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Raise the Thunderbeam!: LEETcense Plates - The Return!
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016. LEETcense Plates - The Return! I haven't done one of these in a while, but this one was an actual random, non-customized plate I saw today that was too good to pass up. Question: What do you call little white lies on you 1040? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Get Rimpy to Australia! Send a worthy Yank down under (temporarily). Perhaps These Vents Were Made in Australia. Think Twice Before Getting a Personalized Plate. Do My Eyes Deceive Me? Goodtime Charlie's House of Mirrors.
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The Idiots Aboard: April 2014
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Sunday, April 27, 2014. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. Tries to board, we should radio dispatch for advise. So I'm supposed to delay a bus full of people and possibly offend an innocent passenger based on this flimsy information? But even more disturbing than the complete incompetence of my employers is what's going on in the background of this photo. Shouldn't we be more concerned that a member of the dreaded Anonymous.
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Raise the Thunderbeam!: The Osmosis Saga
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The Seduction of the Innocent. So what can one say about Osmosis (not its real name)? The position would call for a lot of travel away from home. We had had bad experiences with that sort of thing before when I was trucking. I asked my wife if she thought that would be a problem. She said for 18 bucks an hour, she could deal with it handily. The Reign of Rick. Well, gentle readers, this is getting a little long, and I don't want to hit you with too much all at once. See? I care about my audience! But eve...
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The Idiots Aboard: September 2015
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Wacky Wednesday: Math Anxiety. One, but it has a name instead of a number. There is a myth that the town planners were superstitious – which doesn't explain why there is a 13. Street. Maybe different rules apply for businesses and residences. The distaff half of the pair asked me if there was a bus stop at 8. Avenue. I told her there was one at 7. And another at 9. There is a bus stop....
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The Idiots Aboard: June 2015
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Friday, June 12, 2015. Sorry I haven't posted in a bit, but I'm working on a new project, and I thought it might be a good idea to revive this blog, as it is closely related to my new project. I have a new blog, called HighTurnover: 80 Jobs in 35 Years. There is a permanent image-link to it in the sidebar of this blog. I'm hoping someday to turn it into a book (remember those? All the other buses were pulling out at the...
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The Idiots Aboard: More Stupid Questions
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Sunday, October 4, 2015. Getting back to the notion that “the only stupid question is the one you don't ask”, I can offer a couple of shining examples of that. We got to Walmart, and several people got off and on. I then returned to the OTC, and then got under way back to College Town. And here comes that same strung out looking woman asking when we were going to get to Walmart! I tried to explain that if she had simply...
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The Idiots Aboard: October 2015
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Street (the westbound one-way street into town), and then they can hustle over one block and back two to the 40 stop at Pine and 9. Street (the eastbound one-way street out of town). Or stress about trying to get them to 8. Against my better judgment, I radioed the driver of the 40 to tell him that I was going to drop a guy at 8. And Olive so could he please give him the extra three at 9.
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The Idiots Aboard: March 2014
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Sunday, March 2, 2014. Yesterday I spotted a new variation on the theme:. This was on an adult-sized tricycle. As you can probably see, the lock is coming through the rear basket and passing through the spokes of one of the rear wheels.and then just resting on the bike rack instead of actually locked to it. Dafuq? In the second photo, the trike is unrideable with one wheel locked to the bike itself, but being a tricycle...
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The Idiots Aboard: Wacky Wednesday: Hot Dog
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Wacky Wednesday: Hot Dog. I think I may have missed a Wacky Wednesday. Typical of me to announce a weekly feature, and then drop the ball after a few installments. If you had already been eagerly anticipating last Wednesday's post, I apologize, but I'm betting you weren't. Let's move on. A lot of times shirtless people waiting for buses at least have a shirt with them, and will put it on befo...
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The Idiots Aboard: November 2013
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The misadventures of a public transit driver*. People, Places, Things, Glossary, etc. Monday, November 25, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). SISTER BLOG: HIGH TURNOVER: 80 JOBS IN 35 YEARS. LEARN ABOUT MY PREVIOUS 79 JOBS. Get Rimpy to Australia! Send a worthy Yank down under. A Brush With Trumpery Leaves Me Feeling Slimed. Think Twice Before Getting a Personalized Plate. View my complete profile. The (very nice) Management and Staff of the Napa Valley Institute for the Criminally Insane.
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