weird stuff with metro today...

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Did anyone else notice weird stuff going on with metro today? Not just the ride free zone ending.

The earlier bus didn't come, so my normal bus was packed this morning. Not that I'm a bus expert, but in the 7 months that I've been riding its always come. What normally takes me an hour took almost an hour and a half this morning. Also, every single bus seems to be stuffed full of people. And my bus home didn't come either.

I checked the schedule and its supposed to be coming...

Is something going on?

[madDawg228]

A bunch of routes downtown were canceled or changed on 9/29, maybe a bunch of the people from those routes flowed to your route? That would be my guess.

I'm sorry for the sucky commute

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It wouldn't have been so bad if I didn't have 2 giant cups of tea before getting on the bus this morning.

I guess that could be it bc my bus does go through the old ride free zone. I just thought maybe something happened bc 3 other people said that their bus commutes were funky this morning too.

[fiddles]

I read an article on Kiro's site today that said a lot of routes were cancelled or changed.

[madDawg228]

Theory #2: I'm pretty sure that a lot of routes have new drivers since it's a change in quarter and/or month. The driver for my Sound Transit bus this morning was different, in the past new drivers = slower commutes. So that combined with the new Metro changes, could have just created a clusterf*ck.

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Yeah someone at work was saying the bus had to give their new driver directions since he had no clue where they were supposed to be going.

On the bright side my bus home came. It was just suuuuuuper late.

[mkate710]

My ST route decides to randomly not show up sometimes. I do think it has to do with the quarter ending. New drivers cause late busses.

[emyinpink]

My bus to eastside is definitely way more crowded than normal today.

[amandasw]

you want weird stuff? there was a guy FLOSSING HIS TEETH on my bus ride home *barf*

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Oct 2, 2012 0:24:09 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

you want weird stuff? there was a guy FLOSSING HIS TEETH on my bus ride home *barf*

Ooh. I've seen that before. I really don't get why people do that kind of stuff on the bus.

If it makes you feel any better yesterday this woman started rolling cigarettes, as in multiple, on the bus then started sticking them in her bra. :-| call me crazy, but you think there would be a better place to store cigarettes.

[amandasw]

Oct 2, 2012 7:22:04 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Oct 2, 2012 0:24:09 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

you want weird stuff? there was a guy FLOSSING HIS TEETH on my bus ride home *barf*

Ooh. I've seen that before. I really don't get why people do that kind of stuff on the bus.

If it makes you feel any better yesterday this woman started rolling cigarettes, as in multiple, on the bus then started sticking them in her bra. call me crazy, but you think there would be a better place to store cigarettes.

lol

[fiddles]

How was your commute today?