Happy Kettling Anniversary, everyone.
Do you also miss rotary phones?Who says I don't do that? I just miss the schedules on the stops, that's all.
Do you also miss rotary phones?
I actually remember there was a number you could text to get the next bus arriving. I tried it out just for kicks once and they never even responded. 😂
I kind of miss the schedules as well.
I fly by the seat of my pants and don't check schedules or use any apps. I do use @TTCalerts or whatever to see what lines are shutdown on weekends though.
IIRC, it's just for that Red Path festival thing.Is the giant duck only in Toronto Saturday-Monday?
Nah. Needs to be warmer with less rain.I really like this cool temperature. This is how summer should be.
I really like this cool temperature. This is how summer should be.
Nah. Needs to be warmer with less rain.
Nah. Needs to be warmer with less rain.
Are you sure about that? Think carefully...Nah. Needs to be warmer with less rain.
Must be those fragile #teamwarmWhy is the heat on in the subway?
😂😂😂😂😂It's hotter underground in the subway than it is standing outside in 40C sunshine
Fuckin TTC
😂😂😂😂😂
Also, our honour is being besmirched. Toronto isn't boring but you do have to look for stuff to do.
Interesting...
The Rec Room had Mario Kart arcade DX...
Interesting...
The Rec Room had Mario Kart arcade DX...
The only thing missing from this is moose meat:
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/foodanddri...-unleash-poutine-donuts/ar-BBDpKfZ?li=AAggFp5
As soon as I saw it I sent a text to my brother asking if he wanted to go on Saturday. :lolForgive me but I'll probably try that poutine donut. and then regret it immediately.
Nah. Needs to be warmer with less rain.
You know in your heart that warm>coldI feel dirty agreeing with Kuro on weather issues, but he's right.
Sub 20 degree temperatures in June is not right and I can absolutely do without it raining every damn day.
Interesting...
The Rec Room had Mario Kart arcade DX...
I've played it at Pladium. It's fun.
I wanna check that place out next time I go to TO!
Forgive me but I'll probably try that poutine donut. and then regret it immediately.
Yes! Now we have the "ten minute network" which means we'll be there whenever..hopefully within 10 minutes of the previous bus. Of course on the morning of my exam the bus shows up after waiting 19 minutes at the stop...
I end up doing a lot of convoluted things like get off at Triton (the stop outside scarborough town) so I have a chance of catching an earlier bus coming out and other small hopeful "optimizations".
You should really plan on getting somewhere 30 minutes early if it's important at all. I do that whether driving or taking the TTC. If I get somewhere important "on time" then I'm late.
Stop being an old lady and get an app. Even my mom checks Rocket Man on her iPad before walking the 2 minutes to the bus stop.
Steve Munro said:The executive summary of the survey reaches four conclusions:
- Customers explicitly prefer vehicles arriving on time over shorter wait times. This suggests that the ability to keep to a schedule is actually more important than improving the frequency of vehicle arrival. It also underscores the importance of the Next Vehicle Information System and its ability to communicate up‐to‐date and accurate information...
I disagree with the first point in that, yes, knowing when the next vehicle will appear is a good thing. However, when the predicted time clearly shows that it will arrive after a gap that bears no resemblance to the scheduled service, this simply tells a rider what they already know, that the schedule cannot be trusted.
It's almost impossible to keep to a schedule when you have bus routes that are so long through traffic though. If you're not willing to leave earlier than you want to, and yes your example proves that's exactly what you have to do, then pay through the nose for a car.
I live in Scarborough and was working DT on Adelaide so I checked the TTC planner to see what time I should leave. It said to leave my house every morning at 5:30am to be at work by 6:45 (I already added a 15-minute buffer to be early) and I would instead leave 5:10-5:15am to make fucking sure I was never late. That was taking one bus and one subway then walking through the PATH, I would've left even earlier if I had more transfers. I did this because I'd rather get to work early and chill with a coffee and play on my phone every morning for a $6 round trip than save 30+ minutes in the morning to pay almost the same in gas and pay $20-30 a day in parking plus have the aggravation of driving out of DT at 3:30pm which would only save me maybe 20 minutes on the trip home.
Taxing more or riders paying more won't make buses fly through the air over traffic and sending even more buses would just cause even more bunching. Best they can do is see where the buses are according to GPS and release the buses accordingly from their starting point to try to keep a steady interval between them. Even the subway can't keep to a strict schedule because we don't have workers holding passengers back so the train can close the doors at the exact same time and leave. That's not even counting any sort of track level problem.
Learn to love getting to work EARLY, not 10 minutes before like your scenario (8:20 + 30 minute trip to start at 9:00) and you'll never be late unless there's a major problem.
As if the TTC doesn't have major problems all the time. Fuck thatLearn to love getting to work EARLY, not 10 minutes before like your scenario (8:20 + 30 minute trip to start at 9:00) and you'll never be late unless there's a major problem.
uh no, you're completely off. It's possible to have better reliability than what the TTC is offering (other countries do and at cheaper prices too). It's reasonable to miss a scheduled stop by a minute or so in a long route through traffic but the point is the TTC is no longer even trying. Buses leave the terminal whenever they feel like it. Look at the data for yourself: The Reliable Unreliability of TTC Service. The service levels are poor and simply not a core consideration of TTC management's mandate.
As if the TTC doesn't have major problems all the time. Fuck that
I never said that's what they do, just that's the best they could do.Best they can do is see where the buses are according to GPS and release the buses accordingly from their starting point to try to keep a steady interval between them.
I never said that's what they do, just that's the best they could do.
Just leave earlier.No shit, that should be the basic minimum
Password would be "teamwarmdealwithit"I was sitting in a restaurant on Thorncliffe Park Dr waiting for my order and saw a particular WiFi network available nearby. The SSID was "I am a asshole" (sic)
never knew Kuro lived there
I was sitting in a restaurant on Thorncliffe Park Dr waiting for my order and saw a particular WiFi network available nearby. The SSID was "I am a asshole" (sic)
never knew Kuro lived there
No Fun AllowedThe absurdity of this rubber duck never truly set in until I saw it on cp24 this morning
...why?
Was gonna say Adamson BBQ would be nice to try...still I think there's a Toronto Ribfest going on, no?Anyone have Canada Day weekend plans?
On Monday I plan on finally going to Electric Mud.
Looking for suggestions besides the platter to try.
I wanted to try Adamson's BBQ but it looks like it's closed until next week.
The absurdity of this rubber duck never truly set in until I saw it on cp24 this morning
...why?
Same way I feel about the government paying for fireworks.People at my office are making googly eyes at it and sharing photos about how great it is.
I.. just don't get it.
Same way I feel about the government paying for fireworks.