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ken0042 · 03-29-2007, 03:10 PM

Service adjustments are being made on a daily basis. Schedule adjustments will be made available by 8:00 pm for the next morning and 1:00 pm for the afternoon peak period and evening service.

I stumbled upon this by chance. A girl who works in my office suddenly started showing up on my bus Tuesday. We started talking, and she said that her usual bus (the one after mine) hadn't showed up Monday so she was on this one instead. This morning I asked her if she had heard anything, and she said that apparently CT has been cancelling buses with little or no notice. Most noteably on my route (117- McKenzie Towne Express) they cancelled the 6:19 am bus (which is the middle bus), as well they have cancelled the 5:15pm bus; which is the last bus of the day.

I get the 5:05 bus, and noticed it's been busier than usual. I'd hate to be the guy who found out the hard way that there is no 5:15 bus, and now instead of a 50 minute bus ride he now has a 90-120 minute LRT and shuttle ride.

Be sure to check your schedules twice per day until they settle the dispute.

shane_c · 03-29-2007, 03:51 PM

There must have been at least one 117 missing this morning. When I had the dogs out this morning for a walk and I was heading up Prestwick Blvd towards the brick church. It was around 7am. A 117 drives by that is absolutely packed to the front door and it still had all the stops in Prestwick to do. Then about 3 minutes after that another 117 went by with a grand total of 3 people on it.

You think the first driver would call and say he had them packed in like cattle and see if there was one behind him with room.

ken0042 · 03-29-2007, 04:03 PM

Yeah, that happened 2 weeks ago too. My regular bus didn't come, so the next bus was just jam packed- no seats as we left Copperfield and little standing room into Inverness. Then halfway along Inverness another 117 joined us. I thought we'd just divert right onto Deerfoot from the traffic circle as we were packed. Nope, we just kept driving in a fricken convoy, and our driver kept passing the other, so we'd pick up more people, then the other bus would pass us to pick up people that wouldn't fit ont ours.

Took an extra 40 minutes to get into work.

The Unabomber · 03-29-2007, 04:15 PM

It's a joke. I work downtown and getting to work is a pain now, i don't know when the bus is going to show up and am beginning to question if it will.

I like how the people in power (alderman, mayor) have free parking at city hall, that way they don't have to pay $20/day to park or take city transit. They have nothing to worry about with transit, won't make them late for work/school if they decide to strike.

SpitFire40 · 03-29-2007, 04:23 PM

They need a full sized bus in West Springs. Cougar Ridge has one but West Springs is just as big.. and we've got a puny shuttle.

It's pretty crazy how full the busses get though.

fredr123 · 03-29-2007, 04:49 PM

So does all this "work to rule" stuff make you sympathize with the plight of the Union?

Personally, just makes me angry at both sides... perhaps a bit less at the City than the Union. Bus drivers already make a decent salary considering the requirements of the job. Yes, some aspects of the work sucks and being forced to work overtime or do split shifts isn't very appealing.

Manson? · 03-29-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fredr123

So does all this "work to rule" stuff make you sympathize with the plight of the Union?

Personally, just makes me angry at both sides... perhaps a bit less at the City than the Union. Bus drivers already make a decent salary considering the requirements of the job. Yes, some aspects of the work sucks and being forced to work overtime or do split shifts isn't very appealing.

Personally I sympathize with the union and would support them. My main concern is to get to school and work on time and so if there is anyway by support or whatever that I can help the drivers to reach their goals then I benefit by having regular service again.

It is annoying though to have fired up drivers being dicks because the union has got them on the war path.

MatsNaslund · 03-29-2007, 09:27 PM

I find it funny & amusing how someone on the outskirts of town in gold old copperfield expects an express service directly to the downtown and not only the that but for it to be at 5 minute intervals during AM and PM rush hour.

Suck it up princess! You're the one that chose to live there. Hopefully it won't cost you too much in parking and gas money when you have to drive to downtown back and forth twice a day when the full blown strike comes along with the parking lot on Deerfoot & that's assuming you CAN FIND a PARKING SPOT. NO TRANSIT= NO BUSES and NO C-TRAIN. Calgary is a different place in 2007 then it was in 2001. A Strike will hurt this time, but I don't care since I live 5 min from work and never have to see traffic even on the worst of days. LOL!!!!!! LMAO!!!

Ranchlander · 03-29-2007, 09:36 PM

i heard parking d/t was up to 25 and 30 now for outside lots on the perimeter.

MatsNaslund · 03-29-2007, 09:49 PM

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They need a full sized bus in West Springs. Cougar Ridge has one but West Springs is just as big.. and we've got a puny shuttle.

And who will drive either the Shuttle or Bus? If the city doesn't pay this time around they are 200 short now and that number will only grow if the City decreases benefits and doesn't give a raise to keep up with inflation. Who would do it? Would you ?

fredr123 · 03-29-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Manson?

Personally I sympathize with the union and would support them. My main concern is to get to school and work on time and so if there is anyway by support or whatever that I can help the drivers to reach their goals then I benefit by having regular service again.

It is annoying though to have fired up drivers being dicks because the union has got them on the war path.

I'm all for getting paid what you are worth. I am not in support of making my life more miserable in order to get what you want. Kinda selfish but there you go.

SpitFire40 · 03-29-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MatsNaslund

And who will drive either the Shuttle or Bus? If the city doesn't pay this time around they are 200 short now and that number will only grow if the City decreases benefits and doesn't give a raise to keep up with inflation. Who would do it? Would you ?

Andrei Medvedev, is that you??

KevanGuy · 03-29-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

Not all of us inner city dwellers are as smug as that.

That isnt smug. Its called being an ass.

Dion · 03-30-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Manson?

Personally I sympathize with the union and would support them. My main concern is to get to school and work on time and so if there is anyway by support or whatever that I can help the drivers to reach their goals then I benefit by having regular service again.

It is annoying though to have fired up drivers being dicks because the union has got them on the war path.

When a union holds the general public hostage over a contract dispute they get zero support from me. The guy or gal that uses the bus to get to work or school should not be used as a pawn. Find another way to settle your dispute!