tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post7359382148007058093..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Doing Things for the Right ReasonsBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-33569911066765484892009-10-15T19:26:28.329-04:002009-10-15T19:26:28.329-04:00I hate to say this about the city that I love, but...I hate to say this about the city that I love, but after I finished reading that article, I said to Mr. Fairway, "Sounds like DC, doesn't it?"Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-48502857032827776642009-10-15T18:24:46.455-04:002009-10-15T18:24:46.455-04:00You can always take your chances with slugging if ...You can always take your chances with slugging if you don't trust the metro bus drivers to be safe. I'd stick with the bus, myself. Never know what a driver's like when you slug.KKTSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300483956686864167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-22422703967918788412009-10-15T15:41:17.076-04:002009-10-15T15:41:17.076-04:00It looks like safety to the union relates to jobs ...It looks like safety to the union relates to jobs and not the safety of the passengers.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-10671822547248052122009-10-15T13:41:47.465-04:002009-10-15T13:41:47.465-04:00From what I remember about busses in the St. Louis...From what I remember about busses in the St. Louis area, the drivers were penalized if they left a stop early. I don't know what the penalty was for being late by xx minutes.<br /><br />Wv: entabon - Where you get on the autobon.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-33945125343944359802009-10-15T13:24:07.566-04:002009-10-15T13:24:07.566-04:00Hey, this is a transportation system where assista...Hey, this is a transportation system where assistant (!) station managers make more than $90K/year--and that figure is from 5 years ago. Additionally, some time ago a local newspaper reported that 1/3 of all Metro employees were managers-1 manager for every two workers? <br />A zillion years ago I drove a bus for a successful private bus line in NJ. To supervise the 200 drivers and 50 routes, plus charter operations, we had an operations manager, 5 dispatchers, and a waiting room for the "extra" drivers to await assignments. Of course the maintenance side of the house was more heavily managed, but nothing like 1/3 of all employees.<br /><br />Eminence GriseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-84065995749492778422009-10-15T08:41:04.859-04:002009-10-15T08:41:04.859-04:00Sounds like there is much more there than what has...Sounds like there is much more there than what has been stated.banditnoreply@blogger.com