My 'Not' so Ordinary Day

What are they doing!!!???

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:18:00 +0000

So you need money RT? Our states budget woes are hitting them hard, but seriously they need to use common sense. Currently it's the time of year where all the businesses have pretty much paid their bills, and wont do again until the next fiscal year. So I've only been working Fridays at the state, and oh boy have I ever been so close to driving...

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RT's service doesn't ALWAYS blow dolphins for nickels

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:13:00 +0000

It was about 3PM, my amtrak train had just arrived dowtown from Davis. It was my day off and man did I want to go home! After I got off the train, I saw the light rail train sitting at the station. I tried as hard as I could, but every time I tried to get around someone, somehow some old lady, or someone walking their bike got in my way. After I...

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The end of this blog...?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:46:00 +0000

I recently read the proposed cutbacks RT is facing. It's not looking good. 2. Reduce Service Frequency: Bus – Reduce bus service frequency during peak hours so that no service operates more frequently than every 30 minutes ($4 million savings) or reduce bus service frequency during off-peak hours so that no route operates more frequently than...

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[STUB] - The final bubble?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:28:00 +0000

Ill have to finish this post when i get home, but for now here is any interesting article i found on the canadian business magazine website The final bubble? Jeff SanfordCanadian Business Online, What a fascinating event the Saudis hosted in Jeddah this past June. Here was the king of the world’s largest exporter of the world’s most important...

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My light rail train went backwards today

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:09:00 +0000

Evidence teeming: RT Light Rail system at limit Before I get into my story, I'm going to cut straight to the chase on this one: RT's Light Rail system in its current state cannot support the number of new riders. OK so now I shall start my story. I got off the amtrak train from Davis, and boarded a four car light rail train at the Amtrak...

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Think putting transit in your commute is hard? Try doing mine for a day.

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:50:00 +0000

For me, my ride to work to school and work is a lot easier than driving. I can't say so much for my current commute. I was supposed to have a nice and easy summer. I got a temporary job at the EPA for the summer, and I was supposed to work that and go to school after, while taking the summer off from my current job. Things didn't pan out so...

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Blackberry needs...

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:16:00 +0000

A built in blogger app. Booyah The opera mini browser works wonders, unless you want to do formatting or add labels to your post. Google lets me find my way around town taking transit from my blackberry, but nothing for blogger. Camman!

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So you like the ride eh?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:49:00 +0000

I-5 has reopened, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the florin road parking lot. Both today and yesterday it has been as full as it was last week. RT was even still running the extra trains. So do these people not know about the freeway opening? Are they just taking advantage of their monthly passes? Or have they actually been converted from...

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Fix I-5 day four

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:28:00 +0000

I returned to work today, abeit I didn't start until 1230. The florin parking lot was the fullest I've ever seen it. Not many more cars would be needed to completely fill it up now. The crowd was actually light considering the time of day; I wonder if the 'unpleasants' have been steered away by the new crowds. I really haven't noticed the usual...

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The things people search for

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:11:00 +0000

I was sifting through some of the searches people performed to land on my blog for the first time in a couple of months. I have to say there are a lot of people looking for directions the the stations, but there were a few that I just laughed at. Here they are: i seem to be so ordinary its not polite to talk during human boom box human boombox...

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Fix I-5 day two

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:51:00 +0000

Today started as any other day, and once again as I drove over the freeway, it was smooth sailing. The light rail train had the usual number of people, with the usual number of cars in the parking lot. I only worked a half day today, so I don't know what the afternoon commute was like. However when I got back to the florin station at about 1PM,...

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'F day' not so "F-ed"

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:14:00 +0000

So today was the big day. The first commuter day after the I-5 closure. I left my usual time, and I expected to see a crowd both on the freeway and the light rail. Not so. As I drove over the freeway at florin road, where on any given day the traffic is usually just starting to back up. Today traffic was flowing as far as the eye could see. I did...

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Have you planned your commute?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:11:00 +0000

Most people probably already know this, but large portions of I-5 are set to be shut down starting May 30th. Thats THIS month folks, and if you haven't figured out a way to get to work, get started! You probably noticed the counter at the top of this page, counting down to "F-Day". This is short for "Fix I-5 Day". Any correllation with other...

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Think RT is bad? Then you haven't ridden greyhound...

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:52:00 +0000

So this weekend for extra credit in a class, I had to attend a convention in chico. It goes from friday to sunday, with presentations from various students on saturday, and field trips around chico the other two days. A group of us were supposed to go together, but everyone else pretty much flaked out. This meant the entire gas bill was footed on...

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Only on the LRT...

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:12:00 +0000

The other day I walked into an interesting conversation as I boarded the light rail train home "I don't care is he's f---g gay it doesn't give him the right to call me a b---. Next time I see him I'm gonna kick him in the nuts" Alrighty then... This was followed by a kid doing michael jackson moonwalk-ish moves and reaching behind the back in a...

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Transit nightmare

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +0000

Today was a normal day for me, but for the outbound riders on the gold line, today was a day to remember. And not in a good way I walked up to the 65th station to find a crowd (a big one) standing on the street. Thankfully my direction was fine, but apparently something happened somewhere on the other end causing the passengers to be booted off...

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A rare sight

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:31:00 +0000

I rode the light rail as usual on Tuesday, although my train from the 65th station was late, causing me to miss my transfer. Since RT somehow thinks that rush hour is between 130pm and 445pm on the blue line, I was sure to be elbow to elbow with what was now going to be two trains worth of people. Monday was bad enough, it was so crowded I had...

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What in the world is wrong today...?!

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0000

So this post is about my *not* so wonderful commute on Monday. It started off great; the train arrived at the Florin station right on time. I sat down in the back as usual (I'm not a loner, but I love flying trough the intersections - the front cars don't go through as fast), and we were off. Something else was also off. Before the train even...

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Downtown bound train no more?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:37:00 +0000

So Monday on the way back from school I missed my transfer. (more on that in my next post, it was an interesting day for transit...) So I was standing there, it seemed like one of those normal off days, trains were coming through the station all out of order and such. Then comes the train going downtown. But have you ever thought that "Downtown"...

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The costs of dailing 911 from your cell phone

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:24:00 +0000

When you call 911 from a cell phone, since your number is not at a fixed location, it is sent to a regional call center. This can cause delays even getting connected, much less getting help. Tonight, that delay cost someone thier life. I was driving down freeport, which for those that dont know is a very dark street. It is a divided expressway....

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Gas prices... what gas prices?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:02:00 +0000

So apparently oil has hit a record high... again. Dont affect me, I just filled up friday, Im good until almost the end of the semester. And to all those people still driving to work, all I have to say is... suckers.. haha.

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Aren't there better ways to pay for the DNA project?

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:34:00 +0000

Taking night classes has a lot of benefits. I'm awake, I have several hours to cram for my exams, without having to go to sleep, which keeps the information fresh in my mind. I only have to work five hour shifts afterward, the 300+ I save a month more than pays for the lost time. But I have to say I'm loving taking the four car trains to...

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Asshat Driver...

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:53:00 +0000

Supposedly drivers are not supposed to leave stations early. Supposedly... Today I got on the downtown train at 65th, 15 minutes earlier than usual. Since I've been sick all weekend, someone was going to come 2 hours into my shift and relieve me so I could do the studying for my 3 midterms this week that I was unable to do over the weekend....

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DNA Board Meeting Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:52:00 +0000

The RT Board of directors will be meeting Monday February 25 at 6:00 PM. This meeting is open to the public RT Board Meeting Sacramento Regional Transit District (916) 321-2990 or 321-2977 RT Auditorium 1400 29th Street Begins at 6:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Take buses 30, 38, 67, 68 or light rail to the 29th Street Station. I would go,...

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RT: The streak is over!

noreply@blogger.com (The Derek) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:11:00 +0000

Hey look at me 50 posts :D Anyways, what streak am I talking about? Well for the first time since I have been riding the light rail, the light rail made me late for work Tuesday. Well I guess it wasn't actually RT's fault. I got out of class a couple minutes early, and on my way to the light rail station, I was debating whether or not to stop at...

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