I come from a background where money may not be the root of all evil, and it was acknowledged that it did indeed grow on trees, but that there were two types of money: Good money and bad money. You never wanted to throw good money after bad. And there was a nuance between money …
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Secure the Coach
Part of testing a new operator in being qualified by a state inspector is coach securement. As this book is written by a trolley operator, the added requirement of coach securement is in cradling the poles by the hooks near the harp at the back of the coach. Many a day goes by where a …
Artist and a Writer
What are you most proud of in your life? I thought I should do a lot of psychedelics and do drugs, to be like Timothy Leary or drink and be like Ernest Hemingway. Perhaps I could be freed from the burden of the rules of society and be an edgy artist or writer who has …
Like a Good Neighbor. . .
A good neighbor starts with me at the lobby door when I see the UPS man with packages. I can buzz him in or carry my neighbors’ package up to their door. I’m aware if they’re at work if their parking spot is empty. I can text them that they have a package, or, depending …
Open Run
It took me several years to learn this term. I found out about it after overhearing Central Control responding to a street operations inspector on the corner inquiring about a run number. “That run is a not-out,” was the response to a blank space in the headway between buses. The rules are as clear as …
About the Author
Transit Operator and also Driver Guide and Tour Bus Endorsements, CA to present. Commended by several Mayors as driver guide during Conference of Mayors Twice Line Trainer Qualified, Over 14 years safe driving, Expert Operator Achieved at Potrero Division. 1989-1996 Experienced in Materiel Management, Kaiser Permanente HMO : Commended for reducing chronic stock outs by …
Reprise
My book series on Amazon Make no mistake, I do sing on the bus. And although I am a bass clef brass baritone player, I consider my younger brother as the musician in the family. I’ll claim the writer title as I have an English degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Completing my …
What’s Gotten Rotten in our Income and Affordability?
One recent writing prompt on my Word Press channel–was to describe, “What would I do if I lost all my possessions?” I started to write about the two men I see here on Oahu that were fortunate enough to survive the Maui wind fires from Hurricane Dora, and are basically having to start over here …
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Payback
They say its a bitch, and it really is. Problem is, half the time I never knew I was receiving payback. I was having a bad day without knowing I was the cause. And it took me years to see the cause and effect my actions of pissing off others had when this energy boomeranged …
Safe Driver’s Award
Next time you see an operator wearing a safe driver patch, ask yourself what it reminds you of. Is it a nuclear or biological warfare hazard symbol? Perhaps it is a design not unlike the fallout shelter signs of the fifties and sixties. No, this is the safe driving award patch for a transit operator …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 