The Case Of The Disappearing Buses

This is a funny one from our friends at OC Transpo. Well it’s funny except if you are at a bus stop wondering where your bus is.

This moment from X is entitled OC Transpo Helps and below, one guesses, is how they help. Enjoy.

??This morning we are seeing an increase in the number of buses missing their trips. We know this is frustrating and our 560560 systems & Transit App information is being updated to help you plan your trips.

We will continue to provide you updates with more information.

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— OC Transpo Helps (@OC_TranspoHelps) October 21, 2024

It’s interesting that OC Transpo really thinks that people plan their bus trips. When I took the bus in my misspent youth, my planning consisted of walking to the bus stop, then waiting for the bus. Oftentimes, it worked. You got on the bus and it took you someplace. What a concept.

But in the intervening years, and with the disappearance of the dinosaur, transit has changed. Traffic, in which people take cars because buses are unreliable, makes transit even more unreliable. Schedules aren’t even a suggestion.

What I would do to pass the time between buses that don’t show or which operate on the same schedule as Haley’s Comet, is think of new excuses to tell my boss why I’m late again. And while he’s waiting for me to show, he would be thinking of excuses not to fire me for the 1,473th time. This late trip might just be the lucky one that sends me to the food lines.

Remember, crappy traffic means crappy bus frequency. Or you could cycle from Embrun. You might meet Jeff Leiper on the way. Cycling with the stars.

And remember if things don’t work out with the boss when you finally get to work, it’s a damn nice day to line up for bread.

Yes, OC Transpo Helps, in the most subtle of ways. Why you hardly notice.

One thing certain. The out-of-service messages are on-time and on-budget.

Ken Gray

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