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08/07/2008

Bus Bench Service Alerts. 8-07.

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Bus Bench Service Alerts 08-07

“I’d rather wait for the very late and dirty MTA than have to carpool with someone who thinks Celine Dion is music,” an American.
Carectomy/ 08-04

Remember last year when people did that park(ing) day when people who had electric vehicles (which are still cars)  put their cool interior design sci-arc sanctioned ideas in a truck drove them to a parking spot and then sat in that spot to protest driving or to champion open space, but actually it was real annoying and pretentious (especially in a place like LA, I mean really who is using up the most space the rich and pretentious or the poor and angry, how about doing parking day in Beverly Hills...) well for the version in NY,  this Friday is the last day to sign up to be one of those annoying people.
Streetsblog/ 08-06

Not having money to pay for your bills causes causes your power to go out, which conserves energy. That’s pretty eco.
LA Times/ 08-07

Port pollution death is so early aught.
California Progress Report/ 08-08

Do you care more about eating or trees? If you said eating you’re a horrible person.
Times Transcript Canada/ 08-02

Train riding hobo girl.
The City Paper Baltimore
/ 08-06

The MTA is racist.
The Wave/ 08-08

Tapping your bus ride.
Daily Fusion/ June

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Sometimes when you're on the bus and you're angry because it's late and stinky and the MTA is ripping you off in all kinds of ways, some you don't even know yet. Think about this, at least you're in LA. At least you're not in Canada on a bus and some guy (he worked at McDonalds, more reasons to never eat there) decides that your existence is bothering him and decides to end your existence, separate your head from your body and then put your ear and nose in his pocket for a late night snack.

At least the MTA isn't that bad. If you look at it that way, a 30 minute late bus maybe isn't SO BAD..

WOW!!!!! Thanks for the heads up on that insanity 110 at the 10.
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