Hey I don't tell what to do at work do I?!?
As a train operator there are certain things I know about trains, when things go wrong, when something not running correctly etc. That you, the public dont. Afterall this is my job so when things go wrong with doors or delays and you have absolutly no idea what your talking about and jump to conclusions or began assuming things and in turn use that as an excuse to be rude to a train operator consider this, do we come to your job and tell you a thing or two about how to do it?!? In the defense of the rare but greatly appreciated nice people who ride BART there is such a thing as constructive criticism who have leanred the meaning behind it's not what you say but how you say it, we love you and thank you for riding BART and have a good day!
With that being said, to the old guy with the really ugly plaid shirt on(and not because it was Halloween either) and glasses at Berkeley station who just stepped off he Richmond train who felt the need to tell me to "pay attention" because he got caught on the doors which had been malfunctioning the entire way to Richmond...@*?/ #& @%%!!!
***FYI for you too literal thinkers this blog was not written while I was on the train.***
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Alas, being a TO makes you
Alas, being a TO makes you the most visible and accessible representative of BART. As is often the case, the bearer of bad news gets dumped on, much like the messenger of yore. Part of the problem is the general view of the BART ridership, that BART is often less than forthcoming with information. Though, in your case, sounds like you had to deal with people with bad attitudes and faulty hardware :(
I have a lot of respect for
I have a lot of respect for you guys. Dealing with all of the technical snafu's, and insuring our safety. I usually tell my train operator "Thank You" when I get off.
actually, i get people
actually, i get people calling me all the time telling me how to do my job. why THEY are so much more worthy than everyone else and i shouldn't have declined to write their business. i tell them (in less harsh words of course) "well, lets see, your credit sucks ass, you have no money and your home is in the process of being forclosed. and i should extend credit to you why?" but i still get an earful of why they are such a solid risk: "that home isn't even mine. my family insisted that i help my brother out and co-sign for him. that will all be behind me in a few weeks. i have no money in the bank but i have lots of inventory and all my suppliers extend a lot of credit to me. my credit score will improve once i clear up that $50 dispute with comcast. I DID NOT ORDER THAT ON-DEMAND PORN AND WILL NOT PAY FOR IT!!!"
ROFL--------------Woo!
ROFL--------------Woo! Woohoo! Wow. What's up? It's been a while.
I feel your pain buddy. I
I feel your pain buddy. I get a lot of criticism from people that don't even know what Z means in electrical terms. All they know is that something doesn't sound right and they want it fixed. Then you have idiots that don't hold the microphone close enough to their mouths and they want more volume. It's all the way down to their stomach. What the heck!? They may as well hold it upside down. Oh wait, here's one. An individual muted a wireless mic on the transmitter and complained to me while on stage that they couldn't hear. I checked that mic and knew the settings before I set it on stage. So I walked up on stage, unmuted the mic and spoke into it, "Now can you hear?" He just looked dumbfounded. If I may say this, ah the heck with it:
>_< WHAT A JACKASS! >_<