Dear So and So

[Blueberry]

You're right - I've been taking the academic one, but it's been so often late and there are so many safety issues that it's just about not worth it (regularly running red lights, panhandling on the bus). It's being operated by the city agency, not the regional one - and I think that's actually worse. At least I do have a free pass for it - it's now the "express bus" fare, and it's pretty expensive for most people.

I should bike to it - I know I should - but it means having to lug around even more stuff for the day. That and cold rainy weather is why I haven't been. And there aren't bike racks at the most convenient stop (but they are working on that, I think). I don't use the parking permit *that* much, but when the other half is out of town (which he will be for a week soon), it makes more sense for me to do it that way. I know it was worse - I actually remember back in 2000-ish that it wasn't as good. But if you rely on the regional service, the routes that don't take 1.5 hours still end really early. Bleh. I just wish they could get their acts together.

At least I got a permit. The other half went at 8:30 with my old drivers' license, my parking contract, and the old pass. They gave him the new one. I also have the ear of someone who is trying to fix things, I think. I'm hanging in there with it - I just wish we would *actually build* regional rail.

[tulip]

I know! I was taking that bus mid- to late- 1990s and they were talking about regional rail back then, almost 20 years ago! If they had just done it, we wouldn't be having this conversation now! I'm actually trying to figure out how to get to one of those hospitals for an appt on Fri on the regional bus. I'll likely just end up asking my brother for a ride (for an eye appt--can't drive). Such potential for an awesome system, and yet they don't actually do anything to make it happen!

[Blueberry]

PM me if I can help.

[Veronica]

Dear Tech Department:

Really? Your mailbox appears to be unavailable. Try to access it again in 10 seconds. If you see this error again, contact your helpdesk.

But those tickets are suppose to be done by email. Maybe you guys are lonely and you want everyone calling you today.

Veronica

[malkin]

Oh V, I know it is completely NOT FUNNY for you! Still, it makes me laugh a little bit.

One time we got an apology from IT saying that the reason that the spam reports weren't showing up in the inbos was because they were being stopped by the spam filter. (I laughed so hard I about peed my pants).

[lph]

Dear assorted hearing respondents out there,

I know, I know. You hate the hydropower plans. I'm a faceless city bureaucrat and you want to make plenty sure that I know you hate the plans. But honestly, they really are just loose plans, and I need constructive feedback. It would be a lot better if you had done what we asked you to and written specific comments with content instead of spewing out pages of random angry noises. I now have 25 responses out of which 6 make sense.

One of them actually sounds rather like he's threatening the hydropower company (not me) with black magic...

[redrhodie]

One of them actually sounds rather like he's threatening the hydropower company (not me) with black magic...

If that's one of the six that make sense, you got your work cut out!