CALLS BY ME AND PDX SCANNER
6/76-'she started crying and yelling request ambo' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 72/06-what is RDO? rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 77/34-'I don't know where to go' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 57/75-rider says other rider needs to get the ditch rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
20/41-"I have a rider that is undressed and flashing everybody she looks out of it" rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 she left rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 2/42-FX-gawd rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 72/17-'he made a fake gun at me and said he was gonna shoot' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
57/77-'he's out cold' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 77/02 is off route rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/67-drive rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/69-rider smacks rider/perpetrator is gone rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
72/02-'he's getting irate and he's refuses ditch' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 he accepted his ditch rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 33/03-'tweaking out in the back I don't be the one to tell him to get off' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
78/67-'the baby keep moving I not safe to drive at this point' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/38 bad brakes with driver sound effects rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/70-BACKGROUND-'he's really loud' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 'he's agitated'
2/54 sees motorcycle crash 'his arm is severed' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 62/69-bathroom door broke rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 72/46-elevator fail-no shuttles rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 4/03-"he's yelling at me why it it taking so long" rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
70/09 its unbelievable that this goes on and on and on rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 70/10-man is naked an "pleasuring himself" rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 2/64-scanner star calls in THE DISPOSED rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 85/01-something burning on the tracks rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
72/36-"some guy stole a wallet on my bus' rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 15/08-shit his pants on seat and floor rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 77/05 requests temp stops due to "new contraption" rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/70 missed the turn rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
85/01-"glass all over the floor at a stop" rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 'are you still having problems with your back door'--'yes that's true' LOL rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 20/39-WHY CAN'T THEY FIX THE DAMN DOORS? rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
240 Another Rock thrown at FX & busted door glass. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
FX FUCKING TRAIN BLOCKAGE rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2 rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7502 John Biohazard Puke rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7204 Are you ok? I won’t stop if I see him. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
256 FX Train has moved rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
253 FX Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
9102 Just observer 253 only going to Gresham. They short lined & bypassed Cleveland. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
FIRED!!!!!-LOL---253 FX Supervisor called & said you didn’t start at Cleveland. He was running late. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
667 Person standing in front of the bus. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
667 The person moved out of the way. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
1007 Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7209 Loud&Verbal rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5467 Bus vs. Bus rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7241 Did you make all your mall stops downtown? Might have missed one. Operator pounded on my doors. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
6501 Trash everywhere. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
6609 Bus has been side swiped. Lights hanging out. Go to pull out repair. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
8501 Lean rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
9474 Being threatened & he punched at me now he spit on me. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5469 Busted shelter glass rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
243 FX Blocked by train . Just do the reroute. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7516 12 school kids throwing rocks rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
9667 Porta Pottie issues. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
259 FX Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
9474 Area supervisor says your fit for duty. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
245 FX Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
259 FX Bus to high or to low. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
STOMACH----5472 Operator ILL rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5472 Will be relieved at BTC rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
259 FX Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
SHE SAID NO BUT NOW SAYS YES---2134 Recert class tomorrow. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
235 FX Loud&Verbal rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
HAHAHAHAHA-----671 The Go Ahead BM Karate chop rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7507 Loud&Verbal Biohazard Banned to the ditch. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
252 FX Mechanical rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5774 Wheelchair off the lift & stuck. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5774 Wheelchair is still stuck. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5774 ETA on some help? Hang tight. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
235 FX Still working on mechanical rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
245 FX Damn Doors This bus is not fit! rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
247 My leader mechanical blocked up traffic. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
4467 Convex is loose. Didn’t call it in. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
7435 Customer Service called that you passed up a passenger. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
247 Priority! Not a priority! rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
889 Ditch lady in the street hit my bus. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
1439 Woman & man arguing in the back. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
5776 Damn Doors rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
252 FX mechanical rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
236 Railroad arms are down. Do the reroute. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
JUST GIVE THEM A DAMN TICKET AND DRIVE--------2241 Fares rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
907 Hit his shin on the ramp & fell forward. He didn’t say anything. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
677 Loud&Verbal Background!! rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS JUST MAKE SURE NOT TO HIT THEM---2468 Bitching about people INTHEDITCH. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
1268 Bus hit another vehicle. PA Nicked the corner. rosecitytransit.org/radio/2022/9/2
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Again, a chuckle at how spoiled drivers are today. I know Trimet started using convex mirrors on the left side before we did in Seattle but I drove buses WITHOUT a supplemental convex mirror for more than 20 years as Seattle didn't start using them until the Gillig Phantom order in 1996/97. Before that, we never had a supplemental or convex mirror on the left side.
ReplyDeleteTrimet, I'm guessing, started using them with the RTS order in the early 1980s, however.
It almost sounded like the guy was hesitant to drive without it but he relented and agreed to keep it in service. Good for him. (...and I know it was working outside my classification but I carried with me in my bag a crescent wrench, a hex driver combination, a screwdriver, utility knife plus a small hunting knife in a sheath for cutting trolley retriever ropes, duct tape, and a few other incidentals in order to take care of things like tightening an occasional loose mirror, etc.)
But even when we did start using convex left mirrors, I never used them anyway as not using one for so long, it was second-nature just to tilt and lower my head slightly to catch the blind spot.
And!! I really shake my head at all the frivolous radio calls going on. More than 90% of the radio calls I'm hearing on your scanner, I would not have made myself. It sounds as if you agree with that, Al, from your comments.
I would never call in for traffic reports, broken bus shelters, dirty restrooms, minor passenger conduct issues, etc., etc. etc., for me, it was strictly MYOB, but even things such as being off route or being late, we for the most part, handled it ourselves ...AND especially ratting on another driver for breaking rules, missing stops, or traffic infractions, as stated previously, we never dreamed of calling in for THAT! Even for very minor accidents, we were not required to call it in --just exchange information and write a report at the end of the shift. None of us would use the radio for CYA calls for future customer service complaints as back in the early 70s I don't think the radio traffic was even being recorded as things back then were not digital --but they did, I believe, finally start taping calls at some point.
Plus, road supervisors didn't have to clear every little thing as it appears they have to do at TriMet. Drivers were more-or-less trained to do a lot of what the road supervisors evidently are required to do at TriMet. Drivers in my time had much more autonomy than what appears going on at TriMet today. I don't think I could take that kind of micro-managing ...in fact, I know I couldn't.
We didn't expect to have a supervisor come running out to us for any little incident that happened or assistance with every minor problem. We took care of throwing drunks off the bus and settling customer disputes on our own. But of course, we also didn't have the pervasive drug abuse and homeless problem in those days either. Again, I can't imagine driving a bus nowadays ...in fact, I know I couldn't! LOL
Great comment I'm gonna make a separate post for it!
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