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As it is that I have (and will) be riding the bus/train much more often, rather than post individual posts I'll just post to this thread, much easier that way 
I've already got several stories saved up that I haven't had time to post yet
There's the smart way and then there's the UTA way
Okay, so UTA was doing weed abatement along the tracks. They were burning the weeds, quite common. Now, for safety reasons they decided to close down track rather than try to time the burns between trains, understandable. Here's where the stupid comes in. There are switches before and after each station, so the most they should have to single track at any time is between the two stations they are working on... right, right.
Nope, they decided rather than work in blocks in between stations that they would close a 4 mile section of track (between Fashion Place and Meadowbrook), of course causing trains to back up waiting to get through the single track and causing backups on the platforms because the train now had to stop twice at each platofrm (once for the wheelchair ramp for going the other direction and then once at the main platform rather than being able to line up with both at the same time). So, we got to Fashion place and we had to wait not just for the train going the other direction, but the train ahead of us waiting for the train going the other direction... and the train going the other direction that was waiting for the train in front of us... yeah, good planning UTA.
Umm, what?
http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/TRAXmap1208.jpg
That is for reference. Notice there is two lines, one from Downtown to Sandy and one from Downtown to the University (they do now also have special service going between Sandy and the University, but that isn't really important to this story). That map is also posted at every station
I was waiting for my morning train, I was at Meadowbrook, notice how going south there is but one option, and that is going to Sandy, nothing else south of Meadowbrook (yet). Southbound train comes into the station and guy a little bit down from the platform from me freaks out "is this train going to Sandy, I need to make sure I get on a train going to Sandy... OH God, if I get on the wrong train I am in so much trouble... you you (talking to me) is this train going to Sandy"
Let's review, there is a signboard on the front of the train that says "Sandy", twice on the side of each car it says "Sandy", the platform says "To Sandy" the sign board on the platform for the last five minutes has been saying "Next train to Sandy"... and there is nowhere else to the south that the rail even goes to (yet).
So seriously dude, chill out.
Pull up your pants or deal with it
Full disclosure, if you are a very attractive guy with a nice ass and sexy black underwear and your pants are halfway down your ass, I will be looking at your ass... if you don't like this fact that you can feel free to wear your pants properly... way I look at it, by leaving it uncovered you are inviting people to look... not my fault that your open invitation got accepted by someone you didn't intend it to go to.
Teenage logic
Okay, I overheard this gem from a soon to be shocked teenager.
NT= Naive teenager
NTF= Naive teenager's friend
NT: I think it's going to be cheaper for me to get a car than to ride the bus.
NTF: You think?
NT: Yeah, I'm spending like $10 a day on bus fares
(Smiley's note, why the hell don't you get a bus pass for $75 unlimited use for the month, you'd break even before the month was half way through if you really are racking up fares at that rate)
NTF: Wow, that's ridicules, you can get gas for cheaper than that.
(Smiley's note, they were riding from Orem to Salt Lake, I already know that you can't get gas for that cheap going between Orem and Salt Lake and then going around Salt Lake, and back)
NT: Yeah, I can't wait to get a car, it will save me so much money going downtown.
(Smiley's note, there is no free parking downtown, $5 a day is considered cheap... you must be getting really cheap gas... oh and where is your insurance through, I want to know if gas and insurance is coming to less than $5 a day from Orem to Salt Lake, if this deal truly exists I want in... and God help you the first time you need to have maintanence on your car).
Have you ever wondered?
You'd think that a train operator who is doing a run that serves one purpose and one purpose only is to make a connection with the 811 and 817 that he wouldn't dily daly around in each station and would try to stay on schedule so people could make their connections.
Lies and the lying liars who tell them
I overheard, "Hey boss, I'm on the bus now and he's really running behind schedule, I'm going to be late to work"
I verified the schedule against where we were and we were in fact a minute ahead of schedule...
Who wants to place a bet that said employee doesn't want to admit he missed his bus and is hoping his boss believes him about the late bus because we're on a route that is infamous for having one of the worst on time performances in the system.
I've already got several stories saved up that I haven't had time to post yet
There's the smart way and then there's the UTA way
Okay, so UTA was doing weed abatement along the tracks. They were burning the weeds, quite common. Now, for safety reasons they decided to close down track rather than try to time the burns between trains, understandable. Here's where the stupid comes in. There are switches before and after each station, so the most they should have to single track at any time is between the two stations they are working on... right, right.
Nope, they decided rather than work in blocks in between stations that they would close a 4 mile section of track (between Fashion Place and Meadowbrook), of course causing trains to back up waiting to get through the single track and causing backups on the platforms because the train now had to stop twice at each platofrm (once for the wheelchair ramp for going the other direction and then once at the main platform rather than being able to line up with both at the same time). So, we got to Fashion place and we had to wait not just for the train going the other direction, but the train ahead of us waiting for the train going the other direction... and the train going the other direction that was waiting for the train in front of us... yeah, good planning UTA.
Umm, what?
http://www.rideuta.com/uploads/TRAXmap1208.jpg
That is for reference. Notice there is two lines, one from Downtown to Sandy and one from Downtown to the University (they do now also have special service going between Sandy and the University, but that isn't really important to this story). That map is also posted at every station
I was waiting for my morning train, I was at Meadowbrook, notice how going south there is but one option, and that is going to Sandy, nothing else south of Meadowbrook (yet). Southbound train comes into the station and guy a little bit down from the platform from me freaks out "is this train going to Sandy, I need to make sure I get on a train going to Sandy... OH God, if I get on the wrong train I am in so much trouble... you you (talking to me) is this train going to Sandy"
Let's review, there is a signboard on the front of the train that says "Sandy", twice on the side of each car it says "Sandy", the platform says "To Sandy" the sign board on the platform for the last five minutes has been saying "Next train to Sandy"... and there is nowhere else to the south that the rail even goes to (yet).
So seriously dude, chill out.
Pull up your pants or deal with it
Full disclosure, if you are a very attractive guy with a nice ass and sexy black underwear and your pants are halfway down your ass, I will be looking at your ass... if you don't like this fact that you can feel free to wear your pants properly... way I look at it, by leaving it uncovered you are inviting people to look... not my fault that your open invitation got accepted by someone you didn't intend it to go to.
Teenage logic
Okay, I overheard this gem from a soon to be shocked teenager.
NT= Naive teenager
NTF= Naive teenager's friend
NT: I think it's going to be cheaper for me to get a car than to ride the bus.
NTF: You think?
NT: Yeah, I'm spending like $10 a day on bus fares
(Smiley's note, why the hell don't you get a bus pass for $75 unlimited use for the month, you'd break even before the month was half way through if you really are racking up fares at that rate)
NTF: Wow, that's ridicules, you can get gas for cheaper than that.
(Smiley's note, they were riding from Orem to Salt Lake, I already know that you can't get gas for that cheap going between Orem and Salt Lake and then going around Salt Lake, and back)
NT: Yeah, I can't wait to get a car, it will save me so much money going downtown.
(Smiley's note, there is no free parking downtown, $5 a day is considered cheap... you must be getting really cheap gas... oh and where is your insurance through, I want to know if gas and insurance is coming to less than $5 a day from Orem to Salt Lake, if this deal truly exists I want in... and God help you the first time you need to have maintanence on your car).
Have you ever wondered?
You'd think that a train operator who is doing a run that serves one purpose and one purpose only is to make a connection with the 811 and 817 that he wouldn't dily daly around in each station and would try to stay on schedule so people could make their connections.
Lies and the lying liars who tell them
I overheard, "Hey boss, I'm on the bus now and he's really running behind schedule, I'm going to be late to work"
I verified the schedule against where we were and we were in fact a minute ahead of schedule...
Who wants to place a bet that said employee doesn't want to admit he missed his bus and is hoping his boss believes him about the late bus because we're on a route that is infamous for having one of the worst on time performances in the system.
I wish I could! I can't hold my bag on the step behind me as its an uncomfortable position to be in, & if I have it on the step in front with the handle out, I can never set it in motion at the top & end up falling over it... so, I stick to lugging it up the escalator 
They are the fist to complain getting ther precious clothes dirty.
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