This bitch is for the curly-haired woman who before getting off my bus on Friday, told me of how her friend had to quit her job because she could not get her children to day care because of the strike, and that all my friendliness does not make it better, and implying that my jovial […]
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Essential service
You were complaining about how down you felt when you got on the bus after the strike was over and people were withdrawn. It may be that your fellow riders were adding up the cost of taxis to and from work, the doctor’s office, the grocery store, the library, etc. You know, what we had […]
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Bus driver cry baby
To the bus driver at the Bridge terminal on March 21st: I love how you say you were ripped off from this strike and DID NOT get a fair deal. Cause you lost only 3 weeks pay. How about the people that pay fare to use a service you are whining about. Some even losing […]
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Bus driver’s ode
I’m sorry… I’m a bus driver. Sincerely, sorry to the people who depend on us, who were housebound, who lost their jobs, or more. I wish it could all be undone. Workers everywhere are being asked to do more for less, and the profits go… where? Why should public servants be immune from the race […]
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The wheels on the bus go round and round
Although I never use the bus, it brought a smile to my face this morning to see them on the roads. Oh what a sight! I couldn’t stop laughing! The six commuters that were on the many I saw throughout the day looked happy and joyous. I hope everyone is now able to get to […]
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Hali fever
Friday when the buses came back, I hopped on the bus with a cheery, “Good Morning”, that I didn’t even anticipate slipping from my lips. I suppose after couch hopping for a month and a half I was just happy to be sleeping in my own bed again in the middle of no where. Fully […]
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41 days
So the bus strike is over. The buses are back on the road. You’d think passengers would be all smiles and cheerful. Nope. This morning everyone looked just as pissed off as they did before the strike. Angry faces from the front of the bus all the way to the back. Sitting there starring out […]
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$4,000.00 for what!!!
This group of people held approx. 1/2 of the city of Halifax hostage; and they get a signing bonus of $4000.00. What the hell for? I was upset by the $1600.00 that was on the table!!! I could have lived with that but $4,000.00 of which is a portion that I must pay through various […]
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Free bus fare for the rest of the month?
They should at the very LEAST give us free bus fare for the same amount of time the buses were out. —Unhappy Customer
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Oh meek Nova Scotians
The bus strike effected the people that least could ‘afford’ it. The working poor that are trying to stay ahead of their bills, our seniors that are on fix incomes and our students that are heavy in debt. The city didn’t care, the ATU surely didn’t (blocking accessabus, snow plows, etc). Now they get a […]
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Thank you and fuck you
Today marks 41 days without buses for 96,000 Haligonian commuters. A ‘tentative deal’ has been reached, although I’m not sure what new perks it gives transit workers since its details haven’t been released. But as if the six-week logistical paralysis hasn’t been enough, now there’s talk of a price increase – which I can understand […]
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Carpool lovefest
According to the paper, it is at least somewhat possible that this shit and terror transit strike could be over at the end of the week. So I guess it’s time to get my ass in gear and start buying presents for my fabulous carpoolin’ coworkers who tirelessly and without complaint picked me up, dropped […]