Leaderboard

[sm4him]

Oh, I know that feeling.
So, you are government, or is the bus a contract?

It's not contract, I'm actually employed by the transit system. But the transit system itself is kinda the ugly stepsister of the city government.
We are technically employed by a company called K-Trans, but the company is a part of the city. We're paid through the K-Trans company and we have our own benefits, including holidays, sick time and other leave that don't necessarily match the city's. But then other stuff, like our IS department and all purchasing, is done by the city.

 

[sm4him]

The last thing I searched for on Google: How to pronounce Tychicus.

 

[sm4him]

And before that, I looked up the word "Caillou." Because someone said they hated him (I think it might have been minicoop), and I had no idea what a Caillou even was.

 

[snowbear154 84]

OK. Where I work, the local buses are all county owned and the people are county employees. I'm not sure how it is where I live - I think it's the same way. School buses in PG (work) are all county while in Charles (live) they are privately owned and contracted.

 

[sm4him]

Now, I know who Caillou is and can sympathize with why someone would hate him...

 

[snowbear154 84]

I gotta somehow summon enough energy to stand up and get dressed for work.

Meh, go in like you are and tell them your sick. Maybe they'll take pity and give you a raise, or something.

The way things are right now, they would express heartfelt sympathy then throw more work at me. And tell me they need it back by the end of the day.

And before that, I looked up the word "Caillou." Because someone said they hated him (I think it might have been minicoop), and I had no idea what a Caillou even was.

I know what a caribou is, but not Caillou.

 

[sm4him]

But then, when MY kids were little, I had to watch endless episodes of Barney the Purple jammin' dinosaur.

 

[sm4him]

We used to also run all the transit services for the University of Tennessee, but a couple of hours ago, the university decided to go with a private contractor.

We were privately elated. Working with them was a nightmare, because they were constantly demanding things we could legally could not provide due to federal regulations. Like they wanted dedicated buses that only served their campus, and were painted different from the other buses. And of course, they wanted those to be the newest buses.

 

[sm4him]

I gotta somehow summon enough energy to stand up and get dressed for work.

Meh, go in like you are and tell them your sick. Maybe they'll take pity and give you a raise, or something.

The way things are right now, they would express heartfelt sympathy then throw more work at me. And tell me they need it back by the end of the day.

And before that, I looked up the word "Caillou." Because someone said they hated him (I think it might have been minicoop), and I had no idea what a Caillou even was.

I know what a caribou is, but not Caillou.

You can google it, and then you'll know.

 

[snowbear154 84]

Barney. I detested Barney.

Thomas, the Tank Engine was cool, though - both Ringo Starr and George Carlin made a good "Mr. Conductor"

 

[snowbear154 84]

At UMD it was the opposite - the University owned a fleet of buses and started providing service to the town of College Park. IIRC, they didn't get the ridership that either was hoping for.

 

[snowbear154 84]

I did. Interesting fom the stills. I might go into it further . . .

 

[snowbear154 84]

. . . or not.

 

[snowbear154 84]

Good Morning, Lenny.

 

[snowbear154 84]

Are you lurking today?