Comments on: Stupidity strikes Capital Metro again http://lormar.labnet.com/2009/07/31/stupidity-strikes-capital-metro-again/ Lormar's Virtual Soapbox, Useless Factoids & Rants Page Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lormar http://lormar.labnet.com/2009/07/31/stupidity-strikes-capital-metro-again/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Lormar Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:13:48 +0000 http://lormar.labnet.com/?p=84#comment-343 All bloggers are blogging to themselves. ;-) Houston's system is considerably more advanced than Capital Metro... CapMetro has a considerably smaller service area than Houston and does a piss poor job of servicing it, then because they can't get their act together and run a rail system that will pay for itself, we all have to pay the price for their ineptitude. All bloggers are blogging to themselves. ;-) Houston’s system is considerably more advanced than Capital Metro…

CapMetro has a considerably smaller service area than Houston and does a piss poor job of servicing it, then because they can’t get their act together and run a rail system that will pay for itself, we all have to pay the price for their ineptitude.

]]> By: P-Trick http://lormar.labnet.com/2009/07/31/stupidity-strikes-capital-metro-again/comment-page-1/#comment-340 P-Trick Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:15:42 +0000 http://lormar.labnet.com/?p=84#comment-340 By all appearances, you are blogging to yourself, Cory. Or should I call it "ranting?" I rode Houston Metro this week and found their online schedule, maps and trip planner to be efficient. I don't ride the bus - well, extremely rarely. The last ride, I remember the fare was a Buck ($1) and you had to have correct change. I didn't recall that the fare box took bills, so I had quarters ready. Now it is $1.25. When I asked for a "transfer" the friendly driver inaudibly replied something that I interpreted as "no transfers." OK, I had 3 quarters and some pocket change that I had not counted. The transfer timing of the buses matched OK, although a little off schedule. I dropped everything I had into the fare box, $1.15, and then look "dumb." The driver told me I was 10 cents short. I dug out 2 pennies more and dropped them in and he looked satisfied, but then I had to pay the price. You see, maybe 3 people were on the bus and I was standing right there near the driver, so he began talking. I listened. Turned out he is 42, single, very personable and nice, driving for many years and explained his job thoroughly. He has 5 cars (Jaguar, Honda, S-10 Chev, etc. and, of course, a Cadillac-none new). As more riders boarded, I sat down and realized I could have used a dollar bill in the fare box. It was an interesting ride and I arrived at my destination, well 0.42 miles from it, and I enjoyed the walk the remaining distance as I thought of all the information the driver gave me about himself and Houston Metro. Oh yeah, the bus was clean and cool, but very, very noisy! By all appearances, you are blogging to yourself, Cory. Or should I call it “ranting?” I rode Houston Metro this week and found their online schedule, maps and trip planner to be efficient. I don’t ride the bus – well, extremely rarely. The last ride, I remember the fare was a Buck ($1) and you had to have correct change. I didn’t recall that the fare box took bills, so I had quarters ready. Now it is $1.25. When I asked for a “transfer” the friendly driver inaudibly replied something that I interpreted as “no transfers.” OK, I had 3 quarters and some pocket change that I had not counted. The transfer timing of the buses matched OK, although a little off schedule. I dropped everything I had into the fare box, $1.15, and then look “dumb.” The driver told me I was 10 cents short. I dug out 2 pennies more and dropped them in and he looked satisfied, but then I had to pay the price. You see, maybe 3 people were on the bus and I was standing right there near the driver, so he began talking. I listened. Turned out he is 42, single, very personable and nice, driving for many years and explained his job thoroughly. He has 5 cars (Jaguar, Honda, S-10 Chev, etc. and, of course, a Cadillac-none new). As more riders boarded, I sat down and realized I could have used a dollar bill in the fare box. It was an interesting ride and I arrived at my destination, well 0.42 miles from it, and I enjoyed the walk the remaining distance as I thought of all the information the driver gave me about himself and Houston Metro. Oh yeah, the bus was clean and cool, but very, very noisy!

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