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  • #1

    transit brain burps

    I've seen a few recently (including my own)
    the sign doesn't lie
    I'm sure most of you are familiar with the scrolling sign boards on buses that tell you the route number, name, and where it was going. Bus pulls up, the sign says route 41, 4100 south, to Meadowbrook Trax.
    What is the first thing the guy in front of me asks the driver...
    you guessed it
    "does this bus go to Trax"
    one from yesterday was just about as bad
    "does this bus go along 4100 south"

    this isn't new
    OK, so over a month ago UTA switched over to an electronic pass system. Really cool, just tap the pass, or even your wallet holding the pass (or as I posted earlier, your ass pocket with your wallet and pass in it... I still want to try that one of these days) up to the card reader. Why then, do I still see people, who flash the pass at the driver then get upset when the driver tells them to tap it on the reader. The flash passes are no longer... get used to it.

    smiley has a brain burp
    OK, today, while crossing the Trax line I had the though... I wonder what would happen if the power failed and the crossing gates didn't work... would they still be able to run the trains (because seriously, drivers in utah are that stupid that they can't watch for the trains otherwise)... then it dawned on me... the crossing gates are connected to the same electric system that powers the trains
    If you wish to find meaning, listen to the music not the song
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    Reminds of the bus here where the sign broke and was stuck at "SQUAREVERSITY" which seems to be a combination of SQUARE ONE and 110 UNIVERSITY
    Otaku

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    • #3
      I saw a bus the other night that was flashing between "!EMERGENCY!" and "CALL POLICE!"

      A quick glance into the passenger cabin revealed nothing awry as far as I could see. Huh.

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      • #4
        Quoth Fox One View Post
        I saw a bus the other night that was flashing between "!EMERGENCY!" and "CALL POLICE!"
        I once passed a bus that had "Call 911" on its front overhead sign. I pulled into a parking lot, went in a dentist's office and called 911. This was pre cell phones. I have no idea what ever happened after that.
        "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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        • #5
          Quoth prb View Post
          "SQUAREVERSITY"
          I'm stealing that word... I'm sure it will come in handy when I finally get around to writing more short stories
          If you wish to find meaning, listen to the music not the song

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          • #6
            Quoth prb View Post
            "SQUAREVERSITY"
            Would that be BYU or would it be Oral Roberts?
            I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
            Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
            Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.

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            • #7
              Quoth smileyeagle1021 View Post

              this isn't new
              OK, so over a month ago UTA switched over to an electronic pass system. Really cool, just tap the pass, or even your wallet holding the pass (or as I posted earlier, your ass pocket with your wallet and pass in it... I still want to try that one of these days) up to the card reader. Why then, do I still see people, who flash the pass at the driver then get upset when the driver tells them to tap it on the reader. The flash passes are no longer... get used to it.
              Man Smiley you posted that a while back, and you still haven't tried it!! Come on you know you want to! You must do the butt tap!!!

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