Comments on: Serviceless seats and shitters http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/ The blog banned by the city of Toronto! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:27:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Patrick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:45 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-572 You're right too, BadGal. Doesn't matter how you get around, the taxman will make sure he's got his hand in your pocket either way. The TTC I actually like. Fares aside, the system runs quite well and they deal with problems effectively. The GO system, while comfortable, is a horror when it comes to dealing with problems. As I mentioned, if something goes wrong, they simply shut down. They don't run any shuttle buses, they have no arrangement with taxi companies, etc.; you're left on your own. And after the second hour of waiting for a canceled train on a frigid platform in the middle of winter (for the third day in a row), it starts to get a bit frustrating. Add to that the fact that, compared to the TTC, you pay more than double for a comparable GO fare for trains that run at a tenth of the TTC schedule, and the car starts to seem like an oasis. I agree with you that all of Toronto's transit services are critical and should be nurtured. But that should be done by competent people who can count and don't have their heads firmly up their own backsides. You’re right too, BadGal. Doesn’t matter how you get around, the taxman will make sure he’s got his hand in your pocket either way.
The TTC I actually like. Fares aside, the system runs quite well and they deal with problems effectively. The GO system, while comfortable, is a horror when it comes to dealing with problems. As I mentioned, if something goes wrong, they simply shut down. They don’t run any shuttle buses, they have no arrangement with taxi companies, etc.; you’re left on your own. And after the second hour of waiting for a canceled train on a frigid platform in the middle of winter (for the third day in a row), it starts to get a bit frustrating. Add to that the fact that, compared to the TTC, you pay more than double for a comparable GO fare for trains that run at a tenth of the TTC schedule, and the car starts to seem like an oasis.

I agree with you that all of Toronto’s transit services are critical and should be nurtured. But that should be done by competent people who can count and don’t have their heads firmly up their own backsides.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Patrick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:29 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-571 Haha! You're 100% correct, Mike. Crack that they bought with my tax money! Haha! You’re 100% correct, Mike. Crack that they bought with my tax money!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Patrick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:26:54 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-570 My pleasure, Christopher. My pleasure, Christopher.

]]> By: RE - EntrePOD http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-569 RE - EntrePOD Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:47:40 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-569 torontos' trains and trams are still quite convenient and probably in the end move more people in the course of a day than individual cars. I like the train, but I still had to have a car when I lived in toronto. either way, you will pay. torontos’ trains and trams are still quite convenient and probably in the end move more people in the course of a day than individual cars. I like the train, but I still had to have a car when I lived in toronto. either way, you will pay.

]]> By: mike http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-568 mike Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:42 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-568 I've had friends gripe to me about the weird logic of T.O. metro pass pricing. I'm a Montrealer, and our passes do offer real savings when you buy a monthly bus/metro pass (65$) as opposed to 'a la carte' $0.02 savings...the people who designed the business model are definitely smoking the crack. I’ve had friends gripe to me about the weird logic of T.O. metro pass pricing. I’m a Montrealer, and our passes do offer real savings when you buy a monthly bus/metro pass (65$) as opposed to ‘a la carte’

$0.02 savings…the people who designed the business model are definitely smoking the crack.

]]> By: Christopher Poulsen http://www.torontocitylife.com/2009/11/04/serviceless-seats-and-shitters/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Christopher Poulsen Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.torontocitylife.com/?p=5775#comment-567 Great resource for information on Toronto~ Thanks for sharing! Great resource for information on Toronto~ Thanks for sharing!

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