tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post6234803312997265169..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: Ever tried to help someone out only to make the situation worse?C.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-49959654726409536742013-04-09T13:15:58.231-04:002013-04-09T13:15:58.231-04:00My fiancé had a relationship like that with the co...My fiancé had a relationship like that with the convenience store in Union. He had NO cash one morning when he was buying his coffee at Second Cup and his smokes at the c.s. Both places waved him off (SC wouldn't take his credit card for the $2 coffee and the c.s didn't accept credit) and said to pay later. He felt so humbled and bad at the same time that he made me go back and pay them later that morning. They were grateful but confused. <br /><br />And I've had TTC guy do that for me, but because they didn't have any Metropasses at the beginning of the month and I needed it to get to work that day. He said not to worry, that it's not my fault he's out of passes and to buy one at King. And he wasn't even my regular attendant!<br /><br />Long and short of it is that there has to be some understanding on the part of the driver. He had alternatives to provide the guy that would have been more efficient in everyone's time. At least he didn't throw the guy off the bus. A friend of ours tried to pay for a teenager on the TTC when she was short and the guy still threw the teen off the bus, even after our friend paid for her!lilnat86https://www.blogger.com/profile/00724054672877857130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-3514215441633318362013-04-09T11:53:42.341-04:002013-04-09T11:53:42.341-04:00Sure.
My parents have such a relationship with the...Sure.<br />My parents have such a relationship with the guy who runs the station near their home.C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-64966312078014976142013-04-09T11:48:08.032-04:002013-04-09T11:48:08.032-04:00So, can you go to the gas station and tell the cle...So, can you go to the gas station and tell the clerk "don't worry, I'll pay next time" and still get a fill up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-45021995658962244222013-04-08T11:05:06.426-04:002013-04-08T11:05:06.426-04:00There have been several times, I forgot (or didn&#...There have been several times, I forgot (or didn't have the money) for my TTC monthly pass, until the first day - I explain to the driver I'm going right to the station to buy a pass, and show him the previous pass, and 9 out of 10 times, they let me on. <br />The one time he didn't, I waited for the NEXT bus, watched as we passed him, and at the station, when he showed up, showed him my new month pass, and said (ONE TIME) "don't you feel like an ass now?"<br />He said he did and was sorry for doubting me. AllanVSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-87724355787821898002013-04-07T07:48:41.235-04:002013-04-07T07:48:41.235-04:00@Anonymous: Whether you’re a driver on the swing/s...@Anonymous: Whether you’re a driver on the swing/spare board or one who has picked their crew for the board period, you have to know the timings. We had young driver from the Oshawa garage doing work between Niagara Falls and Burlington in December. He had the paddle printed out and hanging on the dashboard; he had done his homework, and he was prepared. Drivers have been instructed to be accommodating to passengers – “that’s how it’s supposed to work”. Stop and think for a moment how many free rides GO Transit gives away every day . . . to their own staff.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-91911174925903028682013-04-06T16:35:31.420-04:002013-04-06T16:35:31.420-04:00I once told a man, on a very rainy day, that his n...I once told a man, on a very rainy day, that his nap sac was open and his papers were getting wet. He spun around to check, scattering all his documents onto the sodden sidewalk. I thought "my work here is done",apologized & hurried off to work. mumzthewurdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031988163452212905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-63615982406947128792013-04-05T15:00:23.597-04:002013-04-05T15:00:23.597-04:00Let's see ... if I know my bus mates and my bu...Let's see ... if I know my bus mates and my bus mates all know me - wouldn't this make us regulars and wouldn't the driver be smart enough to recognize that?!<br /><br />We've had a different driver everyday since March 25 during the morning pickup. Why can't one of these swig drivers just be assigned the route?C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-57860083826511444572013-04-05T14:48:28.110-04:002013-04-05T14:48:28.110-04:00Sounds like you had a driver from the swing board....Sounds like you had a driver from the swing board. If that was the case, he wouldn't know any of the regulars and in his head, everyone is a paying customer. Really, that's how it's supposed to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-27140748302968082092013-04-05T13:42:34.875-04:002013-04-05T13:42:34.875-04:00Wow...It's one fucking fare. I don't thin...Wow...It's one fucking fare. I don't think anyone would get bent out of shape over that. People on the train get free rides (aka warnings) all the time.MATTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-1832687946628669362013-04-05T13:07:33.098-04:002013-04-05T13:07:33.098-04:00It's been reported.
Yes, the passenger should ...It's been reported.<br />Yes, the passenger should have been forgiven. The driver seemed very untrained. C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-21548504386261871802013-04-05T12:45:15.674-04:002013-04-05T12:45:15.674-04:00The drivers have their “paddles” with timing point...The drivers have their “paddles” with timing points. To run ahead of schedule by that much, and repeatedly, needs to be reported to their supervisor.<br /><br />I don’t understand why the driver didn’t take your bus mate to the train station with the stipulation the passenger had to buy the ticket for the bus fare from an agent inside and then come back to the bus to show the driver the ticket. Better still, the driver should have given this regular passenger a free ride – it happens all the time.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-60777100889342554762013-04-05T10:45:12.663-04:002013-04-05T10:45:12.663-04:00I leave my Presto card in my wallet, or (in the su...I leave my Presto card in my wallet, or (in the summer) my bag that I carry to work, so that I never have this issue. <br /><br />Nothing sucks as much as watching your bus round the corner and approach your stop, reaching for your fare payment method, only to realize that you left your wallet/fare card at home.MATTnoreply@blogger.com