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Thank you , Katherine Dreyfus Letters: Suffering, sarcasm in response to rising temps Posted by Readers , July 29, 2009 8:00PM Categories: Letters to the Editor Print publication: Thursday, July 30, 2009 I am horrified to learn that TriMet is sending drivers out in buses without air conditioning on days when the outside temperature is [...]

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From the Hard Drive column on OregonLive.com http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/07/science_of_the_commute_why_max.html#commentsve.com/commuting/2009/07/science_of_the_commute_why_max.html#comments From the Hard Drive column on OregonLive.com Posted by Joseph Rose, The Oregonian July 28, 2009 14:19PM Not that she’s thinking about doing it, but reader Kimberly Conway is wondering if women have the same rights to ride topless on a hot day on TriMet as men. [...]

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In the high 90′s the last few days – forecast for 103 plus for the next few days. Most bus routes out of the Merlo garage are run with non-airconditioned busses. Management of TriMet has put out a memo to the operators – “Personal cooling devices are not allowed without prior permission”. These operators have to [...]

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TriMet bus operator hit in the eye by BB gunshot. TriMet states the drivers injury is not serious. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_071709_news_bus_driver_shot_bb.4da18e4d.html?npc#slcgm_comments_anchor Not Serious??? WTF??? This is the operators VISION we are talking about here. They need to see to drive – this is their livelihood. Another example of an assault on a TriMet operator – a felony [...]

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You would think that a problem like this would have been identified in the MORE THAN A MONTH of testing that was done prior to opening service on WES. Makes you wonder if they are telling the truth about the current problem. One more example of TriMet pouring money down a rat hole. Update on [...]

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