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Author Topic: 30 Days of Plight. Stephen Dare goes JTA every day.  (Read 10530 times)
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« Reply #195 on: August 06, 2008, 02:17:54 PM »

Westside deer are killers... Cheesy

Well I can certainly see why people are so eager to shoot them.

After two attempts on my life, the vicious pack of them tired of chasing me through the woods.  I can only surmise that they finally tired of such poor sport and went on to more diverting prey.

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« Reply #196 on: August 06, 2008, 02:20:31 PM »

did you catch any mass transit down in the swamp stephen?

I caught a whole lot more than transit, gator.
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« Reply #197 on: August 06, 2008, 02:23:40 PM »

Westside deer are killers... Cheesy

Well I can certainly see why people are so eager to shoot them.

After two attempts on my life, the vicious pack of them tired of chasing me through the woods.  I can only surmise that they finally tired of such poor sport and went on to more diverting prey.



ROFLOL... Cheesy Cheesy Your killing me.... Cheesy Cheesy
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In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."
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« Reply #198 on: August 06, 2008, 02:32:35 PM »

did you catch any mass transit down in the swamp stephen?

I caught a whole lot more than transit, gator.

Lol. I bet you did.
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« Reply #199 on: August 06, 2008, 06:50:32 PM »

It was probably the greatest action adventure of the past two years.
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« Reply #200 on: August 06, 2008, 07:48:56 PM »

I wait in breathless anticipation for the posting... Cheesy
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In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."
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« Reply #201 on: August 06, 2008, 08:49:32 PM »

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Do we really need a system whose only purpose is to provide work transit only to the poorest?

Wow. That completely echoes the impression I've had since coming here.
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« Reply #202 on: August 06, 2008, 09:21:23 PM »

I wait in breathless anticipation for the posting... Cheesy

I was breathless while being pursued by the damned deer.
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« Reply #203 on: August 07, 2008, 06:56:06 AM »

I wait in breathless anticipation for the posting... Cheesy

I was breathless while being pursued by the damned deer.
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In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."
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« Reply #204 on: August 07, 2008, 03:53:50 PM »

all further posts continue in Long Days Journey Into Plight.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,2953.0.html
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« Reply #205 on: August 18, 2008, 10:18:56 PM »

And here is a link to the uninterrupted posts, presented blog style in the Times Union. http://news.jacksonville.com/transit/
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« Reply #206 on: August 20, 2008, 05:40:57 PM »

I have gone carless for about 3 months (because I wanted to keep my car in Atlanta while I spent every other weekend there) and haven't had any adventures nearly as exciting as Mr. Dare's.  (The closest I came was one bus breakdown).

Lesson: Obviously I need to spend more time on the Westside!  Wink
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« Reply #207 on: August 20, 2008, 05:44:37 PM »

JTA constantly tinkers with its routes to maximize efficiency, ridership, etc.

Which I suppose is a good thing in itself.

But the downside is you lose predictability, which in turn maximizes ridership. 

There aren't any right or wrong answers to this kind of tradeoff - though I personally prefer more predictability.



Ah.  The Bus Stops.

Who the hell needs the Da Vinci Code in order to build a sense of anxiety, dread and suspence.

L7 B7 R5 E4.

Do these numbers mean anything to anyone?  Is it part of the Navahoe Code?

Im sitting here, looking at the various incomprehensible alpha numerics wondering what in the hell do they mean.  A fellow passenger is certain that they are in the right place at the right time.  They are catching the B7 to San Marco.  "B", my limitedly informed benchmate informs me, stands for Baymeadows.

This gives me a certain sense of relief, since San Marco is also my intended destination.

I stare holes in the rest of the letters trying to divine what their true inner meanings might be.

R.  R.   R........
Riverside?  dunno.  Rogero?  maybe.  Can't tell.

E.

E.

E?

Eastside maybe? 

Where are the schedules for any of these routes?  where do they go?

James (the fellow B-7 passenger) can only answer two things with certainty.  That b-7 goes to San Marco and "B" stands for baymeadows.
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