Happy New Year

Happy New Year. And a fare increase to celebrate it with. 25 cents for a local ride and an extra $4.00 for month's worth.

Now does this mean that there will be no alien abductions of buses in the coming year (you know, where the bus doesn't come for half an hour on a route that claims service every 6 minutes and the driver of the one that finally turns up claims to be on time and has no idea where the other one, two or three buses ahead of him could be); the new $1 million plus buses will get real seats (and maybe finish the job of getting rid of the spring loaded ones that take two healthy youths to get one down for a senior); or the end of the annoying tendency of four or more buses to line up at Davie and Denman and then race up Davie showing "Sorry Not in Service" signs (as an aside to the Translink overlords: Could we get rid of the "Sorry" part, no one believes it; you don't need to go all out and replace it with your true feelings, "Fuck you" but do lose the fake concern)?

I think not. I also expect that the Skytrain will remain dirty and graffitied (is that a word?) and the security folks will maintain their concern about harassing the public and slowing down access, while looking startled at the suggestion that moving along some idiot blocking a bustop with his SUV might be a better use of their time, being as that is an actual threat to the safety of the public.

Oh well, hope you enjoyed the largess of the Translink overlords free rides on New Years Eve!!! WaHooo!!!