Some groups of non-SFMTA employees get to ride for free. Police, patrol special police, auxiliary police reserve, peace officers, and firefighters may ride for free if in full uniform after showing proper identification. The key phrase being, showing proper identification. I guess bus drivers, bartenders or bouncers are best versed in excuses offered as to …
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Bai Lan – Tang Ping
Mandarin Chinese for Let It Rot – Lie Flat Boomers in the US have workplace stories to tell about newly hired Millennials losing interest at their job after just a few months. Many ad hoc committee groups or emergency overtime requests at work go unheeded by younger employees as if there is no expectation or …
Rent Control or No Rent Control: A Tale of Two Cities–San Francisco and Honolulu
-or- “What do I complain about most?” Word Press generates great starters for writers, and the one up today is, “What do I complain about most?” and I’d have to say it’s the rent. I’m sure I’m on solid ground with this one after looking at the national charts of rent and housing in major …
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Culture Shock
My favorite blogger is the Hello from Hawaii channel on YouTube. He talks in a general way that is liked by most people who watch his show. I’ve learned a lot listening to him. I didn’t catch his name, even when I crossed paths in real life. Here are some of the facts I learned …
What’s life like in Honolulu?
If you like the changing of the seasons, you probably won’t want to live in Hawaii. Not everyone likes a tropical climate. If that be the case, stop reading, go into the garage, and enjoy inspecting your snow shovel blade and handle, or snow blower’s moving parts and lube schedule. Clearing the driveway makes for …
The Debt Ceiling-Inflation-and-Central Banks
While things like inflation seem to be unpredictable and labeled as a trailing indicator, one thing everyone seems to know off the bat–is that we’re all going into debt. Covid stimulus checks and staying home to avoid a commute to the office, saved us a lot of money. But two years later, what with the …
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My Channel
What’s your dream job? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2YwyNXSK0ozP73hWyNohw I wanted to be a television weatherman, a game show host, or have a comedy club–when I was young watching black and white television in the sixties. Google has made this possible whereby anyone can start their own YouTube channel. I remember how I yearned for a camcorder, but couldn’t …
Gold Wake Up Rally
The time to stack never closes, but the volumes of precious metals moving off of western exchanges is historically breathtaking. Jamie Dimon got caught with Nickel futures recently, and in my opinion, a similar crack-up boom may be coming for silver, maybe gold. One good source of accurate and calm analysis of gold mining production …
Are We Headed to Happy Destiny?
Is it safe to retire? Can I enjoy being passing my primary Journey of Purpose of the last 22 years as a bus driver? Only I hold the key to my trolleybus of Happy Destiny. Indeed, we each hold our own keys. Back in the day around the new century, I was a newly minted …
Peeking ahead to January
Now is a good time to look at our ancestral line, or take a look at life with a wide-angle lens, juiced up with the buzz of strong new energy. My personal drug has been that of anticipation, and staying in my head in trying to get answers found in my heart. Striking beauty and …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 