So, besides declining fare-box revenue and bus ridership, how is Metro doing?
Got into work almost 2 hours late, thanks to METRO not running the 07:30 102 Bush Non Express for whatever reason.
Two 17’s went by while I sat reading my book. How bad is that, METRO?
Not that they’ll be 17’s for much longer. Saw a red tag on the route marker this morning. You know, morning… 06:50 when I got there to catch the 07:30 Downtown which didn’t show up, but dozens of 246s and 247s breezed past.
Route is changing to 9. Not sure why. According to one person I know at METRO, there may be some kind of auditing procedure they’re trying to hide their dismal on-time record with the 17 by changing the number. Helps avoid red flags and having Uncle Sam look at the numbers a tad closer when it’s begging time.
You know, there’s two ways from Downtown to work. 102 is supposed to be faster, but if the morons who run the route don’t bother showing up or piss-poor buses that break down and leave gaps in the schedule are a part of the fleet, I may as well use 56 and waste an extra twenty minutes going through the Mexican enclave of Airline.
If METRO were to bother making their GPS information on the buses available to waiting customers like other major cities across the world sometimes do, rational decisions can be made.
Yes, I said customers. Not passengers. I’m a customer, not human cargo.
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