Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Lormar
<RANT> I was on the bus yesterday and noticed a “Rider Advisory” stating that Capital Metro will no longer publish their schedule book, but will instead post it on the internet. The statement goes as follows: Due to declining use, more reliance on the web and cost-cutting measures, Capital Metro will not print the Destinations […]
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Filed under: Capital Metro, Rants
Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Lormar
For those not “in the know”, there are 3 taxi companies in Austin. The largest and possibly the oldest is Yellow Cab, then Austin Cab, and finally the smallest & newest Lone Star Cab. I’ve recently had the “honor” of experiencing rides with all 3. Yellow Cab has over 500 cabs in Austin, so of […]
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Filed under: Austin, Rants, Transportation
Posted on June 28th, 2008 by Lormar
Ugh. I tried for no less than an hour and a half today, to get ahold of a live person either at the local greyhound station or on their 800 number and couldn’t manage it with either. The local station rings and rings before finally (after about 4 minutes of ringing) transferring me to the […]
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Filed under: Family, Life, Rants
Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Lormar
Capital Metro has gotten the board to agree to their fee doubling in a 2-step increment. so the regular fare will go from $0.50 to $0.75 then eventually to a $1.00 fare. They claim that they need the money. This claim is false because they neglected to report that they’ve already essentially raised their fare […]
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Filed under: Austin, Capital Metro, Rants, Taxes, Transportation
Posted on February 18th, 2008 by Lormar
Quote of the Day “Most true happiness comes from one’s inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is hard to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.” – W. L. Shirer I do agree with one assertion that he left out […]
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Filed under: Blogging, Life, Rants, Taxes