To the driver of the 18 this morning who harassed a student to the point of insanity: please find a more useful hobby. Stopping every student with a bus pass as they got on as though the were all criminals in the rain hence preventing others from getting on was insulting and unproductive. That guy who went on a tirade before leaving? He was right. Perhaps you should spend a little on improving the U-Pass so it doesn’t fade after a week instead of making a scene over nothing and infuriating your ridership. —Damp and Angry Student
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2011.
…You know the bus driver doesn’t have any control over the quality of the U-Pass sticker (or w/e), right?
The driver is going everyone a favor by making the bus ride so unpleasant people will go out and buy cars 🙂
As Vigo said in Eastern Promises “I am just the driver”
1. it’s the driver’s JOB to make sure passengers pay the fare required. Since SMU and MSVU don’t issue new cards every year, it’s important to make sure the upass stickers are upass stickers for THIS YEAR. I still have my smu ID with the Upass sticker from 2010. It looks the exact same as this year’s smu card, and, if the colour was rubbed off, than yes, some drivers who actually give two shits may be inclined to check each card, because who’s to say i don’t just keep using that card until doomsday.
2. it’s not the driver’s fault it’s raining out. Wear proper rain gear and quit your bitching. I don’t see anywhere in metro transit’s policies that all rules of fare and passes goes out the window when it’s wet out, so fuck off, OB. Blaming others for the weather and your inability to prepare for it makes you a c-unt.
Some drivers don’t give two shits, but it’s not the fault of the ones that do actually do their job that you were inconvenienced and got wet, you spoiled brat.
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McCarthyism
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I don’t think this means what you think it means.
The driver thought you guys were communists? I don’t understand.
yeah, but the little douche, might have a stolen or phoney pass. they are floating around i hear. can’t be too careful with those occupyers.
The fading sticker thing comes up every year, and if we get enough calls about it, a notice goes up advising us to go easy on the faded stickers.
That said though, always prepare as if you’ll be getting transit’s most anal driver on every trip. That means replacing faded stickers when they can no longer be read.
You know, if you keep your ID card in one of the pass plastic cases (they’re free ffs!), the colour doesn’t rub off.
My U pass sticker from 2010 is still in perfect shape.
People need to follow the rules on the bus, get plastic protectors for ur cards idiots, I see allot of ppl getting beat up on buses in the future, riders need to be quiet and do as they are suppose to cause im watching and love kicking assholes faces in
that would require a half second of care and preventative maintenance.
unfortunately, for the general public that’s about a half second too long.
The Bus driver was just doing his job OP, not purposely trying to aggravate you, they can actually get into trouble for not checking IDs, and for all of those bus haters out there, seriously try living in a place without metro transit where you have to take a cab everywhere. Not fun. We should be thankful for them and realize they have to put up with a lot of bs on a day to day basis. If that was your job OP you would probably want to do it well also.
Ps- It’s Halifax, the weather is murky on a good day 🙂 Embrace it and buy yourself some funky rubber boots to better enjoy it 🙂