tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post6209389954659917996..comments2024-03-27T23:02:07.436-07:00Comments on From the Driver Side: It's the Driver's Fault... Of CourseDeke N Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-87394300826385155422019-06-04T20:21:56.259-07:002019-06-04T20:21:56.259-07:00Kelsey was sort of forced to leave TransLink durin...Kelsey was sort of forced to leave TransLink during a spate of SkyTrain shutdowns a few summers back. Translink, with their usual corporate, "we don't give a damn" attitude, left the customer on boiling 100 degree trains.<br /><br />Lack of any management concern after 20 minutes, the people abandoned SkyTrain in droves, forcing Translink to turn off the power.<br /><br />Kelsey wanted those abandoning the trains arrested and put in jail (there were thousands of them) until saner heads prevailed and ignored his diktats.<br /><br />Kelsey was sent to corporate Coventry and soon left to destroy, er manage another transit system.<br /><br />We are glad he's gone and feel those who hired him were complete fools or rubes.<br /><br />As I said before, we do not want him back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-50709549877774266562019-06-04T19:38:55.577-07:002019-06-04T19:38:55.577-07:00Ouch! Rats... I was afraid of that.Ouch! Rats... I was afraid of that.Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-11573010780604669662019-06-04T19:38:14.474-07:002019-06-04T19:38:14.474-07:00Indeed!Indeed!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-3029568329356157232019-06-04T19:37:55.428-07:002019-06-04T19:37:55.428-07:00Thanks Laura, it’s eerie how our service occupatio...Thanks Laura, it’s eerie how our service occupations have become battlefields where the defense has no...defense.Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-55345017727813056992019-06-04T17:54:41.599-07:002019-06-04T17:54:41.599-07:00Doug Kelsey, former TransLink CEO is a great waste...Doug Kelsey, former TransLink CEO is a great waste of time and were glad to get rid of him.<br /><br />The consummate bureaucrat, will never accept blame if he can pin it on others. A corporate coward.<br /><br />We do not want him back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-85777669302256380092017-06-07T18:19:02.128-07:002017-06-07T18:19:02.128-07:00I had no idea how poorly transit workers were trea...I had no idea how poorly transit workers were treated until my brother became one. It is shameful, but all too familiar. I am a teacher and our administration blames teachers first and figures out what happened later. We are not allowed to protect ourselves either. I am not talking about punching a kid, but simply putting up our hands to deflect a punch being thrown at the face is considered an act of aggression and could be cause for termination. We also have a union that is less than helpful and this is coming from the head rep in my building. Who knew teaching and transit had so much in common. I feel you and all the brothers and sisters of TriMet.Laura Bryan McQuistonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-43743268423622780532017-06-02T22:40:02.791-07:002017-06-02T22:40:02.791-07:00Amen sister! Preach!Amen sister! Preach!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-87807683807451065442017-06-02T22:39:26.595-07:002017-06-02T22:39:26.595-07:00Share it!Share it!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-26841993903859254552017-06-02T22:38:47.110-07:002017-06-02T22:38:47.110-07:00Thanks. I try to be a nice guy. My blood pressure ...Thanks. I try to be a nice guy. My blood pressure has risen about 100 points lately though.Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-16733478687223513702017-06-02T22:37:13.119-07:002017-06-02T22:37:13.119-07:00Suspending is easier than defending, for some stra...Suspending is easier than defending, for some strange and convolutin' reason. These actions have us all shaking our heads and thinking, "who let the dogs out?"Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-82791692854831523202017-06-02T20:23:47.085-07:002017-06-02T20:23:47.085-07:00Riders expect operators to act, but managers do no...Riders expect operators to act, but managers do not sanction our authority to do so. When management doesn't respect the agency which authorizes a transit operator to take action when needed, then administrative policy has trumped actual public safety in the field. HRSRampantLionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166856256066000466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-71380906265712082982017-05-31T22:24:37.415-07:002017-05-31T22:24:37.415-07:00Well spoken.And I can tell you drive a MEAN bus,as...Well spoken.And I can tell you drive a MEAN bus,as in a good operator. Sure have A TOP heavy agency! Sincerely,Mull Stew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-19784593300722842462017-05-31T19:53:30.927-07:002017-05-31T19:53:30.927-07:00Unbelievable! I hope the union steps up for all th...Unbelievable! I hope the union steps up for all the drivers. It is NOT your job to diffuse a volatile situation! You are not a MEMBER OF THE TRAINED SWAT TEAM, nor are you paid to be. Amazing how management always wants more out of their employees and look the other way when they should be backing you up. This is not America, and we need to take it back!MILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165294369183768510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-9894075909915476472017-05-31T17:28:05.506-07:002017-05-31T17:28:05.506-07:00Wow !! Not one word from the Union demanding secur...Wow !! Not one word from the Union demanding security for the employees. Shameful ! Deke, you need to send this article to the news media. I hate to say it but something horrible will happen again unless the Union and the media are made aware of the non-support, bullying and assaults the drivers face. Thank you for being a voice in the wilderness !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com