JULY BOARD MEETING-PART 2-POOTIE EDIT
The pork must flow and Ozzie babbles away like a politician
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 28
https://t.co/wxAuY3OGWS pic.twitter.com/AbdMW1dhKN
— Ron (@TelemachusRome) July 28, 2022
CALLS BY POOTIE AND PDX SCANNER
DON'T TELL ME ITS NOT A CRIME SYNDICATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
; and, $289.1 million from American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Section 5307 program funds in FY2021.
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 28, 2022
THAT'S $670,000,000 that they got that was UNEXPECTED--WTF DID THEY DO WITH ALL THAT CASH?
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Neil Berlin
The usual strategy. This has been the the case when it comes to the ergonomic design of MAX operators cabs. Even TriMets own paid for studies have shown that is what I refer to as “Ergonomic Torture Chambers “. Let alone the cabs are death traps if fire occurs in the main passenger compartment.
TRIMET JULY BOARD MEETING PART 2
-TRIMET July board meeting part 2 (pootie cut)-
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 28, 2022
-General Managers useless report and approval of $20 million in pork-https://t.co/wa1HVm3KPz pic.twitter.com/YuUERfuFt3
TRIMET JULY BOARD MEETING PART 1
TRIMET JULY BOARD MEETING PART 1-Pootie version commentary
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 27, 2022
1-Public comment: Dan Mcfarland and Jim Howell
2-Board reportshttps://t.co/RiLkEU3BDk pic.twitter.com/LreUA4p8XX
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Saturday, July 23, 2022
THE ONLY THING SAM HAS GOING FOR HIM IS THAT FUCKING SMILE OF HIS
Sickening hero worship pic.twitter.com/iFw1TCp8uZ
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 23, 2022
Friday, July 22, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 21
Crisis response!
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 21, 2022
That’s nice but we need drivers pic.twitter.com/6CBv89KKk3
FALL SIGN UP
TriMet Fall sign up information
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 22, 2022
Full time runs https://t.co/yOB7EozNNt
Fall bus paddles https://t.co/8iJTRfMdVK
Fall part time runs https://t.co/krFJbESSOB pic.twitter.com/npkX0BXyrG
OF COURSE IT WAS APPROVED
But less people than usual buying the bullshit
of course the contract was "approved", it always is, but its usually approved by a much higher margin, 80% or more pic.twitter.com/G9FzHGFxE9
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 22, 2022
Thursday, July 21, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 20
How do we get ourselves more cash ? Well we come up with bullshit like this pic.twitter.com/oDDQC5XiJO
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 21, 2022
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
WHAT A HACK
does this guy even have any idea that most every single transit system in this country is basically useless? https://t.co/O93StGOrxn
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 21, 2022
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 19
https://t.co/5NUPN0ttBL pic.twitter.com/FkkD1iEMTQ
— Ron (@TelemachusRome) July 20, 2022
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
TRIMET IS A MONEY LAUNDERING RACKET
-This is the reason I wanted this posted at the TriMet accountability website-
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 20, 2022
TriMet at the last meeting approved, approved, with zero discussion, *24* "subcontracts" each at the amount of $2,500,000 for a total of $60,000,000 for CAPITAL PROJECTShttps://t.co/O5uxnvRBoi
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
TRIMET MANAGEMENT APPEARS TO HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH REALITY
Uhhhhhh. Not sure what to say about this one?🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻 pic.twitter.com/SydFTTBnou
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 19, 2022
Monday, July 18, 2022
Goddamn shit hole
I really can't believe what I am hearing on this scanner....TriMet has morphed from a transit agency into a torture agency..they torture the riders..they torture the dispossessed..they torture the drivers...the place needs to be dismantled and shut down pic.twitter.com/rnbIDnARXR
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 19, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 17
MAX vs pedestrian , actually it’s pedestrian va Max pic.twitter.com/faCFYjFfLa
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 18, 2022
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
CREEPS AND WEIRDOS!!
That time General Motors took out an ad in the paper calling people that use public transport “creeps and weirdos”. pic.twitter.com/upBgPlFCyA
— Julian O'Shea (@julianoshea) July 17, 2022
Sunday, July 17, 2022
LITTLE LEON OR PENGUIN LEON?
— PDX SCANNER (@realpdxscanner) July 18, 2022
Ladies and gentlemen we have for you a special feature!
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 18, 2022
PENGUIN LEON pic.twitter.com/XJtmVmnma1
TRIMET HAS CREATED A MONSTER
The total lack of empathy for the dispossessed riders of the Portland Metro region is shocking and disturbing. The TriMet code does not allow for this to happen yet its happening. Not only is TriMet no totally dysfunctional as a transit agency but its literally hurting people that need its services the most
TriMet has created a monster with its policy of allowing drivers to decide who gets banned
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 18, 2022
A FREAKING NIGHTMARE
WORST POLICY DECISION EVER AND A VIOLATION OF THEIR OWN TRIMET CODE pic.twitter.com/93xfmgVEdX
Saturday, July 16, 2022
My theory that the TriMet criminal class (executives) allowed the driver shortage 'ON PURPOSE' looks true
A silver lining to RTD’s ongoing driver shortage? It has a pile of cash to pay down train debt cpr.org/2022/07/14/rtd
Friday, July 15, 2022
HOW TO DO THE JOB AS A BUS DRIVER
Things aren’t always that simple in practice, says Damien Lois, a ten-year veteran of the MTA. He and many other bus operators see this back-and-forth as an escalation: “They want us to state the fare, but that leads to potential situations where a person may feel threatened.” So he says he stays quiet rather than potentially endanger other passengers — and himself.
THE FALL OF TRIMET
As we have all seen the "government" is no longer there to help any of us. It's there solely to steal our money via taxes and redistribute that wealth to various people, a small portion goes to actual people that needs jobs, TriMet bus drivers are one example. Most of the money that TriMet spends goes to capital projects which is how the elites funnel your taxes into their pockets.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
DEAD MAN ON MAX
Yup. Dead man on max pic.twitter.com/3qAYnkjCUn
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 12, 2022
Monday, July 11, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 10
Holy shit the collapse of Amerikkan society via the TriMet scanner—-end of yesterday’s calls—-more at @realpdxscanner pic.twitter.com/Ck6A7ysGAQ
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 12, 2022
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Neal Berlin says VOTE NO
CEO Sam The Man is out the same rubber stamped mold of the last three TriMet CEOs. All have been chosen for the their abilities to keep the TriMet Capitalization Projects Ponzi Scheme viable. Most importantly to divide the Rank & File to make ATU 757 weak to the point it is irrelevant. All of them have, including the current TriMet CEO have professed that they value the Rank & File for dedication during the most difficult of times, weather in be financial or a pandemic: “we” are HEROES! Talk is cheep. Especially when you look at their actions during labor negotiations. Then the true malice of their insincerity comes quite apparent.
This vote of no is not just about pay but many other issues that ATU 757 is to inept to even bring to a negation table.
Vote for your pocket book but realize in the end your wallet in your back pocket will NOT project you from the ever increasing amount of shoe leather that is being inserted daily up operators rear end.
So it goes..Two Bells.
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 8
And that’s it for yesterdays TriMet bus calls pic.twitter.com/ihZX34RCVL
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 10, 2022
TriMet Deke
Sure, management says, the medical leave is “protected”. You just need to tell them which bank of days off are acceptably sacrificial. Best of luck recuperating from Covid
FULL POST AT THIS LINK
Friday, July 8, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 7
Trouble at the Portland Streetcar pic.twitter.com/P6kahduD7M
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 7, 2022
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Controlled demolition of TriMet
I have said many times that TriMet didn't self destruct due to the so called "labor shortage", it was done on purpose and here is the report that was issued by Jarrett Walkers via a pork barrel contract (heaven knows none of the overpaid executives have the talent to come up with this kind of document) proving that theory.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
TriMet June board meeting part 5
The Interstate Bridge farce and a huge pork barrel contract for consultants
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
THE ANNIHILATION OF TRIMET CONTINUES
The complete and total collapse of the TriMet continues pic.twitter.com/mWUhjOYQOQ
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 5, 2022
Monday, July 4, 2022
TRIMET SCANNER JULY 3
A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS RIGHT IN OUR FACE AND FOR SOME REASON AMERICANS ARE NUMB TO THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS-THE CULTURE HAS LOST ALL SENSE OF DECENCY
CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
BLAST FROM THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST-INTERVIEW WITH TRIMET DEKE
BLAST FROM THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 4, 2022
TRIMET DEKE AND I CHAT ABOUT HIS BOOK
part 1 https://t.co/zwbryzN8DD
part 2 https://t.co/jQN3Janoox
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Friday, July 1, 2022
SAM DA MAN TALKS ABOUT EQUITY AND INCLUSION BUT IT SURE AINT WITH THE ACTUAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
There has been no General Manager in the History of TriMet that has been the champion of VIRTUE SIGNALLING like SAMMIE "da manny" DESUE
— Al M (@AlYourPalster) July 1, 2022
--never ending executive virtue signaling under his imperial reign-- pic.twitter.com/J6dTejgxHk
BIKE PORTLAND ON THE TRIMET OPERATOR SHORTAGE
This is my comment on that post, almost all of my comments that are posted to "mainstream" (although bike portland is not mainstream they are connected) are not posted I post them to my personal blog. For example Jarrett Walker (the so called brilliant consultant) refuses to post any of my comments
This is 100% on TriMet and public transportation neoliberal technocracies that have been following the same neoliberal order that is now ruling every aspect of our lives. TriMet specifically, not under Kelsey but under Mcfarlane, destroyed the job as “bus operator” by terminating the European style health benefits and the defined pensions. Basically he turned the job of bus operator into just another run of the mill job that had a decent salary (after three friggen years) . Why work as a transit operator now? Why deal with the collapsing civilization close up? It’s not worth it! These technocracies see this job as “unskilled labor” when the exact opposite is the reality, its highly skilled labor finding people who can drive the bus and deal with people suffering at the edge of society. TriMet does nothing to mitigate this situation, they offer a “bonus”, which is paid out over three years. They have done nothing to mitigate the crisis and will do nothing, just like all the other unaccountable public transportation technocracies across this collapsing society. Pity the poor citizens who are stuck using this pathetic excuse for a transit system. Capital projects at TriMet are 100% funded, the only thing that doesn’t work is the actual transit system. I’m sorry to say this but your public transportation system is run by unaccountable “corrupt” (its legal) people.
